Veramed is a specialist contract research organisation (CRO) to the pharmaceutical industry, focused on delivering high quality statistics and programming for the reporting of Phase I-IV clinical trials across a variety of therapeutic areas. The projects and clients we work with provide a varied and exciting challenge; this in turn enables us to help develop and enhance our employees’ capabilities and gives opportunities for growth.

The role of the Programmer I is to provide statistical support to the statistics and programming department across a range of projects, clients and therapeutic areas.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The job tasks listed below outline the scope of the position. The application of these tasks may vary, based on current business needs.

Technical:

• Understanding of clinical drug development process, relevant disease areas, endpoints and basic study designs.
• Awareness of industry and project standards & ICH guidelines.
• Awareness of importance of standards (including CDISC, TFLs, ICH, SOPs) and what standards are being applied to specified client accounts.
• Awareness and understanding of clinical trial documents including protocols, SAPs, CRFs, CSRs.
• Author simple study TFL shells.
• Familiarisation with dataset standards.
• Perform basic data checks and data exploration (e.g. using frequencies, histograms).
• Program and QC non-complex datasets and TFLs (in SAS) following specifications, applying good programming practice.
• Familiarisation with simple statistical techniques (e.g. t-test, ANOVA, regression, standard survival).

General:

• Attend internal and client study team meetings. Provide input into relevant discussions and provide updates as necessary.
• Share scientific, technical and practical knowledge within the team and with colleagues.
• Perform work in full compliance with applicable internal and client policies, procedures, processes and training.
• Build effective collaborative working relationships with internal team members.
• Seek opportunities to develop innovative ideas, sharing when appropriate.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• BSc, MSc or PhD in numerical discipline (or relevant equivalent industry experience).

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal/teamwork skills for effective interactions.
• Proficiency in data handling using SAS or other statistical software (e.g. R).
• Self-management skills with a focus on results for timely and accurate completion of competing deliverables.
• Demonstrated problem solving ability and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

Competitive salary. Employee benefits are focussed on supporting professional development, health, wellness and maintaining a positive work-life balance. This includes summer and Christmas party, membership to PHUSE or other industry body and additional benefits currently being finalised for Ukraine.

As an organisation that has people at the heart of it, Veramed is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We foster a working culture where employees have integrity, honesty and respect for one another without regard to race, national origin, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or disability. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.

TO APPLY:

If you wish to apply for this role please follow the steps below to register with Veramed Recruitment, and upload your CV and cover letter for review.

Please ensure you complete both of the below steps (1 & 2) to be considered for this role.