What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Statistical Programmer position at Katalyst CRO?
Responsibilities
- Conduct a comprehensive review of study documents, including Protocol, CRF, and SAP.
- Create and assess statistical programs in SAS and/or R to produce CDISC-compliant SDTM and ADAM datasets.
- Execution of validation and quality control procedures for programs, datasets, and statistical reports, ensuring alignment with study requirements.
- Development and review CDISC SDTM and ADAM mapping specifications.
- Produce and review Tables, Figures, and Listings (TFLs) in accordance with the statistical analysis plan.
- Review datasets for any pending compliance issues and meticulously document identified issues.
- Generation and review of submission documents like define.xml, SDTM annotated CRF, and reviewers guide.
- Generation of utility macros and efficient code writing to streamline programming processes.
- Communicate effectively within project teams to ensure the timely and budget-compliant completion of assigned tasks.
- Adherence to Climb and/or client's Policies and Procedures.
- Master's degree or equivalent, along with relevant formal academic/vocational qualifications and a minimum of 5years of SAS programming experience. Alternatively, a bachelor's degree with at least 5 years of SAS programming experience.
- A minimum of 2 years of hands-on CDISC implementation experience. Any experience with R programming will be considered a significant plus.
- Proficiency in SAS Programming.
- Previous involvement as a production or QC programmer at both product and study levels.
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills.
- Ability to autonomously manage multiple tasks and projects.
- In-depth understanding of FDA regulatory guidance around Study Data and Submission, including familiarity with the Study Data Technical Conformance Guide, FDA Data Submission Standards Catalog, and associated requirements.
- A minimum requirement of a strong understanding of CDISC Metadata Submission Guidelines (MSG), Define standards, CDASH, SDTM, ADAM, and controlled terminology standards.
