• Senior Statistical Programmersrequired to work for Covance as a Lead Statistical Programmer
• You will be employed by Covance working in our late phase (II-IV) full-service group with the opportunity to work across several therapeutic areas
• Home based anywhere in Europe or South Africa
• You must have previous experience of working as a Statistical Programmerin either a biotech, CRO or pharma company
• Candidates must be fluent in English language (both verbal and written)

Join our growing team and discover your extraordinary potential by working as a Covance Senior Statistical Programmer. You will work in our internal late phase full service group so you will enjoy a varied role working for different sponsors across severaltherapeuticareas within phases II-IV.The position offers a strong support network, flexible working solutions and the opportunity to progress your career. If you are looking to strengthen your Lead expertise within a varied and dynamic environment, then this is a fantastic opportunity.This really is an incredibly exciting time to be joining Covance as we continue to grow and expand. This is a permanent, full-time office or home-based role anywhere within Europe or South Africa.



Job Primary Functions

• Develop SAS programs for SDTM, ADaM, client-defined analysis datasets, Tables, Listings and Graphs in support of the Statistical Analysis Plan, posters, manuscripts, Integrated of Summary of Safety (ISS) and Integrated Summary of Efficacy (ISE)
• Provide technical planning to include overseeing the set-up of key macros and SAS programs.
• Act as a Lead Programmer for projects
• Represent Statistical Programming at internal and client meetings
• Act as a Statistical Programming consultant to clients and internal customers in related disciplines e.g. Clinical Data Management, Project Management and Medical Writing.
• Demonstrate excellent problem solving skills, a proactive approach and a willingness to make decisions on a regular basis.
• Ensure quality of personal work and the work of the team when acting as a Lead Programmer
• Prioritize personal workload and that of teammates; perform work with minimal supervision
• Work on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangible variables; development of technical solutions to abstract problems which require the use of ingenuity and creativity.
• Advise leadership of changes in scope of projects to enable the timely development of change orders.
• Review draft and final production runs for project to ensure quality and consistency.
• Represent Statistical Programming during client audits ensuring study documentation is maintained and filed according to Covance processes.
• Provide ongoing training and mentoring within Statistical Programming to ensure thorough knowledge of the processes used and the ongoing technical development.

Education/Qualifications:

• BSc or BE in a computing, life science, mathematical or statistical subject
• Alternative academic qualifications or experience are assessed to ensure equivalent background

Experience:

• You must have previous experience of working as a Statistical Programmerin either a biotech, CRO or pharma company using the SAS programming language
• Experience of leading statistical programming activities in clinical research with ademonstrated ability to organize and motivate project teams
• Experience of working to CDISC standards
• Knowledge in all aspects of clinical trials from initial study set-up to study completion
• Full knowledge and understanding of the processes and procedures used within a Statistical Programming environment
• Able to identify training and development needs, opportunities for optimizing staff utilization and employing the most efficient practices
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to delegate and prioritize work to meet tight deadlines while maintaining high standards
• Self motivation and ability to work independently with minimum direction
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate appropriately with all levels of staff and confidently with other disciplines and external clients
• A proactive approach to developing and maintaining effective working relationships with staff in other disciplines, often in other locations and in working to achieve consistent processes and standards across them
• A co-operative and team orientated approach
• Team leadership experience, as demonstrated by ability to organize and motivate project teams
• Candidates must be fluent in English language (both verbal and written)

PLEASE NOTE CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT FULFIL THE CRITERIA MAY NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE



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For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please phone Peter Lewis on+44 (0) 1628 543 457. To apply, please click on the APPLY button.



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Locations:
Warsaw, Poland;
Vienna, Austria;
Brussels, Belgium;
Sofia, Bulgaria;
Prague, Czech Republic;
Rueil-Malmaison, France;
Athens, Greece;
Budapest, Hungary;
Rome, Italy;
Milan, Italy;
Vilnius, Lithuania;
Amsterdam, Netherlands;
Leiden, Netherlands;
Zeist, Netherlands;
Lisbon, Portugal;
Dublin, Ireland;
Bucharest, Romania;
St. Petersburg, Russia;
Moscow, Russia;
Bratislava, Slovakia;
Centurion, South Africa;
Cape Town, South Africa;
Pretoria, South Africa;
Barcelona, Spain;
Barcelona, Spain;
Kiev, Ukraine;
Edinburgh, United Kingdom;
Leeds, United Kingdom;
Maidenhead, United Kingdom