Manager, Programming Analytics Lead

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The PAL Manager SRD, CDR&A is a key individual contributor responsible for managing multiple studies across various Therapeutic Areas. This role will serve as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, taking ownership of the entire report development and delivery process. This includes gathering reporting and analytics requirements, utilizing tools and programming languages such as SAS, elluminate Mapp, and Qlik to develop reports, and ensuring adherence to defined processes, timelines, and deliverable quality standards. The PAL Manager will play a crucial role in driving efficient and effective reporting and analytics solutions for our organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Serve as the primary point of contact for multiple studies in different Therapeutic Areas. Collaborate with clinical stakeholders to understand their reporting and analytics needs aligned with study protocols. Translate requirements into comprehensive reporting development specifications. Utilize standard reports whenever possible and to suggest solutions. Develop reports and analytics visualizations according to specified requirements, ensuring a "first time right" approach. Test developed reports, document results, and provide peer review support as needed. Adhere to documentation and process compliance, notifying management of any noncompliance. Analyse clinical trial needs holistically to determine effective monitoring approaches and ensure patient safety. Negotiate with stakeholders and foster collaboration for efficient report delivery. Prioritize deliverables based on business criticality and seek assistance when needed. Demonstrate technical expertise to develop solutions for complex reporting needs. Work cohesively with team members, embracing feedback and suggestions. Keeping up to date with new reporting tools, techniques, and industry trends to enhance skills and knowledge. Ensure compliance with procedures, trainings, and policies defined by the organization. Contribute to other sub-functions of CDR&A as needed to support business priorities. Flexible to work with global stakeholders across different time zones while ensuring business continuity.

Qualification:

Degree Requirements:

BS computer science/Math’s/Stats/Life Sciences, programming, data management, scientific or analytic discipline

Experience Requirements:

5+ years’ experience in the development of reporting and analytics in the Pharmaceutical Industry with a focus on clinical trials.

Key Competency Requirements:

Primary technical Skills:

• Experience with various reporting and analytic tools like SAS, Qlik, SQL/PLSQL and added advantage, if experienced in eClinical tool elluminate Mapper.

• Hands on experience in SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) process

• Strong understanding of relational databases and ETL concepts.

Secondary Technical skills:

• Good to have hands on/Knowledge of JReview, Spotfire, Tableau, Power BI, Micro Strategy, Yellowfin or any visualization development tool and /or programming languages such as Python (NumPy and Pandas), R and R Shiny

Domain skills:

• Good understanding the various clinical data sources such as EDC, Central lab, Local Lab, Medical Imaging, IVRS/IRT, ECG, CTMS and so on…

• Knowledge of CDISC standards (SDTM domains), with additional advantage if worked on SDTM transformations.

• Therapeutic Area knowledge in the clinical domain.

• Must be capable of reading and understanding a clinical trial protocol and collaborating with the clinical trial team in understanding the reporting needs.

• Good understanding of the clinical study database design in RAVE/Veeva/Oracle Clinical and /or any other study design EDC system

• Thorough understanding of Drug Discovery process and regulatory requirements (ICH, FDA, …)

Soft Skills:

• Analytical thinking: The ability to think critically and analyze complex data sets, identifying patterns, trends, and insights to solve problems and make data-driven decisions with some guidance from seniors.

• Attention to detail: Must be attentive to the details during the requirements gatherings and effective communication of the actions and effective follow up thus ensuring accuracy and precision in data interpretation and reporting.

• Communication skills: Effectively conveying complex technical concepts and findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including presenting data visually and using storytelling techniques to make data more accessible and understandable.

• Problem-solving: Applying logical reasoning and creative thinking to identify and resolve data-related issues, finding innovative solutions to improve data quality, analysis processes, and reporting.

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