Principal Clinical Programmer

Job Description

Employer: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated  

JOB TITLE: Principal Clinical Programmer  

LOCATION: 50 Northern Ave., Boston, MA, 02110 

OPENINGS: 1 

DUTIES:  

• Utilize SAS and other supporting tools to design, write, validate, and maintain programs to meet specifications in a quality, timely and productive manner following standard development procedures.  

• Solid understanding of Clinical data warehouse platform (Elluminate), act as a subject matter expert for all the end users.  

• Excellent programming skills to perform all the report development, data analytics and configuration in Elluminate application.  

• Generate and maintain all required documentation, including the development of specifications, coding, and validation efforts in support of clinical studies.  

• Acts as a technical resource, supporting clinical programming and data management staff in their effective use of SAS for data review.  

• Ensure high-quality deliverables by providing senior review of study level, program level, and multi study core deliveries for accuracy.  

• Attend sponsor audits and assist with in-progress audits.  

• Provide application administration and technical support on core business packages including CRF, SAS, and supplemental packages such as migration mentor review, reporting tools, and custom functions.  

• Serve on program teams to coordinate and lead development activities for clinical programming projects.  

• Keep those responsible for project management informed of any issues that might impact project target dates, scope, or budget and proactively escalates potential problems, including resourcing.  

• Assist in sponsor and internal audits, and regulatory inspections.  

• Monitor the scope of work to actual work, alerting management of potential change orders.  

• Manage and execute the change order to completion.  

• Provide input and support details for change orders.  

• Collaborate with clients, peers, lead programmers, project teams and requestors to clarify and finalize specifications, and use expanded technical skills to meet evolving project needs. 

Telecommuting permitted.  

REQUIREMENTS:  Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in engineering, computer science or a related field and 6 years of experience in the job offered or in a Principal Clinical