Principal Clinical Programmer – EDC Rave

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Serve as the subject matter expert for core business applications, including Medidata, Rave, Oracle OC/RDC, Oracle Inform, SAS, and additional tools, providing application administration and technical support.

• Create, write, validate, and sustain software in accordance with specifications and established development protocols.

• Develop and uphold documentation for specifications, coding, and validation activities related to CRFs, database creation, coding setup, edit checks, imports, exports, listings, and custom reports.

• Actively monitor applications for workflow alerts, system errors, and performance concerns.

• Diagnose and resolve defects in programming deliverables.

• Conduct system integration tasks, application updates, and user acceptance testing.

• Organize and spearhead development efforts for clinical programming initiatives.

• Participate in meetings, engage in discussions, analytically solve problems, focus on deliverables, and provide constructive feedback.

• Notify project management of issues impacting target dates, scope, or budget, and escalate potential problems promptly.

• Manage multiple task assignments and effectively communicate resource needs to supervisors.

• Act as the lead Clinical Programmer for designated studies during Quick Start Camps.

• Offer leadership, mentorship, training, guidance, and support to department members.

• Collaborate with clients, peers, lead programmers, project teams, and requestors to clarify and finalize specifications.

• Utilize advanced technical skills to adapt to evolving project requirements.

⛳️ Requirements

• Aiming for 10+ years of experience due to the intricate nature of integrations and required data structure expertise.

• Strong preference for candidates with hands-on programming experience as opposed to Data Management profiles.

• Expertise in core business applications, including Medidata, Rave, Oracle OC/RDC, Oracle Inform, SAS, migration mentoring/review, reporting tools, and custom functions.

• Proven experience in designing, writing, validating, and maintaining software in line with standard development practices.

• Demonstrated experience in developing specifications, coding, and validation documentation.

• Familiarity with annotated Case Report Forms (CRFs), database creation, coding setup, edit check procedures, import/export setup and processing, listings, and custom reports.

• Experience in monitoring applications for workflow alerts, system errors, and performance issues.

• Proven ability to troubleshoot programming deliverable defects.

• Experience with system integrations, application updates, and user acceptance testing.

• An analytical approach to problem-solving.

• Capability to coordinate and lead development activities for clinical programming projects.

• Ability to juggle multiple task assignments and effectively communicate resource needs.

• Sufficient expertise to provide leadership, mentorship, training, guidance, and support to department members.

• Ability to collaborate with clients, peers, lead programmers, project teams, and requestors to clarify and finalize specifications.

• Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be taken into account.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunities for career development and progression.

• Supportive and engaged line management.

• Technical training and training in therapeutic areas.

• Peer recognition and a total rewards program.

• An inclusive culture.

• Opportunities to work with colleagues from around the globe.

• Reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities, when appropriate.