Clinical Data Programmer (Clinical Research/SDO/CDP)

Company Description

At SGS, you can choose!

First of all, out of our various vacancies. However, SGS also gives you another choice.
Do you choose to expand or to enrich? We are not only looking for colleagues who can go in to depths of their discipline. We are equally as much looking for colleagues who we call ‘connectors’, people who can connect our diversity to our services. To each other. And this way, enrich our business.

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. We’re also the benchmark worldwide for quality and integrity. And that makes us very proud. This can only happen thanks to almost 100 000 colleagues worldwide, with more than 1650 employees in Belgium only. Our employees give 110% of themselves every day, divided over all expertises, branches and cultures. Our coworkers build their own way inside the company, the services and the expertise.

SGS Life Sciences carries out all type of services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, from coordination and running of clinical trials with new molecules or techniques on human beings, to support and consultancy on post marketing registration activities. SGS Life Sciences has also expertise in the quality control of pharmaceuticals.

We have a challenge for a Data PROGRAMMER!

Experienced or entry level?! We have possibilities for both!

Job Description

As a Clinical Data Programmer, you will perform programming activities related to the clinical database in support of clean clinical study data for reporting purposes to authorities, clients, and the statistical team. You will also provide programming support for data management tools.

Your day-to-day activities will include:

· Act as the Lead programming responsible for the clinical study deliverables assigned to you and collaborate closely with the internal study team and sponsor

· Transform and validate data into CDISC SDTM format by programming the trial conversion scripts (in PL/SQL) and maintain the metadata of your studies

· Communicate with all external and internal stakeholders that need to deliver or receive clinical data

· Create Data Transfer Agreements per external data stream and program scripts to load those external data

· Program the data cleaning rules (in SQL) defined by the data managers on your studies

· Program data listings for medical review purposes or other safety reviews and create progress reports that provide study status overviews

· Support database locking activities to ensure qualitative statistical and pharmacokinetic analysis

· Generate or contribute to the creation of submission packages requested by the different authorities

· Support your colleagues within the Biometrics department for general programming and database related issue resolution

· Manage your own projects in terms of communication, timelines, documentation, and reporting

Qualifications

You have a PhD, master or bachelor’s degree in IT/Biomedical IT.

Or You have a master or bachelor’s degree in (Biomedical) Sciences (Mathematics/Physics/Biology/Bio Engineering/…) with experience or an interest in programming.

Or you have relevant proven experience on your track record!

· You have good knowledge of PL/SQL or are keen to learn (we do consider entry level and have an in-house training program). Other programming knowledge is an asset (e.g., SAS, Python)

· Your knowledge of English is as close to ‘mother tongue’ as possible, this in written language as well as spoken

· You are eager to learn and have an analytical mindset

· You are quality minded and have an eye for detail

· You have good communications skills, you are flexible and pro-active

· You are well-organized, able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and stress resistant

You love to work in a team since you are convinced that good working teams can achieve things individuals never would be able to – Collaboration is the key for success

Additional Information

What we have to offer:

Are you looking for a first professional challenge? Or, were you already considering a switch in your career? Maybe this could be your next step.

At SGS you can count on an interesting position where you can take responsibility.
Come enjoy our fun team of colleagues and on top of that, we will reward you with a salary package adapted to your needs (incl. retirement plan, meal vouchers, etc,…)

Do you want to be part of this?

We are looking forward hearing from you!

Send us your story and your resume via the application button and maybe you will soon join us for work ànd coffee breaks.

Still have questions? Heidi can give you more details about the job.
Send her an e-mail at [email protected].