Director, Statistical Programming

Job Overview
Manage a department of Statistical Programming staff including in assisting in the hiring, training, and supervising of department members.  May fulfil the role of site head or functional head within a site. Direct the Statistical Programming (SP) department in the development of policies, procedures, and standards in support of project team efforts. Ensure that proper planning, scheduling, and levels of training are carried out to meet workload requirements. Ensure that department is meeting utilization and revenue targets.  Participate in business development and client presentations. Provide recommendations for solving complex project issues.

Essential Functions
• Technical responsibilities:
i)     Serve as a Stat Programming consultant for other members of the department and staff members from other Biostatistics departments within the company.
ii)     Maintain knowledge and awareness of developments in statistical programming.
iii)     May participate as high level lead Stat Programmer on major project(s).
iv)     Provide advanced technical expertise for internal and external clients.
v)     Independently bring project solutions to SP teams and the Statistical Programming department.
vi)     Provide expert review of process and methodology development work with regard to SP standards and validation procedures.
• Manage staff in accordance with organization’s policies and applicable regulations.  Responsibilities include planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance and guiding professional development; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing employee relations issues and resolving problems.  Approve actions on human resource matters.
• Ensure the high quality and timeliness of deliverables from the Stat Programming department and ensure the high quality of the QC expert review process.
• Effectively monitor departmental budget, scope of work, and project risks for all office projects; participate in monthly project review and operations meetings; evaluate projects for unsigned contracts or out of scope requests.
• Ensure departmental involvement in process improvements and interoffice/interdepartmental task forces; oversee collection and reporting of Stat Programming metrics, implementation of revised work practices, new guidelines, and new software tools as they become available.
• Allocate resources at the site level and assist in resource allocation across Bios sites so as to achieve target utilization rates and project realization rates.
• Participate in sales meetings as required; oversee proposal preparation; ensure that all proposals bid by the department have an adequate budget, and sufficiently detailed set of budget assumptions.

Qualifications
• Master's Degree Computer science or related field Req Or
• Bachelor's Degree Computer science or related field Req
• 10 years relevant experience including 4 years experience managing staff Req Or
• equivalent combination of education, training and experience Req
• Expert knowledge of SAS and technical database skills
• Knowledge of statistics and/or the clinical drug development process
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent judgment/decision making
• Ability to lead and motivate a team
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers and clients

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