Associate Director, Statistical Programming

AstraZeneca•Boston, MA

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About The Position

The Associate Director of Statistical Programming will be primarily responsible for overseeing statistical programming activities for multiple clinical studies, maintaining programming infrastructure and ensuring compliance with SOPs to produce quality and timely deliverables. He/she must possess extensive experience and proven skills in the use of SAS within a Statistical Programming environment and complete knowledge and understanding of the statistical programming processes, procedures, and roles. He/she will use knowledge of CDISC SDTM and ADaM standards to support Biostatistics in statistical analysis, including generating analysis data listing, tables, and figures and create all files necessary to support an electronic submission in the eCTD format. Additionally, the successful candidate will use his/her strong people management skills and supervisory skills to provide direct line management to the statistical programmers, identify training needs and opportunities for optimizing staff utilization and employing the most efficient practices. The role will manage the day to day activities of our external partners in the delivery of program deliverables.

Requirements

7+ years statistical programming experience in the CRO or Pharmaceutical Industry.
4+ years project management experience in the CRO or Pharmaceutical Industry.
Experience with CDISC SDTM and ADaM models and transforming raw data into those standards.
Strong people management skills and supervisory skills gained from direct line management or supervisory experience. Proven abilities to lead and manage cross-functional projects, and people, from concept to completion.
Strong verbal and written communication skills - ability to clearly and effectively present information.
An excellent understanding of the roles and responsibilities of all related disciplines, in particular Biostatistics, Clinical Data Management, and Pharmacovigilance.
Advanced knowledge of SAS/Base, SAS/Macro, SAS/STAT, SAS/Graph, and SAS/SQL in a windows environment with a demonstrated mastery of SAS/STAT procedures.
Extensive experience and proven skills in the use of SAS within a Statistical Programming environment to develop and validate analysis datasets, tables, listings, and figures/graphs.
Knowledge of clinical database design, specifically electronic data capture using Inform, Medidata, and Oracle.
Constructing technical programming specifications.
Relational Databases.
Good Clinical Practices.
Good Programming Practices.
21CFR Part 11 Standards.
Integrated Summary Safety/Efficacy Analyses.
Creating all files necessary to support an electronic submission in the eCTD format.

Nice To Haves

BS/MS/MA in Statistics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Mathematics or related area.
Accountability
Collaboration
Decision Quality
Drive for Results
Perseverance
Problem Solving
Informing
Peer Relationships
Time Management
Building Effective Teams
Managing Through Systems

Responsibilities

Serve as the Lead Programmer and Manager of the statistical programming efforts.
Develop and validate technical programming specifications for analysis datasets using Alexion or ADaM standards.
Independently develop and validate programs that generate analysis datasets based on Alexion or ADaM specifications.
Develop and validate technical programming specifications for protocol specific efficacy tables, listings, figures/graphs.
Independently develop and validate programs that generate protocol specific efficacy tables, listings, figures/graphs using Alexion specifications.
Ensuring that the filing of study documentation is maintained to the standard required according to processes and acceptable for audit.
Directly support the Clinical and Statistical Programming Director in all aspects of the management and development of the Statistical Programming team.
Participate in the ongoing review of the processes used by the Statistical Programming group to ensure processes are continually complied with and updated as necessary.
Create and/or review programming plans, and ensure appropriate resource allocation and prioritization.
Act as the primary department contact, when necessary, to ensure that department standards are implemented in all studies.
Manage adherence to all company policies, SOPs, and other controlled documents; and ensure all programming activities adhere to departmental standards
Collaborate closely with Biostatistics, Clinical Data Management, Pharmacovigilance, Clinical Operations, and other functions within Alexion to address their needs for programming support.