SAS Programmer II (FSP)

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

We are currently searching for a SAS Programmer to join our Global team. As a member of this team, you can expect to be responsible for the following;

• Performs programming tasks as assigned by study project team leads that
  
  

includes but is not limited to independently creating, executing, maintaining, and

validating programs that transfer data across multiple data management systems

or operating systems, combining data from a variety of sources and structures,

generating and storing summary data from a variety of sources, generating

reports or combining multiple databases and validating programs that generate

listings, tables and figures using SAS and standard tools and processes.

• Prepares and analyzes clinical trial patient datasets, such as laboratory data, vital
  
  

signs data, tumor response data, imaging data, quality of life and well-being

questionnaire data, or adverse events data, for clinical research purposes.

Consult with researchers and multi-disciplinary project teams to analyze

problems and recommend technology-based solutions and computational

strategies for the specific project as assigned.

• Develops the customized codes to utilize existing tools and applications to
  
  

provide the outputs or to validate outputs for clinical bioinformatics or technical

use.

• Acts as the programming lead on studies of simple to moderate complexity to
  
  

deliver on lead tasks/responsibilities.

• Actively seeks information to gain good understanding of the role of the lead
  
  

programmer in the overall process and may act as the lead programmer on

simple to moderately complex projects under close supervision. Ensures

adherence to departmental working practice documents and SOPs, and

contributes to the development informal training materials.

• Increases knowledge base and professional skills in areas including
  
  

programming, technology and techniques, clinical trials, and the pharmaceutical

industry by working closely with mentors, attending presentation / teaching

events, and contributing to other general department documents and policies

Required Experience

• At least 3 years industry experience in Biopharma or Biotech
• Education = Bachelor’s degree in a Technical area (Computer Science, etc.).
• Lead experience: Capable to Lead Programming activities for a project team. Develop Specifications for SDTM and ADaM derivations. Perform programming tasks as assigned by study project team leads that includes but is not limited to independently creating, executing, maintaining, and validating programs that transfer data across multiple data management systems or operating systems, combining data from a variety of sources and structures, generating and storing summary data from a variety of sources, generating reports or combining multiple databases and validating programs that generate listings, tables and figures using SAS and standard tools and processes. Prepares and analyzes clinical trial patient datasets, such as laboratory data, vital signs data, tumor response data, imaging data, quality of life and well-being questionnaire data, or adverse events data, for clinical research purposes. Develops the customized codes to utilize existing tools and applications to provide the outputs or to validate outputs for clinical bioinformatics or technical use.
• Required Systems Experience: SAS required. R experience preferable.
  
  

Work Environment

Thermo Fisher Scientific values the health and wellbeing of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:

• Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.
• Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours.
• Ability to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.
• Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.
• May require travel. (Recruiter will provide more details.)
  
  

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.