R Programming Consultant

Here's what you'd do:

• The R programming consultant will have a significant impact in shaping our business function by supporting adoption of the R programming language.
• This role will primarily be responsible for migration of SAS and VBASIC legacy programs to the R programming language, inclusive of specifications development, coding, and validation.
• This role will also support training and mentoring of experienced SAS users as they migrate to the R environment.
• Work closely with a cross-functional team within biostatistics, data management, and analytics to transition applications written in SAS or VBASIC to R.
• Conduct code review and technical assessment of legacy programs and suitability for migration to R.
• Recode applications in SAS to R, Select appropriate R packages, functions, and algorithms to migrate legacy SAS programs to the R environment.
• Develop and maintain documentation associated with migration activities including programming specifications, validations plan, test cases, and reports.
• Support training and mentoring of experienced SAS users as they migrate to the R environment.
• This role will report to the Senior Director of Clinical Data Management and Data Engineering within Medical Affairs.

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About Acara Solutions

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Required skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics or Statistics or Computer science
• Minimum 8 year of experience in statistical programming capacity, preferably within the medical device or biopharmaceutical industry.
• Minimum 8 year of experience in SAS, R, and SQL is needed.
• Minimum 8 year of experience in supporting transition of statistical analysis programs from SAS to R.
• Minimum 8 year of experience in SAS and R directed towards analysis of clinical trial data and in supporting ETL pipelines from clinical data management to biostatistics.

Preferred skills:

• Master's Degree in Mathematics or Statistics or Computer science
• Experience with Python, VBASIC, and a dashboard language such as Power BI, Qlik, or Tableau.
• Experience with modern database platforms, such as Snowflake and Delta Data Lake.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills, problem solving and critical thinking skills.

Additional Information

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.