What are the responsibilities and job description for the R-Statistical Programmer IV-V position at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center?
Overview:
At Fred Hutch, we believe that the innovation, collaboration, and rigor that result from diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission of eliminating cancer and related diseases. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems. Fred Hutch is in pursuit of becoming an antiracist organization. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates hired share our commitment to diversity, antiracism, and inclusion.
The Statistical Center for HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention (SCHARP) at Fred Hutch is a full service statistical and data management center focused on HIV prevention research and COVID-19 vaccine development. SCHARP has an annual budget of over $40 million, more than 180 employees and is currently managing over 40 active phase I – III clinical trials in over 150 clinical sites around the world. SCHARP is seeking a R-Statistical Programmer IV-V.
Under minimal supervisions, the R-Statistical Programmer IV provides statistical programming expertise within SCHARP by coordinating with statisticians to write efficient, re- suable, and easily maintainable code that access, analyze and report data descriptives and analyses. The incumbent primarily uses R; additional statistical and analytical software programs are used as needed. Core to the role is the ability to communicate effectively, work collaboratively with colleagues and be responsive to the needs of both internal and external customers within an environment of mutual cooperation and respect. The R-Statistical Programmer IV works on complex assignments, shows independence in management of workload and production of quality output, as well as technical expertise that contributes to the programmatic infrastructure of the Statistical Programming group. The R-Statistical Programmer IV may also mentor and/or supervise junior statistical programmers.
The R-Statistical Programmer V, provides statistical programming expertise within SCHARP by coordinating with statisticians to write efficient, re- suable, and easily maintainable code that access, analyze and report data descriptives and analyses. The incumbent primarily uses R; additional statistical and analytical software programs are used as needed. Core to the role is the ability to communicate effectively, work collaboratively with colleagues and be responsive to the needs of both internal and external customers within an environment of mutual cooperation and respect. The R-Statistical Programmer V works on complex programming assignments, is competent to work at highest technical level of all phases of projects and has latitude for independent judgement/decision making. The R-Statistical Programmer V shows strong independence in management of workload and production of quality output, as well as technical expertise that contributes to the programmatic infrastructure of the SCHARP programming groups and to the mentoring and training of junior Statistical Programmers. The R-Statistical Programmer V may also supervise statistical programmers as needed.
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At Fred Hutch, we believe that the innovation, collaboration, and rigor that result from diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission of eliminating cancer and related diseases. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems. Fred Hutch is in pursuit of becoming an antiracist organization. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates hired share our commitment to diversity, antiracism, and inclusion.
The Statistical Center for HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention (SCHARP) at Fred Hutch is a full service statistical and data management center focused on HIV prevention research and COVID-19 vaccine development. SCHARP has an annual budget of over $40 million, more than 180 employees and is currently managing over 40 active phase I – III clinical trials in over 150 clinical sites around the world. SCHARP is seeking a R-Statistical Programmer IV-V.
Under minimal supervisions, the R-Statistical Programmer IV provides statistical programming expertise within SCHARP by coordinating with statisticians to write efficient, re- suable, and easily maintainable code that access, analyze and report data descriptives and analyses. The incumbent primarily uses R; additional statistical and analytical software programs are used as needed. Core to the role is the ability to communicate effectively, work collaboratively with colleagues and be responsive to the needs of both internal and external customers within an environment of mutual cooperation and respect. The R-Statistical Programmer IV works on complex assignments, shows independence in management of workload and production of quality output, as well as technical expertise that contributes to the programmatic infrastructure of the Statistical Programming group. The R-Statistical Programmer IV may also mentor and/or supervise junior statistical programmers.
The R-Statistical Programmer V, provides statistical programming expertise within SCHARP by coordinating with statisticians to write efficient, re- suable, and easily maintainable code that access, analyze and report data descriptives and analyses. The incumbent primarily uses R; additional statistical and analytical software programs are used as needed. Core to the role is the ability to communicate effectively, work collaboratively with colleagues and be responsive to the needs of both internal and external customers within an environment of mutual cooperation and respect. The R-Statistical Programmer V works on complex programming assignments, is competent to work at highest technical level of all phases of projects and has latitude for independent judgement/decision making. The R-Statistical Programmer V shows strong independence in management of workload and production of quality output, as well as technical expertise that contributes to the programmatic infrastructure of the SCHARP programming groups and to the mentoring and training of junior Statistical Programmers. The R-Statistical Programmer V may also supervise statistical programmers as needed.
Level IV
- Gather and document requirements for developing or modifying existing programs and systems
- Define and edit mock tables, listings and figures (TLFs) and analysis dataset specifications
- Generate, document, and maintain analysis datasets
- Develop scripts for wrangling / data transformation and standardizing assay datasets
- Create ad hoc, standard and study-specific reports (e.g. SMC, DSMB, SMB, Assay QC); may perform cross-study reporting
- Test and de-bug programs and maintain version control on production programs and scripts
- Design and develop new work instructions (WIs) and updates to existing WIs.
- May coordinate efforts to standardize WIs or processes across studies
- Develop and maintain automation of routine analysis data and reporting tasks
- Contribute to good programming practices, and cross-group programming initiatives and code libraries
- Work with clinical programmers, labs, statisticians, and other statistical programmers to resolve data quality, processing, and analysis issues
- Contribute to mentoring and training of junior Statistical Programmers and may supervise as needed
Level V
- All level IV responsibilities
- Coordinate and lead efforts to standardize WIs or processes across studies; Ensure that work practices are documented
Level IV
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a scientific, technical, or health-related field
- At least five years of experience in R programming, with additional experience in other programming languages including a scripting language; R programmers will have experience using version control tools (e.g. git or svn)
- At least four years of experience in support of clinical trials, in a clinical research setting or other health research setting, or in data wrangling/transformation within a health-related field;
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in a matrix management environment as a member of several project teams
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task and appropriately prioritize work assignments
- Knowledge of and experience with clinical trials research data
- Knowledge of and experience with biostatistics or statistical analyses in a clinical trials setting
- Knowledge of both SAS and R (including graphics experience) and other programming languages
- Strong reporting and R package development abilities
- Advanced SAS or advanced R programming skills
- Ability to use Perl or other scripting languages for text manipulation and automated job control
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Graduate degree in computer science or a scientific, technical, or health-related field
- 5 years of statistical programming in a clinical research setting or R programming in a health-related field
- Knowledge of CDISC standards (SDTM and ADaM)
- Knowledge of laboratory and biological assay data
Level V
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar degree in a scientific, technical, or health-related field
- At least seven years of relevant programming experience, preferably in support of clinical trials, with experience in multiple programming languages including a scripting language, and at least 5 years’ experience with R programming; preferred 7 years of SAS or R statistical programming
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in a matrix management environment as a member of several project teams
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task and appropriately prioritize work assignments
- Demonstrated ability to communicate programming issues with non-technical staff
- Knowledge of and experience with clinical trials research data and/or experience in data wrangling within a health-related field
- Knowledge of and experience with biostatistics or statistical analyses in a clinical trials setting
- Knowledge of both SAS and R (including graphics experience) and other programming languages
- Strong reporting and SAS macro or R package development abilities
- Advanced SAS or R programming skills
- Ability to use Perl or other scripting languages for text manipulation and automated job control
- Knowledge of CDISC standards (SDTM and ADaM)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Graduate degree in Computer Science or similar degree in a scientific, technical, or health-related field
- Experience using version control tools
- Knowledge of laboratory and biological assay data
Fred Hutch has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine requirement, with exceptions only for approved medical or religious accommodations.
As a condition of employment, newly hired employees must provide proof of vaccination or initiate the accommodations process before their first day of employment.
A statement describing your commitment and contributions toward greater diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in your career or that will be made through your work at Fred Hutch is requested of all finalists.
As a condition of employment, newly hired employees must provide proof of vaccination or initiate the accommodations process before their first day of employment.
A statement describing your commitment and contributions toward greater diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in your career or that will be made through your work at Fred Hutch is requested of all finalists.
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