Job Opportunities at Thermo Fisher Scientific

As a Senior Programmer Analyst within Early Development Services (EDS), you will perform advanced bioinformatics programming activities for the statistical and computational considerations of research projects.

Essential Functions:

• Acts as the lead programmer on selected studies of moderate complexity, working directly with project team leaders and client representatives to assess and develop project goals and timelines. Assumes leadership responsibility as a contributing member of a multi-disciplinary clinical trials project team, communicating actively and frequently with other team members as needed.
• Independently creates, executes, maintains, and validates programs that transfer data across multiple data management systems or operating systems, combines data from a variety of sources and structures, generates and stores summary data from a variety of sources, generates reports or combines multiple databases and validates programs that generate listings, tables and figures using SAS
• Manages and documents assignments to meet timelines and deliver high quality work, being familiar with any relevant contractual obligations or limits.
• Increases knowledge base and professional skills in areas including programming, technology and techniques, clinical trials, and the pharmaceutical industry.
• Provides training and guidance to junior team members.
• Provides general infrastructure support to the department, including representing the company at industry conferences, presenting/teaching at department meetings, assisting in establishing training materials, and contributing to other general department documents or policies such as the development of departmental working practice documents and SOPs.
• Provides support to the bidding process as requested.

Education and Experience:

• MS/MA degree in computer science, statistics, biostatistics, mathematics or related field and at least 3 years of experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job requirements, OR
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, statistics, biostatistics, mathematics or related field or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification, and at least 5 years of experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job requirements.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Solid understanding of one or more programming languages. SAS experience essential.
• Solid attention to detail
• Comprehensive problem solving and innovative skills
• Solid written and verbal communications skills to effectively interface with teams and clients, including proficiency in the English language
• Capable of independently and effectively organizing and managing multiple assignments with challenging timelines
• Capable of adapting and adjusting to changing priorities
• Demonstrated positive attitude, enthusiasm toward work, and the ability to work well with others
• Demonstrated leadership, initiative and motivation
• Strong understanding of relational data base structure and complex data systems
• Capable of training and mentoring others
• Capable of effectively capturing biostatistical metrics
• Capable of providing quality control review for statistical programming

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• As a Project Assistant, Provides administrative and technical support to Project Team including planning, organizing and coordinating responsibilities of project administration. Maintains procedures, guidelines and documentation. Assists with maintaining project records and ensuring that all regulatory documents are correct, processed and approved. Completes data entry and supports maintenance of data base repositories. Assists in preparing reports and data collection for analysis. Supports quality review

The basic purpose of the Project Assistant is to provide technical support to the project team.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to;

• Assists with review, coordination and compilation of files and other materials. Distributes project documents and supplies.
• Processes and tracks local regulatory, study specific or department documents.
• Performs file review. Organizes and maintains correspondence files and other departmental records. Analyzes and reconciles project documents, metrics and findings reports within specified timelines.
• Assists with clarification and resolution of findings related to documentation.
• May assist with translation materials and translation QC upon request.
• Composes, copies and distributes communications, reports, documents and forms. Performs mass mailings and communications.

Maintains vendor trackers.

• Provides accesses to company, client and vendor systems.
• Processes local payments (translations, EC/IEC, other local vendors, etc.)
• Assists on project management ad-hoc activities, producing reports or on study plan edition.
• Coordinates team conference calls and completes and distributes meeting minutes from internal/client/vendor meetings as applicable.

Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0 to 1 year). In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Ability to work in a team or independently as required

• Good organizational skills and strong attention to detail, with ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently and effectively
• Ability to effectively analyze project-specific data/systems to ensure accuracy and efficiency
• Strong customer focus
• Flexibility to prioritize workload to meet changing project timelines
• Ability to attain and maintain a good working knowledge of applicable regulations and procedural documents for all non-clinical/clinical aspects of project implementation, execution and closeout
• Good English language and grammar skills
• Good computer skills, proficient in MS Office, ability to obtain knowledge and master all database systems and modern technology
• Critical thinking skills, including but not limited to critical mindset, in-depth investigation for appropriate root cause analysis and problem solving
• Skills to work under constant pressure to meet project/client deliverables and timelines.