Biostatistical Programming Manager
About The Position
The Biostatistical Programming Manager supports the CfOR organization’s Data & Analytic Center. Reporting to a Senior Manager, this role sets goals with CfOR epidemiologists, develops strategies to achieve them, and coordinates a functional service provider (FSP)-based team of contract programmers. The Manager stays informed about evolving departmental needs and industry best practices, proposes impactful efficiency improvements, and supports organizational growth strategies. The role leads and coordinates programming work, ensures accurate and complete analysis and presentation of biomedical data, and oversees adherence to quality, performance, and delivery expectations. The Manager also writes, tests, and validates programs and department-, product-, and protocol-level macros and utilities; reviews and approves study-related documents and programming specifications; represents programming in multidisciplinary teams; contributes to continuous improvement; and supports and mentors junior programmers.
Requirements
- Doctorate degree; or master’s degree and 2 years of experience; or bachelor’s degree and 4 years of experience; or associate’s degree and 8 years of experience; or high school diploma/GED and 10 years of experience.
- Programming experience with SAS, R, SQL, Python, or other procedural languages.
- Technical excellence, leadership, innovation, project management, teamwork, problem solving, and attention to detail.
- Oral and written communication skills.
- Understanding of computer operating systems, including cloud-based AWS, Databricks, and UNIX.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or another subject with high statistical content.
- Vendor relationship management or related experience with functional service providers.
- Experience with real-world healthcare data, such as MarketScan, Optum, Komodo, Medicare, and EMR databases.
- Pharmaceutical industry experience.
- Database programming using SQL.
- At least five years of SAS programming experience.
- Experience with advanced statistical methods such as survival and regression analysis.
Responsibilities
- Lead an FSP-based programming team conducting analyses for CfOR’s Data & Analytic Center.
- Coordinate with functional leads to prioritize and manage workflow.
- Identify potential efficiency improvements and propose solutions.
- Collaborate with the CfOR FSP liaison to ensure performance and quality standards for the FSP-based programming team.
- Ensure the analysis and presentation of biomedical data is accurate and complete.
- Adhere to Amgen policies, SOPs, and other controlled documents.
- Write, test, and validate programs in SAS, Databricks, or R.
- Manage the FSP-based programming team to deliver work on time and to specifications.
- Review and approve key study-related documents produced by other functions, such as SAPs and Data Management Plans.
- Write and/or review and approve programming plans and analysis dataset specifications.
- Represent the programming function and participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of programming, CfOR, and Research and Development.
- Write, test, and validate department-, product-, and protocol-level macros and utilities.
- Participate in intra-departmental and CfOR meetings.
- Support and mentor junior programmers.
Benefits
- Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
- Discretionary annual bonus program, or a sales-based incentive plan for field sales representatives.
- Stock-based long-term incentives.
- Award-winning time-off plans.
- Flexible work models where possible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
High school or GED
