Clinical Programmer I

Clinical Programmer I

Location: Warsaw

Clinical Programmer I is primarily responsible for providing support to activities related to programming and validation of data cleaning and review listings for ongoing clinical studies with low to medium scope and complexity. This role works under the direction of an experienced programmer.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement and validate programs in SAS/Python/R or dashboard applications to process, analyze and report clinical trial data for review by clinical study teams.
• Work within established frameworks and ensure high quality is built into own deliverables.
• Under guidance, create a catalogue of reports to aid data cleaning activities with low to medium complexity, including:
  • Automate manual checks.
  • Automate reconciliation and program edit checks for TPV data to ensure quality.
  • Create tools and a repository to minimize data errors at source for collection of lab reference ranges.
  • Program reports to identify missing pages and detect errors at the subject level.
  • Create reports to measure metrics that can help assess data cleaning status.
  • Create visualizations and dashboards to identify discrepancies and trends in EDC and TPV data.
• Maintain the catalogue of reports and perform required updates (PPC) based on ongoing changes to requirements.
• Provide support as required to ensure availability and performance of developed reports and dashboards for both external and internal users.
• Document programming tasks (e.g., peer review, report specifications) in compliance with applicable SOPs.
• Keep lead programmers updated on progress of deliveries.
• Support implementation of cross‑functional projects that are part of the clinical programming roadmap.

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science, life science or statistics.
• Good programming skills with prior experience in SAS, Python and SQL.
• Basic knowledge of dashboard development.
• Basic knowledge of the clinical development process.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a global team environment.
• Good analytical skills and high attention to detail.

Desirable

• Knowledge of industry standards.
• Prior experience in Python, R, SQL, MicroStrategy or other dashboard applications.
• Basic knowledge of data capture, data models and data mining.

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry‑leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non‑discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.