Experienced I Clinical Programmer

The Clinical Data Analytics & Reporting Programmer, within the CDA&R team, will be responsible for interpretation and translation of clinical data review needs into technical specifications, aggregation of data sources and reporting solutions/visualizations . You will also be responsible for designing and developing technical solutions in support of complex/critical clinical programming, reporting activities, visualization builds and urgent requests.

As required, participate in large scale cross-functional projects which require some project and stakeholder management skills. Create/develop and improve clinical data safety review and cleaning efficiency by providing innovative and forward-thinking reporting/visualization prototype solutions, report library templates, visualization templates, macros, and other solutions for use cross studies.

Responsibilities Include:

• Partner with business representatives to translate requirements for clinical data and reporting/visualization solutions.

• Hands-on programming and data manipulation for all aspects of data quality and clinical safety review reports/visuals & dashboards.

• Design and develop technical solutions in support of complex/critical clinical programming and reporting/visualization activities, including urgent requests at trial or cross-trial levels.

• Apply technical expertise to develop solutions that increase efficiency and quality, macros, report or visualization library templates, solutions for use cross studies for clinical data safety review and cleaning, etc.

• Serve as primary report/visualization delivery contact for stakeholders.

• Serve as a departmental resource in areas of technical, scientific, disease or therapeutic area expertise.

• Contribute to departmental innovation and process improvement projects.

• Train, mentor, and coach, and may delegate work.

• Serve as subject matter expert in the field of clinical data analytics/sciences by knowing or learning industry leading tools, researching related technical literature, and attending conferences/training courses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer, Data or Life Sciences or equivalent work experience is required.

• 4+ years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical industry is desired, experience in other industries in Programming role will also be considered.

• In-depth knowledge of protocol, current clinical drug development processes is preferred.

• In-depth knowledge of data structures and relevant programming languages for data manipulation and reporting. SAS, R, Python, or equivalent programming languages is strongly preferred.

• Strong knowledge of complex finding data types, including but not limited to biomarker, digital data such as ECG, imaging, etc. is a plus.

• Experience utilizing tools intended for report writing, analytics, visualizations, or dashboard creation (i.e., Spotfire, Tableau, Qlik, JReview, Business Objects, Oracle BI, or Crystal Reports) is strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated understanding of CDISC requirements and implementation guidelines is preferred, able to consume and translate CDISC standard datasets or similar.

• Project management skills and knowledge of team management principles are preferred.

• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills are required.

• Aptitude and motivation to learn innovative technologies and make appropriate recommendations for consideration is preferred.

• Vendor management oversight experience is required.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.