XOMA

XOMA is a leading biopharmaceutical company in the field of therapeutic antibody discovery and development. XOMA’s pipeline includes both proprietary products and collaborative programs at various stages of preclinical and clinical development primarily directed toward treatments for cancer, immune disorders, and infectious dieases. We possess an exceptionally broad technology platform for the discovery, optimization and manufacture of therapeutic antibodies as well as a fully integrated product development infrastructure for antibodies and other biologics.

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Name of Position: Statistical Programmer II, E0853-A

Department: Biometrics

Supervisor:  Senior Manager, Statistical Programming

Location: Berkeley, CA

Overall Summary of Position:

Plan and execute several stages of statistical programming support. Complete SAS program development of all phases of clinical studies for analyses and clinical study reports. Work as a liaison between Biometrics and Clinical Data Management.

Essential Duties:

· Work closely with the clinical team in formulation of data definitions and validations. Offer solutions and provides project guideline and/or timelines

· Act as a liaison between Biometrics and Clinical Data Management (CDM) groups in editing and ensuring the clinical data consistency and integrity

· Responsible for the timely completion of SAS program development for tasks.  Conduct programming validations, and monitor efficient use of I/O and CPU

· Work under general guidelines to develop and design clinical trial analysis programs and make recommendations for improvements

· Investigate trends, identify techniques and make recommendations for new methods and technologies used in industry for reporting and managing clinical data

· Participate in application development planning and design.  Seek and provide support to users and staff in the use of these applications

· Responsible for all documentation and validations per SOPs within the project

Other Responsibilities:

· Comply with XOMA Policies and Procedures.

Job Requirements:

Education and/or experience:   

· Masters degree or educational equivalent in biostatistics, computer science or related field and 3 – 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech industry or Clinical Research Organizations (CROs); Bachelor's degree or educational equivalent in biostatistics, computer science or related field and 4 – 6 years of experience; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience

· Knowledge of statistical computing applications such as Base SAS, SAS/STAT and SAS Macro Language

· Good understanding of Clinical Data Management operations and working knowledge of Oracle Clinical.

· Detail-oriented in dealing with clinical data and statistical programming.

· Knowledge of statistics and/or clinical drug development process

· Effective oral and written communication skills

· Good organizational, interpersonal, leadership, communication skills and multi-tasking abilities

To Apply: Send your resume directly to hr@xoma.com, attn: Ivan Fukumoto, or visit our website at www.xoma.com to apply using our online system.

Posted 6/9/2008