GCE Solutions-South Africa

The role of a SAS Programmer at GCE Solutions is to work alongside the Biostatisticians in the company in delivering solutions for our global clients.
Location: EU & South Africa
Responsibilities:
  • Work with all levels of SAS Programmers at GCE Solutions in their day to day activities
  • Regularly communicate with the sponsor on the progress of programming aspects of the project and proactively anticipates issues and works with the sponsor on resolution of the problems
  • Provide input and/or write the programming specifications
  • Serve as subject matter expert on all aspects of SAS® programming
  • Understand pharmaceutical industry standards
  • Develop consistent practices of clinical and statistical review of output and mentor programming staff
  • QC summary tables, data listings and graphs using SAS® standard coding practices
  • Create/review programming plan, specifications for datasets and TLFs
  • Check for consistency across therapeutic areas
  • Identify, plan, and oversee the implementation and success measures of all process improvement initiatives
  • Maintain expertise in the use of the SAS® Macros and determine macro development priorities


Skills and Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree from reputable university preferably in science/ mathematics related fields
  • Proven experience working as a SAS Programmer within the pharmaceutical field
  • Attained SAS® certification

  • Must have expertise of SAS® Base, and good knowledge of SAS® graph and SAS® Macros
  • Capable of implementing more advanced statistical procedures as per specifications provided by Biostatistician
  • Must have excellent knowledge of CDISC standards (SDTM and ADaM)
  • Thorough understanding of relational database components and theory
  • Excellent application development skills
  • Strong understanding of clinical trial data and hands on, in data manipulations, analysis and reporting of analysis results
  • Good understanding of ICH E6, ICH E3, ICH E8, ICH E9 and clinical research processes
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work on multiple projects, plan, organise and prioritise activities