Argus Database Programmer Analyst

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Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
The Role

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer!

Purpose:

Subject matter expert of day-to-day application configuration and maintenance activities of the Pharmacovigilance (PV) Safety database Oracle Argus, ensuring that performed tasks comply with SOPs and policies, industry standards, and applicable regulations. Provides technical solutions, support systems implementation and testing following change control procedures and provide systems administration to support the requirements and initiatives of the PV Safety group.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Collaborates with PV business users to understand the requirements and recommend solutions.
  • Creates custom and ad-hoc reports from the PV Safety database using built in tools, OBIEE, or SQL.
  • Develops and validates aggregate safety reports.
  • Resolves and addresses end user queries related to the Safety database.
  • Supports routine dictionary upgrades.
  • Liaises with PV Safety database vendor for system upgrades and enhancements, issue resolutions and ongoing projects.
  • Assists in the development of SOPs for the PV Safety database.
  • Assists with internal and external audits of the PV Safety database.
  • Manages changes to the PV Safety database under PPD change control policy, including configuration changes and system upgrades.
  • Creates new tenants within the PV Safety database.
  • Develops distribution rule configurations within the PV Safety database.
  • Leads data migration and validation projects including creation of Data Migration Plans, Design Specifications and Summary Reports to ensure data migration activities meet requirements, are complete and accurate and delivered to a high-quality.
  • Interacts with project team or client and seeks feedback on deliverables.
  • Provides programming support to project teams and clients for safety data review, ad-hoc reports and other activities.
  • Leads project initiatives as needed, ensures desired outcome is achieved on time and in scope.
  • Reviews and makes recommendations for process development and improvement.
  • Manages assignment to meet timelines and deliver high quality work.
  • Estimates effort to assist in bidding activities or cost construction.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
  • Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years)
  • Previous experience in case-processing.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Experience in Argus J would be an advantage
  • System administration experience in Oracle Argus (including current knowledge of safety system configuration, database structure, mappings requirements and transformation rules)
  • Solid experience generating reports
  • SQL programming skills
  • Demonstrable record in safety data migrations
  • Knowledge of relational data base structure and experience working with complex data systems
  • Good attention to detail
  • Problem solving skills
  • Good written and verbal communications skills
  • Ability to independently and effectively organize and manage multiple assignments with challenging timelines
  • Ability to adapt and adjust to changing priorities
  • Demonstrated leadership, initiative and motivation
  • Ability to mentor and direct the work of junior staff
  • Ability to communicates effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to complete assigned tasks on time and within budget

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

Apply today! http://jobs.thermofisher.com

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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HQ: Waltham, MA
100,000 Employees

What We Do

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

Why Work With Us

You will join a company which every colleague has the opportunity to create possibilities, for oneself, for our customers and patients. There is no more exciting place to be than at the forefront of solving problems which help improve lives around the world. As a company, we are committed to supporting your career aspirations and your journey.

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