Senior Manager, Statistical Programming
- Employer
- AbbVie
- Location
- Lake County, Illinois, USA
- Posted
- Mar 23, 2018
- Ref
- 1800551
- Discipline
- Clinical
- Hotbed
- BioMidwest, Ideal Employer
- Required Education
- Bachelors Degree
- Position Type
- Full time
Manage statistical programming department . Provide programming support to produce analysis, reports and graphs on all AbbVie drugs. Train new programmers, teach efficient programming techniques and guide the programmers in need of assistance . Review program codes and suggest alternative solutions that may be efficient. Interact with GRAs, medical writers, clinicians, statisticians, data management and medical affairs personnel, and other members of AbbVie R&D.
The Senior Manager of Statistical Programming reports to the site Director , Biostatistics and Data Management and on a dotted line relationship to the Director of Statistical Computing.
Key Responsibilities Include:
The Senior Manager of Statistical Programming reports to the site Director , Biostatistics and Data Management and on a dotted line relationship to the Director of Statistical Computing.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Supervise statistical programming group ; accountable for review and validation of all programmed results ;monitor and quantify efficiency' accuracy, and timeliness of group ; recruit, train, and orient all new hires;
review project timelines and plans; accountable for development (technical and interpersonal skills ) of individual within the group; review project time lines and plans; provide headcount forecast for projects. - Manage all the programmers in the statistical programming department.
- Ensure technology updates occur as needed.
- Guide programmers when they need assistance in programming.
- Train and teach efficient programming techniques to programmers.
- Provide programming support to analyze clinical data and generate reports and graphs on all AbbVie drugs in the clinical phase.
- Hire consultant programmers to meet short -term needs of additional programming resources.
- Ensure expenses for consultant programmers do not exceed the budget limitations.
- Works with Director of Statistical Computing to establish and ensure adherence with programming and output standards and utilization of systems and processes to maximize efficiency of the statistical programming function
- B.S., M.S. or Ph.D. in statistics, computer science, mathematics or a related field, required
- 7-10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry generating analysis , reports and graphs for individual studies and ISS, ISE, NDA submissions to FDA.
- Minimum of 2 years of supervisory experience
- Excellent programming skills especially in SAS
- Excellent problem solving, leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.Working knowledge of current regulatory requirements and guidance
demonstrated ability to debug SAS programs and assist programmers