Senior RW Programmer/Senior Data Scientist/Analyst – Real World Data

Job Description:

• This position is very heavy programming and data review for RW data analyses.
• Experience with commercial databases such as Optum, HealthVerity or PharmMetrics will be important.
• Also support for protocol and SAP review in support of the epidemiologist is critical.
• Roles within the Statistical Programming job family are responsible for developing programs and providing statistical programming support for the epidemiologists or for client or business use to address needs for sourcing, organizing (creating statistical tables, listings, and graphs), and interpreting complex data sets utilizing codes and programs.
• This includes developing codes that create analysis datasets, tables, and figures, evaluating programming processes, and suggesting revisions geared toward increasing productivity.

Requirements:

• Data Experience: eHR Claims Data: Optum, HealthVerity, or IQVIA PharmMetrics
• Nice to have: MarketScan, VA data, Medicaid, Medicare
• Programming Language: SAS or R
• Must have SQL experience.
• Programmatic Cohort derivation experience
• Index date definition
• Modeling/Programming GLM Logistic Cox Propensity Score Matching Incidence computation
• Prepare data specs and develop a strong understanding of study protocols.
• Review data and program outputs against protocol requirements, flagging issues or questions, and escalating as appropriate.
• Ability to address messy data
• Identify issues and possible solutions
• Understand follow up period and impact
• Use of ICD or other related clinical terminology
• Ability to address messy data
• Identify issues and possible solutions
• OMOP CDM understanding
• Transform healthcare data into a common format
• Use of AI/ML for LLM and workflow and scaffolding is ideal.
• Nice to have: AI/ML modeling.
• Github experience and versioning.
• Uses R, SAS, Python or other software to develop custom programming code to generate summary tables, data listings, graphs and derived RW datasets as specified in the statistical analysis plan and programming specifications.
• Development of programming specifications.
• Works to ensure that outputs meet quality standards and project requirements.
• Performs validation programming and works with other Programmers, Biostatisticians, Epidemiologists and other project team members to resolve discrepancies or any findings.
• Keeps project team members informed of programming progress and issues requiring their attention.
• Follow applicable SOPs, WIs, and relevant regulatory guidelines (e.g. ICH).
• Maintains well organized, complete, and up-to-date project documentation, testing, and verification/quality control documents and programs ensuring inspection readiness.
• Manages scheduling and time constraints across multiple projects at a time, sets goals based on priorities from management, and adapts to timeline or priority changes by reorganizing daily workload.
• Develops specifications for datasets and outputs of any complexity according to statistical and sponsor requirements.
• Anticipates and addresses potential programming issues, reflects forethought, establishes the basis for efficient programming and accurately defines all variables to be accepted by peer review and sponsor/requestor with little rework.
• Prepares in advance for internal meetings, contributes ideas, and demonstrates respect for opinions of others.
• Conducts effective internal meetings (appropriate in format, frequency and attendance).
• Distributes relevant information in advance.
• Ensures minutes are promptly and accurately distributed.
• Follows action items through to completion, and maintains order and focus of meetings, working toward consensus.

Benefits:

• Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision
• Company match 401k
• eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance
• flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time

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