22 Oct
AstraZeneca
Mississauga
About the role:
The Associate Director, Clinical Programming is a subject matter expert within the Programming discipline and is accountable for quality, timely and efficient delivery of project programming tasks and quality information management. This position requires seasoned programming experience and extensive industry knowledge to independently lead implementation of programming activities as well as collaborate with and potentially lead other programmers. May involve collaboration on cross-functional teams with a focus on process improvement initiatives.
Role & Responsibilities:
- Provides oversight for the full scope of programming deliveries for outsourced studies with our external partners (i.e. Contract Research Organizations)
- Responsible for the high quality of all programming deliverables, holding partners and providers accountable for the quality of their deliverable and/or technical subject matter expert for aspect(s) of the TA, Project, or function
- Leads internal technical programming activities for internal projects
- Leads or contributes to cross-functional administrative or process improvement initiatives
- Drives the development of best practices to improve quality, efficiency and/or effectiveness within the function
- Drives standards development and implementation
- Manages and escalates risk in complicated or novel situations within their study and/or projects
- Provides tactical input and/or drives ideas and improvements
- Supports recruiting efforts and/or provides training and mentorship
- Sees opportunities to improve methodology and provides practical solutions for problems
- Influences stakeholders by providing subject matter expertise on programming related items
- Ensures compliance to standards and automation usage
- Employs best project management practices in managing technical projects
- Provides input to capacity management for all projects in scope
- Maintains current expertise of relevant industry and regulatory requirements
Requirements:
- Degree in a quantitative discipline, i.e., Mathematics, Engineering, Statistics, Computer Science, or equivalent knowledge
- Minimum 5 years industry clinical programming experience
- Advanced SAS programming skills
- Thorough knowledge of the clinical development process
- Thorough knowledge of industry standards and ability to implement them
- Ability to apply programming expertise to problem solving and troubleshooting for teams
- Current knowledge of technical and regulatory requirements relevant for the role
- Demonstrated multitasking, planning and organizational skills
- Proficient ability to influence relevant stakeholders on programming related items
- Ability to manage risk in complicated or novel situations
- Stakeholder relations skills
- Collaboration skills
- Team player mindset
Desirable skills:
- Statistical modelling experience
- High degree of proficiency in SAS macros
- Other programming languages e.g. S-PLUS, R, Python, XML, SQL, etc.
- SAS Certification
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