Sr Mgr, Stat Programming

Manager, Statistical Programming

•To effectively manage and coordinate the statistical programming activities of his/her jurisdiction within the Statistical Programming group to ensure department, program and study level goals and objectives are consistently met to the highest standard of quality. The Senior Manager, Statistical Programming will manage global/remote teams across multiple geographies in either a matrix or line management setting.

•To ensure statistical programming team deliverables consistently meet study timelines, quality standards and contractual requirements. The Senior Manager, Statistical Programming will implement effective tracking and reporting to monitor staff workload and optimize staff utilization.

•The Senior Manager, Statistical Programming will invest in building long-term relationships with clients through effective communication, project management and risk management strategies. In particular, the Senior Manager, Statistical Programming will assume responsibility for large-scale client partnerships/portfolios of workload that demonstrates the ability to instil a solution based approach within the programming team. This will include flexible and creative solutions to anticipate client needs and to systematically plan for and address competing priorities.

•To provide extensive technical and managerial leadership, including mentorship and training of direct reports. The Senior Manager, Statistical Programming will delegate responsibilities appropriately with the target of continuously developing team capabilities.

•The Senior Manager, Statistical Programming will operate in a leadership capacity to assigned process improvement initiatives at a department and/or company level and will coordinate the activities of a cross-functional team.

•To participate in the completion of Business Development tasks, including input and review of assigned RFPs/RFIs for statistical programming function. In addition, the Senior Manager, Statistical Programming will represent Statistical Programming services in bid defence meetings, as appropriate.

•To serve as a deputy to the Director/Senior Director, Statistical Programming, including a point of escalation for the Statistical Programming group as needed. In this capacity, the Senior Manager, Statistical Programming may be required to facilitate decision making and/or address priority issues in a senior capacity.

•To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

•US/LATAM/CAN:  > 10 years relevant experience of successfully performing the role of a Statistical Programmer and a minimum of 3 years prior experience in a Team Lead or Supervisory role, preferably within the clinical research industry.

•EU/APAC:  Extensive proven experience of successfully performing the role of Statistical Programmer with demonstrated prior experience in a Team Lead or Supervisory role, preferably within the clinical research industry.

•Demonstrated and proven experience in leading and supervising global programming teams including remote teams (either in a matrix or line management setting).

•Demonstrated and proven ability to lead and manage complex programming requirements, including transition efforts when necessary.

•Ability to liaise successfully with all levels of management at ICON and externally with vendors and sponsors.

•Strong people management and excellent communication skills with demonstrated coaching/mentoring skills.

•Highly developed problem solving and organizational skills.

•Effective prioritization skills and ability to multi-task with meticulous attention to detail.

•Ability to facilitate team building, conflict resolution and negotiation to promote productivity and in meeting timelines.

•Thorough knowledge of global clinical trial practices, procedures, methodologies and regulatory requirements (e.g., GCP, ICH).

•Extensive knowledge of SAS.

•Extensive knowledge of basic statistical concepts.

•Thorough knowledge of data structures (e.g., CDISC SDTM, ADaM), software development life cycle and their implementation.

•Thorough knowledge of the development and use of standard programs and macros.

•Ability to critically review data and implement corrective action steps effectively.

•Due to the nature of this position it may be required for the employee to travel.  Therefore, dependent upon the employee’s location, the employee may be required to possess a valid driver’s license.