Senior Programmer
Merck & Co., Inc.
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Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of people like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.
As a member of the Global Process, Portfolio and Platform Standards (GP3S) Team, the responsibilities of this position contributes to the Statistical Programming department and the overall Quantitative Sciences organization in various ways.
Key areas of focus include:
- Authorship/ownership of departmental processes and corresponding training;
- IT Liaison regarding statistical analysis and reporting platforms;
- Development and support of the departmental project and resource portfolio system;
- Engagement with operational staff and partners globally; and
- Driving compliance initiatives.
- Serves as leader/member of strategic and cross-departmental teams.
Education:
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Required: BA/BS in Computer Science, Statistics, Life Sciences or related field
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Preferred: MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Life Sciences or related field
Required Experience:
- WIth a BA/BS, a minimum of (5) years experience in Statistics, Software Development, Clinical Data Management, Clinical Research, or Database Design & Development.
- With an MS, a minimum of (3) years experience in Statistics, Software Development, Clinical Data Management, Clinical Research, or Database Design & Development.
- Good working knowledge of SAS programming and experience with efficacy/safety reporting.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to coordinate the work of a project programming team.
- Ability to engage key stakeholders.
- Broad knowledge of clinical trials processes, data structures and corresponding tools used to manage, extract, analyze & report data.
- Good working knowledge of reporting systems and standard reports capabilities
- Comprehensive knowledge of reporting processes (SOPs), regulatory requirements (e.g. 21 CFR Part 11) and software development life-cycle (SDLC)
- Demonstrated experience in complex data reporting in a statistical environment
- Thorough understanding of statistics, clinical, medical monitoring and data management concepts as applied to drug/vaccine development within Pharmaceutical industry
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
- Strong collaboration, negotiation and organization skills.
- Effective written, oral, and presentation communication skills
Preferred Experience:
- Six Sigma and/or Process Improvement Certification
Our employees are the key to our company’s success. We demonstrate our commitment to our employees by offering a competitive and valuable rewards program. Merck’s benefits are designed to support the wide range of goals, needs and lifestyles of our employees, and many of the people that matter the most in their lives. If you need an accommodation for the application process please email us at staffingaadar@merck.com.
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