Senior Statistical Programmer (R Programming) at IQVIA

Reading, England, United Kingdom

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Pharmaceutical, Clinical ResearchIndustries

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Math, Stats, Computer Science or similar
  • 7+ years of industrial experience
  • Advanced R programming skills, including tidyverse, ggplot2, Markdown, Quarto, Shiny, etc
  • Knowledge of CDISC standards (SEND, SDTM, and ADaM)
  • Python and/or SAS programming skills (a plus, but not required)
  • Desire to work in clinical PK/PD – knowledge and experience of PK/PD concepts and related programming highly desirable
  • Experience visualizing/presenting data for internal stakeholders or clients
  • Capable of implementing advanced modeling and statistical procedures
  • Strong understanding of clinical trial data and hands-on experience in data manipulations, analysis, and reporting/modeling, including handling data issues and uncleaned data
  • Professional attitude, self-motivated, logical thinking
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Strong organization skills and ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously while achieving quality standards and meeting deadlines
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively across teams
  • Ability to problem solve and develop innovative approaches, with a drive to learn and master new techniques and technologies

Responsibilities

  • Data preparation and cleaning: Cleaning and transforming raw clinical trial data from various sources to ensure accuracy and consistency for PK/PD analysis
  • Programming PK/PD analyses: Writing R or Rmarkdown code to perform descriptive analysis of PK/PD data and statistical analysis of exposure-response relationships
  • Data visualization: Creating clear and informative graphs and tables to effectively communicate PK/PD findings
  • CDISC compliance: Ensuring data is formatted according to CDISC standards for regulatory submissions
  • Validation and quality control: Performing thorough validation checks on programming code and analysis results to maintain data integrity
  • Use R and companion software to develop custom programming code to generate summary tables, data listings, graphs, and derived datasets as specified in the statistical analysis plan and programming specifications
  • Ensure outputs meet quality standards and project requirements
  • Identify problems and develop tools that increase the efficiency and capacity of the Clinical PK/PD Programming group
  • Provide trainings to fellow programmers on industrial guidances, new or enhanced features of software tools relevant to job functions

Skills

R
tidyverse
ggplot2
Rmarkdown
Quarto
Shiny
CDISC
SDTM
ADaM
SEND
PK/PD
data cleaning
data visualization

IQVIA

Advanced analytics and clinical research services

About IQVIA

IQVIA provides advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services specifically for the life sciences industry. Their services utilize extensive data resources and technology to create connections within healthcare, allowing clients to gain insights that help speed up the development and marketing of new medical treatments. This process is facilitated by their IQVIA Connected Intelligence™ system, which offers quick and flexible insights. IQVIA stands out from competitors by focusing on patient privacy, employing various technologies to protect individual data. The company's goal is to enhance healthcare outcomes by supporting biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies, as well as researchers and government agencies, in understanding diseases and advancing medical science.

Durham, North CarolinaHeadquarters
1998Year Founded
$3,526MTotal Funding
POST_IPO_EQUITYCompany Stage
Cybersecurity, Biotechnology, HealthcareIndustries
10,001+Employees

Risks

Rapid advancement of cancer vaccines may disrupt traditional clinical research models.
Proliferation of disparate technological solutions causes technology overload in clinical trials.
Generative AI technologies face challenges in adoption due to data privacy concerns.

Differentiation

IQVIA leverages advanced analytics and big data for life sciences solutions.
The company offers privacy-enhancing technologies to protect individual patient data.
IQVIA's AI Assistant provides rapid, actionable insights for healthcare and life sciences.

Upsides

Increased adoption of decentralized clinical trials enhances patient-centric study designs.
AI-driven drug discovery accelerates identification of potential drug candidates.
Expansion of telemedicine facilitates remote patient monitoring and data collection.

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