Job title: Senior Statistical Programmer

Company: AstraZeneca

Job description: JOB TITLE : SENIOR STATISTICAL PROGRAMMER
CAREER LEVEL: D

Do you have expertise in, and a passion for, Statistical Programming using SAS, R and other languages?

Would you like to apply your skills to impact all phases of drug development and management of established brands, in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life-changing medicines? Then AstraZeneca might be the place for you!

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big, and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to take action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-oriented biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.

Late-stage Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (Late CVRM) Biometrics is an inclusive, global and dynamic group with a highly results-oriented environment to work in. There are countless opportunities to learn, grow and develop as a professional. Our Late CVRM Programming team is dedicated to development and maintenance of innovative medicines.

In this role, we will give you the chance to utilize your statistical programming expertise in analysis and reporting of clinical trials and exploratory analyses to manage and generate evidence to support our product portfolio.

What you’ll do

The Senior Statistical Programmer role is responsible for programming deliverables in compliance with Good Clinical Practices, with a required time and quality , and, according tof established standards and processes. This position requires high technical skills and thorough industry knowledge to independently perform programming tasks while using judgement about seeking guidance in complex situations. The Senior Statistical Programmer will be expected to lead programming deliveries of small to medium sized clinical projects in a collaborative and cross-functional environment.

Main Accountabilities :

• Leads the programming delivery of a small to medium sized and complex clinical project
• Ensures high quality is built into your own deliverables as well as deliverables from other programmers
• Programs independently with high efficiency and quality
• Writes specifications and oversee completeness of relevant documentation
• Contributes to or drives the development of best practices to improve quality, efficiency, and effectiveness within function
• Ensures compliance to standards and automation usage
• Influences stakeholders by providing subject matter expertise on programming related items
• Contributes to or leads technical initiatives
• Employs project management practices in managing programming aspects of drug or technical projects
• Ensures statistical programming contribution to the Development Safety Update Reports (DSUR), Periodic Benefit-Risk Evaluation Report (PBRER), Investigator’s brochures (IB)
• Contributes to or leads the statistical programming thinking, analysis and reporting to relevant groups in product and study teams

Essential for the role

• Degree in Mathematics (i.e., Applied Math, Engineering, etc), Statistics, Computer Science, Life Science or equivalent
• Excellent programming skills in SAS
• 6-11 years of relevant experience
• Strong technical and scientific background; demonstrated ability to search, understand, and synthesize data from different sources, create traceability
• Good analytical skills to do exploratory and confirmatory analyses
• Ability to influence relevant stakeholders on programming related topics
• Ability to proactively manage concurrent activities within a study or part of project
• Communication and collaboration skills

Desirable for the role

• Programming skills in R and Python
• Understanding of the drug development process, and the different sources of information that will support, inform and assist in life cycle management of established projects
• Experience in report writing, and specifications creation for technical projects.

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial – finding those moments and recognizing their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting-edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.

So, what’s next?

Are you already envisioning yourself joining our team? Good, because we’d love to hear from you! Click the link to apply and we’ll be in touch as soon as we can. We will review the applications continuously so please apply at your earliest convenience.

Where can I find out more?

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Date Posted 24-May-2022

Closing Date

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

Expected salary:

Location: Bangalore, Karnataka

Job date: Thu, 26 May 2022 01:16:13 GMT

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