Job Title: Senior Specialist Programmer
Career Level - D
Introduction to role
As a Senior Specialist Programmer, you will create, support, and implement SAS solutions for various data products. This role involves developing SAS code and providing the necessary tools and resources for business partners. You will oversee packaging, maintaining, and scaling solutions and code bases with the latest technologies. Due to the variety of solutions provided within the organization and the continuously evolving technology landscape, a flexible mindset to acquire and put new tools or software into practice is highly desirable. A successful candidate will have a record of high-quality delivery, be able to work independently with little supervision, and collaborate well in a global team setting. They will lead parts of projects and handle risk and expectations in new situations. They will have good communication skills and be comfortable working as part of agile sprint and delivery teams.
Accountabilities
The Specialist Programmer will focus on developing software solutions using SAS to derive new insights, unlock predictive power, and automate data manipulation. In this role, you’ll own the technical delivery and implementation of SAS solutions within Clinical Data & Insights. You will work closely with a community of data experts driving team cohesion, engagement, morale, and sharing of best practices. Competitive candidates will have a proven track record of delivering applications bringing excellent technical oversight and development of the best coding practices for the team.
Technical Leadership:
- Provide technical leadership in statistical programming and SAS.
- In-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements, industry standards, and industry best practices for data standards development and implementation.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and execute the solution roadmap.
- Stay updated on the latest developments in relevant technologies to ensure our team remains at the forefront of the industry.
- Identify opportunities for innovation and solution optimization.
- Lead, inspire, and be a key part of team development and retention.
- Coach and mentor team members in a matrix organization.
Quality, Security, and Compliance:
- Implement and enforce security protocols and best practices to protect sensitive data.
- Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations and industry standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
- Implement rigorous testing and quality assurance processes to maintain high product quality.
Documentation and Training:
- Be a champion for high standards to ensure best practices are developed in the team.
- Create and maintain documentation related to tools, processes, and best practices.
- Provide training and support to development teams on platform usage and optimization.
Essential Skills/Experience
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent experience in a related scientific or technical discipline.
- Experience creating SDTM/ADaM specification and datasets.
- Expertise in SAS programming including SAS/Base, SAS/Lifetest, SAS/Macro, SAS/Graph, SAS/SQL, SAS/ODS, SAS/STAT, SAS/Connect, and SAS Access.
- Experience in data analysis, statistical analysis, and generating tables, listings, figures, and reports using SAS tools.
- Proficiency in understanding statistical programming environments, processes, procedures, and roles.
- Strong project management and time management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities to engage with customers and internal stakeholders.
- Creative, collaborative, & product-focused.
- Experience with Python, R, Groovy Scripting, SnapLogic, SharePoint, Power Automate, PowerBI is a plus.
Desirable Skills/Experience
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Join the team that follows the science unlike anywhere else. This is the place for curious minds. Dig deep into the biology of complex disease and uncover breakthroughs. Our belief powers us to push the boundaries. As we improve success rates, we keep moving forward. Celebrating both successes and failures along the way. We're investing to enhance our understanding of disease as we work towards creating the next generation of therapeutics and pioneering new approaches to better predict clinical success. Always advancing our scientific knowledge and helping to shape the future of healthcare for the greatest and swiftest impact on disease.
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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.