Senior/ Principal SAS Programmer in Manchester

A leading international CRO has an outstanding opportunity for permanent Senior / Principal Statistical Programmers to be based in Manchester.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

You will plan, develop and validate project/study level programs. You will design and develop standard project/department macro programs and data structures. You will also provide technical support to SAS users.
- Project/Study Analyses
- Responsible for the planning, development and execution of project/study level programs
- Maintenance of documentation and files according to departmental policy
- Must ensure the accuracy of all project/study level output
- Liaison with Clients on specifications and with Data Management on database creation, edit check specifications, data quality and query resolution.
- Develops, maintains and validates standard data structure and software
- Designs and writes standard departmental macros that are maintainable, supportable, well-documented programs that are user friendly and accessible
- Monitors procedures for program development and validation
- Technical Support
- Assists in the training of statisticians and programmers and ensures the development of data analysis skills
Minimum requirements
- Ideally a Bachelor's degree, in a quantitative or scientific discipline and a SAS programming experience
- Advance SAS Certification
- Familiarity with multiple software products and platforms
- Demonstrated leadership skills as well as the ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to serve as department representative at client meetings
- Good problem solving skills, attention to detail, verbal and written communications skills.

This position, Senior/ Principal SAS Programmer in Manchester, was posted on April 14, 2011. The job is located in Manchester. Since this job has been published, it has been viewed 32 times.