Technical Clinical Data Science Programmer, Early Clinical Development

Location: Cambridge, UK

Competitive salary and benefits on offer

Are you a goal-oriented Technical Clinical Data Science Programmer looking for a new challenge? Would you like to be a part of a group with direct strategic impact on drug development that plays a key role in getting new medicines to patients who need them? Welcome to join AstraZeneca with your expertise!

We are currently recruiting Technical Clinical Data Science programmers at senior level or higher depending on your previous experience to join our growing Early stage portfolio. Our Early Technical Clinical Programming group is focused on delivering innovation and seeking out opportunity using SAS to build our innovative tools and utilities supporting the clinical analysis and reporting activities, but we are looking to expand into other technologies and languages.

We are searching for an enthusiastic, innovative programmer, who can apply Data Science methodologies on business problems to bring efficiencies and simplification to the business processes in the data collection and analysis reporting area and beyond.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Apply programming expertise to problems, problem solving with a quality focus
• Accountable for the development and design of utilities, tools and process to support data collection, programming and statistical analysis activities across the area of programming
• Acts as a source of knowledge in area of expertise, defining and communicating meaningful initiatives across department and functions
• Contributes to establishing and implementing policies, procedures and objectives for own work or though managing a team.
• Development of Programming standards or techniques in to improve the quality, compliance and efficiency of deliverables for overall Group efficiency
• Accountable for specialized research or delivery of internal reports
• Demonstrates extensive programming expertise, keeps own knowledge of standard methodologies and new relevant developments up to date.
• Support the Global programming leads in programming activities.

Essential requirements

• Bsc or post graduate qualification (or local equivalent) in Mathematics, Statistics, Informatics, Life or Social Sciences or equivalent experience
• Experienced in leading efficiencies and improvements in programming utilities and tools
• Proven SAS programming skills
• Understanding of other programming languages (e.g. R, Java, Groovy, Spotfire, C/C++, VBA/VBS, Python, Pearl) would be advantageous
• Excellent Knowledge of Analysis and Reporting within Clinical Development
• Excellent communication and collaboration Skills
• Ability to apply programming expertise to problem solving and quality focused.
• Truth seeking rather than success seeking
• The ability to drive innovation
• Knowledge of the latest technical expectations

More information

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation driven, biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But AstraZeneca is more than one of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies. We strive to be a unique workplace with a culture that inspires innovation and collaboration, where employees are encouraged to express diverse perspectives and are made to feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.

For more information about these positions please contact

Per Arne Stahl +46 31 7762748
 

For more information, please visit our websites:

Gothenburg site: https://www.astrazeneca.com/our-science/gothenburg.html

Cambridge site: https://www.astrazeneca.com/our-science/cambridge.html

Gaithersburg site: https://www.astrazeneca.com/our-science/gaithersburg.html

Date opened: 18th January 2021

Date closed: 25th January 2021

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.