Statistical Programmer, Data Analyst - Temporary

Date: 12 Oct 2024

Department: Global Clinical Development

Team: R&D, Pharmacovigilance & Regulatory Affairs

Job Type: Direct Employee

Contract Type: Temporary

Location: Parma, IT

About us

Based in Parma, Italy, Chiesi is an international research-focused pharmaceutical and healthcare group with over 85 years’ experience, operating in 31 countries with more than 7,000 employees (Chiesi Group). To achieve its mission of improving people’s quality of life by acting responsibly towards society and the environment, the Group researches, develops and markets innovative drugs in its main therapeutic areas.

We are proud to be the largest global pharmaceutical group to be awarded B Corp Certification, a recognition of high social and environmental standards. We are a reliable company that adopts and promotes a transparent and ethical behavior at all levels.

We believe that the success of Chiesi is built and shaped by our people and our strong set of shared Values and Behaviors. Our people make a critical difference to our success, which is why it is vital that we attract and retain the right talent who will continue to enrich our culture by living and breathing our values and behaviors.

In fact, we are a global family made up of different cultures, different genders, generations, ethnicities, abilities, sexual identities and many other enriching diversities.

Chiesi Research & Development

Our R&D team represents a fundamental asset for the business. It is divided into integrated functional areas focusing on pipeline projects including discovery and preclinical research, global technical development, drug delivery technology, clinical development, regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, intellectual property, quality assurance, R&D project and portfolio management. Headquartered in the new purpose-built and fully integrated Research and Development Centre in Parma (Italy), the team also has important operations in Paris (France), Chippenham (UK), Cary (US), Stockholm (Sweden), Toronto (Canada) and Shanghai (China).

Who we are looking for

Purpose

To develop programs and statistical output for the management and reporting of clinical trial data managed by Global Clinical Department. To guarantee quality of statistical output produced by external provider, to program tools to support data review activities and data visualization, to collaborate on the interpretation and communication of trial results.

Main Responsibilities

• To convert data to CDISC SDTM, following project specifications and to check the adherence versus CDISC Implementation Guides and company libraries
• To develop programs to generate analysis datasets (CDISC compliant)
• To produce datasets documentation according to CDISC and FDA requirements (define.xml) and/or to review analysis datasets documentation prepared by providers
• To develop programs to produce tables, listings, and figures as planned in the statistical analysis plan and to support data review activity before database lock
• To perform QC of the programming material prepared by external providers guaranteeing the output provided is correct and in line with International requirements and with internal SOP/Standards

Experience Required

At least 1 year experience as Statistical Programmer in CROs or Pharmaceutical industries

Education

University Degree in Statistics

Languages

English fluent

Technical Skills

• Base knowledge in SAS/BASE, SAS/STAT, SAS/SQL, SAS/MACROS, SAS/GRAPH, SAS/ACCESS, and SAS/ODS on Windows environment.
• Involved in clinical data analysis and preparation of Data sets, Reports, Tables, Listings, Summaries and Graphs according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Knowledge of Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) relating to data standards including Study Data Tabulation Model (SDTM), Analysis Dataset Models (ADaM), Operational Data Model (ODM) and Case Report Tabulation Data Definition Specification (Define.xml).
• General knowledge of statistical methods
• Knowledge of R, Phyton or any other open source tool for the data analysis and data visualization

Soft Skills

• Analytical skills
• Communication skills
• Quality orientation
• Team working
• Problem solving

What we offer

You would join a dynamic, fast-growing, challenging and friendly environment. In Chiesi we firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, that is why we invest in continuous training, learning and development. Therefore, we strive to continuously promote and satisfy development needs, paying particular attention to the quality of our working environment and to collective well-being.

We want our people to come to work happy every day, and we know how important it is to find the right work-life balance in order to be able to give our best. That is why we offer flexible working approach, remote working, support in the relocation process, tax assistance service for foreign colleagues and many other people-care services.