Senior Clinical Programmer I

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Senior Clinical Programmer I

Hybrid Work- on average 3 days/week from office

Minimum 1 day from our Mississauga office and 2 days from our Mississauga or Downtown (temporary) office

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation – ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe.

Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head office is purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.

Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we’re taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.

Introduction to role

As a Senior Clinical Programmer I, you will be at the forefront of programming, dashboard development, and validation of data cleaning and review listings for ongoing clinical studies. This role demands high technical skills and industry knowledge to independently perform programming tasks while exercising judgment in complex situations. You will also contribute to cross-functional initiatives with high complexity, ensuring the seamless integration of data and technology in clinical trials.

Accountabilities

• Responsibilities include (but are not limited to) the design, development, implementation, and validation of complex programs created in SAS/Python/R or dashboard applications such as PowerBI/Spotfire.

• Program independently with efficiency and quality to process, analyze, and report clinical trial data ready for review by clinical study teams

• Supply to the design, development, and implementation of highly complex projects or initiatives that are included in the clinical programming roadmap

• Define and build vital processes and tools to perform clinical programming activities for both global and study-level analytical solutions

• Develop standard processes that enhance quality, efficiency, timelines, and effectiveness within the function

• Provide technical expertise, cross-training, and support as required to ensure the availability and performance of developed reports and dashboards for both external and internal users

• Supervise the documentation of programming tasks, ensuring compliance with standard operating procedures and established guidelines.

• Ensure high quality is built into work and quality delivered by other programmers

• Identify and communicate risk within assigned studies and/or projects

• Collaborate with various teams including data management, development operations, clinical, biometrics, and other relevant cross-functional teams supporting clinical trials to deliver end-user reporting needs

• Develop and maintain data visualization tools including requirements gathering, data provisioning, and building dashboards as needed

• Create and maintain a catalog of reports to aid data cleaning and reporting activities

Essential Skills/Experience

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree or equivalent in a STEM field (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)

• Accomplished programming skills in at least 2 of the following languages: SAS, Python, R, SQL

• Skilled in Power BI/SpotFire or other dashboard technologies

• Intermediate knowledge of clinical development process and industry standards

• At least 7 years of relevant experience

• Ability to influence relevant stakeholders

• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills, writing, communication skills, and ability to work within a cross-functional, global team

• Technical expertise with data capture, data models, data mining, and visualization techniques

• Prior experience and understanding of EDC systems like Medidata Rave / Inform / Veeva and Data Platforms like Saama/Entimice, SAS LSAF etc.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Excellent collaborative skills and the ability to manage complexity and change in a dynamic environment

• Broad knowledge of FDA regulations and GCP/ICH guidelines as related to clinical programming processes

• Experience in producing analytical dashboards with Power BI, Spotfire or other Business Intelligence tools

• Knowledge on MicroStrategy

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