Lead SAS Programmer - South Bay Area

Duties and Responsibilities: * Responsible for delivery of the technical components required to support the analysis and reporting for a complex project (i.e., a large, global project involving many different phases or a new and novel therapeutic area).
* Provide broad expertise in all aspects of the Programming field.
* Provides critical clinical trial SAS programming and project management support to multiple projects.
* Independently interacts directly with Biostatisticians, Data Management, Programmers, and Clinical Development staff and management as the lead programmer.
* Efficiently coordinates activities of other SAS programmers assigned to projects.
* Proactively informs SAS management of the status of SAS programming deliverables, accomplishments and issues experienced and remediated on projects.
* Communicates and negotiates programming timelines to Clinical Trials Teams.
* Provides accurate estimates SAS programming resources to manager.
* Ensures compliance with standards and SAS custom data listings, summary tables, and figures as specified in statistical analysis plan/statistical programming plan.
* Lead development of robust, flexible SAS macro programs or modules that generate standard outputs and/or facilitate CDISC implementation.
* Assures the compliance of standards for self and other SAS programmers assigned to projects.
* Creates good solutions for complex requests based on experience in delivering on successful solutions.
* Takes initiative to provide SAS programming help when needed.
* Provides input in the creation and revision of SAS Programming Work Instructions and Standard Operating Procedures.
* Provides performance evaluation feedback for SAS programmers working on projects. Special Skills/Abilities:
* Superior SAS programming skills with proficiency in Base SAS SAS/STAT and SAS/Graph.
* Thorough understanding of CDISC guidelines.
* Broad familiarity of FDA regulations and GCP/ICH guidelines as related to clinical trial SAS programming and reporting processes.
* Good knowledge of project management, resource utilization, and negotiating skills.
* Robust knowledge of medical terminology and clinical research trials methodology.
* Exceptional analytic and critical thinking, writing, and communication skills.
* Ability to effectively work within and across functional teams and therapeutic areas in a global team environment.
* Good knowledge of project management, resource utilization, and negotiating skills.
* Ability to proactively managing expectations on timelines for SAS programming deliverables.
* Excellent organizational, analytical, and collaborative skills with the ability to manage complexity and change in a dynamic environment.

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