Thinknicity, Inc.

Name of Position: Sr. Manager - Statistical Programming

 

Salary range is: $120K - $135K (maybe higher - depends on experience)

 

Essential/Primary Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

Responsible for managing projects while also developing and implementing SAS programs to efficiently produce descriptive and statistical analyses.   The Senior Manager is the first level of Statistical Programming management.  Manages individual contributors (employees or consultants), vendors, and/or projects.  Receives assignments in the form of objectives and establishes goals to meet objectives.  Provides guidance to subordinates to achieve goals in accordance with established policies.  Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.  Frequently interacts with customers and/or functional peer group managers.  Manages through subordinates the activities of sections with responsibility for results in terms of costs, methods, and employees.

 

Requirements - Work Experience:

7-10 years related experience. (MUST have Oncology exp.) Experience is within the pharmaceutical/biotech industry or relevant clinical research organization Industry. Candidates need to be able to think on their feet. Work through tough time lines.

Experience in programming with a regulated environment.

 

Functional/Technical Knowledge & Skills:

A knowledge of SAS System Software not limited to but must meet at a minimum

1.       Data manipulations using a SAS data step.

2.       Basic knowledge of SAS BASE Procedures such as PROC SORT and PROC FREQ

3.       Basic knowledge of SAS STATS Procedures such as PROC LIFETEST

4.       Basic knowledge of SAS MACRO Facility to call department macros and use defined macro variables.

5.       How to perform a SAS merge.

6.       Detailed knowledge of SAS date and time function and manipulations.

7.       LIFETEST, Kaplan-Meier. Primary and validation programming of analysis files, tables, listings figures. Specification writing a nice to have.  A big plus if candidate has exp where Medidata Rave EDC has been used.

 

Customer & Industry Knowledge:

Previous knowledge should be in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry clinical research organization Industry.

Basic knowledge with the drug development process Basic knowledge of ICH, FDA, and GCP regulations and guidelines Basic knowledge of CDISC/SDTM standards a plus

 

Education/Training:

BS/BA/MS in Statistics, Computer Sciences, Mathematics, or Life Sciences, or equivalent experience.

 

Contact Person: Jessica Gottstein

 

Telephone, E-mail, Postal Address: 415-247-7700 ext. 247 jessica@thinknicity.com

 

Posted 1/13/2012