Senior Clinical Programmer

Senior Clinical Programmer – Home-Based, UK

We are seeking an experienced Senior Clinical Programmer to join a dynamic Biometrics team within a leading clinical research organization. This is a permanent, full-time role that offers the flexibility of working remotely within the UK.

About the Role

As a Senior Clinical Programmer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the timely and high-quality delivery of clinical data transformations, reports, and visualizations. You will work with multiple data sources to support ongoing data review for both internal teams and external stakeholders.

This position requires a team-oriented professional with strong time management skills and the ability to build effective relationships with sponsors and colleagues. You will have the opportunity to contribute to process improvements, mentor junior team members, and engage with sponsors through meetings and audits.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage timelines and quality for assigned studies, proactively addressing potential issues.

• Participate in sponsor meetings, project kick-offs, and audits, presenting clinical programming processes as required.

• Support process improvement initiatives and contribute to the review and update of standard operating procedures (SOPs).

• Act as the primary point of contact for clinical programming tasks and issues on allocated studies.

• Develop specification documents and related study documentation.

• Create and manage data transfer plans for third-party data sources.

• Extract and manipulate clinical trial data using relevant programming languages and tools.

• Develop and validate reports, visualizations, and listings to support clinical data management and review.

• Ensure smooth integration and validation of electronic third-party data.

• Provide technical solutions to data issues that arise during study conduct and analysis.

Required Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Minimum A-levels (or equivalent qualification).

• Prior experience in clinical data programming within the pharmaceutical industry or a clinical research organization.

• Strong understanding of clinical data structures and how to present data for clinical review.

• Experience with SAS Macros and/or other scripting languages.

• Ability to debug SAS programs or similar scripting tools.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong organizational and time management skills with exceptional attention to detail.

Desirable:

• Degree in a science or mathematics-related field.

• Experience with CDISC Study Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).

• Previous work in oncology or rare disease clinical trials.

• Coaching and mentoring experience.

• Familiarity with clinical trial budgets and tracking out-of-scope activities.

• Participation in sponsor meetings, kick-off meetings, and audits.

• Experience in process improvement initiatives.

Why Join Us?

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a collaborative and innovative environment that is dedicated to advancing medicine and improving patients’ lives. If you are passionate about clinical programming and eager to make an impact, we encourage you to apply.

To express interest in this role, please submit your application today!