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This position supports the centralized management of technology, platforms and related process for the global Statistical Programming organization. The individual supports the organization to ensure it operates in compliance with departmental and company SOPs, regulatory requirements and standards.
Primary Activities:
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Primary Activities:
- Oversight of change management across multiple audiences
- Maintenance of SAS tool used to generate departmental metrics
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- Creation and maintenance of Excel tools used to generate metrics
- Business System Ownership of platforms or applications and corresponding documents and training
- Development or maintenance standard operating procedures, corresponding processes, documents and training
- Oversight of departmental compliance for processes, training, and technology
- Engagement with operational staff and partners globally
- Driving compliance initiatives
- Leading and actively contributing to departmental strategic initiatives
Education Minimum Requirement:
BA/BS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field plus 9-12 years in a clinical trial environment (Analysis & Reporting, Information Technology, Data Management etc.) in the pharmaceutical industry, and 4-6 years SAS programming experience
MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field plus 3-7 years in a clinical trial environment (Analysis & Reporting, Information Technology, Data Management etc.) in the pharmaceutical industry, and 1-3 years SAS programming experience.
Department Required Skills and Experience:
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to negotiate and collaborate effectively
- Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills
- Proven project management skills; leadership; determines approach and ensures consistency and directs development of others when opportunities arise; ability to engage key stakeholders
** Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across multiple audiences and clearly explain processes and system functionality to users
- Experience with developing process documents and training content
- Experience as a business system owner (BSO), business analyst (BA) or SAS programmer
- Understanding of Change Management
- Experience in process assessment, improvement and operational excellence methodologies
- Experience managing projects and generating metrics using Excel, MS Teams, Share Point, Power BI, R, JIRA or similar packages
- Active in professional societies
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