Programmer Analyst

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.  

In Biostatistics and Programming, we are passionate about data and technical agility to drive enhanced value for our customers and patients. Determined to improve patient health, we provide statistics, programming and clinical pharmacology expertise through global delivery, consistent quality and scientific insight. Through a procedural framework based on robust planning and specifications, we deliver clinical trial planning and development programs, results of a study and the regulatory submissions.  

Discover Impactful Work: 

Performs bioinformatics programming activities for the statistical and computational considerations of research projects. Serves on a study team under the direction of a lead programmer, and assumes lead activities on select studies.  

A day in the Life: 

• Performs programming tasks as assigned by study project team leads that includes but is not limited to independently crafting, implementing, maintaining, and validating programs that transfer data across multiple data management systems or operating systems, combining data from a variety of sources and structures, generating and storing summary data from a variety of sources, generating reports or combining multiple databases and validating programs that generate listings, tables and figures using SAS and standard tools and processes. 

• Prepares and analyzes clinical trial patient datasets, such as laboratory data, vital signs data, tumor response data, imaging data, quality of life and well-being questionnaire data, or adverse events data, pertaining to clinical research. Collaborate with researchers and multi-disciplinary project teams to analyze problems and recommend technology-based solutions and computational strategies for the specific project as assigned. 

• Develops the customized codes to apply existing tools and applications to provide the outputs or to validate outputs for clinical bioinformatics or technical use. 

• Acts as the programming lead on studies of simple to moderate complexity to deliver on lead tasks/responsibilities. 

• Actively seeks information to gain good understanding of the lead programmer in the overall process and may take lead on simple to moderately sophisticated projects under close supervision. Ensures alignment to departmental working practice documents and SOPs, and development of informal training materials. 

• Increases knowledge base and professional skills in areas including programming, technology and techniques, clinical trials, and the pharmaceutical industry by working closely with mentors, attending presentation / guiding events, and contributing to other general department documents and policies by assisting mentors with implementing standard process documents and articles. 

Education 

• MS/MA degree in computer science, statistics, biostatistics, mathematics or related field 

Experience 

• at least 1 year 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 3 years of experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job requirements. 

• 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 

• Firm understanding of one or more programming languages 

• Good attention to detail 

• Good problem solving skills 

• Good written and verbal communications skills to optimally collaborate with teams and clients, including proficiency in the English language 

• Capable of organizing and leading multiple assignments with complicated timelines 

• Capable of adapting and adjusting to changing priorities 

• Positive attitude and the ability to collaborate 

• Shown initiative and motivation 

• Clear understanding of relational data base structure and complex data systems 

• Capable of effectively collecting biostatistical metrics 

• Capable of providing quality control support for statistical programming 

Working Environment 

Thermo Fisher Scientific values the health and wellbeing of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role: 

• Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner. 

• Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours. 

• Ability to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency. 

• Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities. 

• May require travel. (Recruiter will provide more details.) 

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.  

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. 

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