A dedicated and detail-driven Clinical SAS Programmer with a strong background in statistical programming for clinical trials. Proficient in developing, validating, and executing SAS programs to generate tables, listings (TLFs) and conduct statistical analysis in compliance with regulatory guidelines. Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and provide valuable data insights to support evidence-based decision-making.
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JENNIFER DEVAPRASAD LAL
Bengaluru,India
Summary
Overview
8
years of professional experience
Work History
PPD, Bengaluru, Karnataka
SENIOR PROGRAMMER ANALYST
2021.04 - Current (3 years & 5 months)
Job overview
- Acts as the lead programmer on selected studies of moderate complexity, working directly with project team leaders and client representatives to assess and develop project goals and timelines. Assumes leadership responsibility as a contributing member of a multi-disciplinary clinical trials project team, communicating actively and frequently with other team members as needed.
- Independently creates, executes, maintains, and validates programs that transfer data across multiple data management systems or operating systems, combines data from a variety of sources and structures, generates and stores summary data from a variety of sources, generates reports or combines multiple databases and validates programs that generate listings, tables and figures using SAS.
- Manages and documents assignments to meet timelines and deliver high-quality work, being familiar with any relevant contractual obligations or limits.
- Increases knowledge base and professional skills in areas including programming, technology and techniques, clinical trials, and the pharmaceutical industry.
- Provides training and guidance to junior team members.
- Provides general infrastructure support to the department, including representing the company at industry conferences, presenting/teaching at department meetings, assisting in establishing training materials, and contributing to other general department documents or policies such as the development of departmental working practice documents and SOPs.
- Provides support to the bidding process as requested
PPD, Bengaluru, Karnataka
PROGRAMMER ANALYST II
2019.04 - 2021.04 (2 years)
Job overview
- Understood and followed the department's working practice documents and SOPs, and contributed to their development as needed.
- Understood and followed appropriate corporate SOPs.
- Independently created, executed, maintained, and validated programs that transfer data across multiple data management systems or operating systems, combined data from a variety of sources and structures, generated and stored summary data from a variety of sources, generated reports or combined multiple databases.
- Independently created, executed, maintained, and validated programs that generated listings, tables and figures using SAS.
- Performed other programming tasks as necessary to support Clinical Data Management and Biostatistics.
- Assessed and ensured the validity of all program outputs.
- Served as a project lead and oversees the work of other programmers on the team.
- Documented all work; managed assignments to meet timelines and produces high-quality deliverables.
- Functioned as a contributing member of a multi-disciplined team.
- Actively seek information to gain a good understanding of the role of the programmer in the overall process.
- Increased knowledge base and professional skills in areas including programming, technology and techniques, clinical trials, and the pharmaceutical industry.
- Provided general infrastructure support to the Biostatistics Department. Examples include presentation/teaching at Department meetings, contributing to other general department documents and policies, or assisting with Biostatistics web page content.
- Acted as a mentor and first-level escalation for Associate Programmer and Programmer Analyst I
- Provided quality control support
- Inputted into the bidding process and assisted with Biostats metrics.
PPD, Bengaluru, Karnataka
PROGRAMMER ANALYST
2017.04 - 2019.04 (2 years)
Job overview
- Understood and followed the department's working practice documents and SOPs, and contributed to their development as needed.
- Understood and followed appropriate corporate SOPs.
- Independently created, executed, maintained, and validated programs that transferred data across multiple data management systems or operating systems, combined data from a variety of sources and structures, generated and stored summary data from a variety of sources, generated reports or combined multiple databases.
- Independently created, executed, maintained, and validated programs that generated listings, tables and figures using SAS.
- Performed other programming tasks as necessary to support Clinical Data Management and Biostatistics.
- Assessed and ensured the validity of all program outputs.
- Served as a project lead on key deliverables within a study and oversee the work of other programmers on the team.
- Documented all work; managed assignments to meet timelines and produce high-quality deliverables.
- Functioned as a contributing member of a multi-disciplined team.
- Actively seek information to gain a good understanding of the role of the programmer in the overall process.
- Increased knowledge base and professional skills in areas including programming, technology and techniques, clinical trials, and the pharmaceutical industry.
- Provided general infrastructure support to the Biostatistics Department. Examples include presentation/teaching at Department meetings, contributing to other general department documents and policies, or assisting with Biostatistics web page content.
PPD, Bengaluru, Karnataka
ASSOCIATE PROGRAMMER ANALYST
2015.07 - 2017.04 (1 year & 9 months)
Job overview
- Created, executed, and maintained programs that transferred data across multiple data management systems or operating systems, combined data from a variety of sources and structures, generated and stored summary data from a variety of sources, generated reports, or combined multiple databases.
- Contributed to the programming support for the specification, production and validation of data listings for Data Management, Clinical Operations and the sponsor.
- Contributed to statistical analysis plans, mainly through table, listing and graph specifications.
- Provided programming support for the development and validation of the analysis database.
- Provided support for the production of statistical appendices, with appropriate documentation.
- Provided support for the validation of statistical appendices, with appropriate documentation.
- Ensured projects are well documented and consistent with company SOPs and working practices.
- Assessed and ensured the validity of all program outputs.
- Performed other programming tasks necessary to support Clinical Data Management and Biostatistics.
- Became familiar with the activities outlined in appropriate corporate SOPs, the department's working practice documents and SOPs, and contribute changes as needed. Learned and followed departmental procedures.
- Understood the project task time allocation and effectively manage own time spent on project tasks.
- Functioned effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary clinical trials project team, and communicated actively and frequently with other team members as needed.
- Actively seek information to gain a good understanding of the role of the programmer in the overall process.
- Increased knowledge base and professional skills in areas including programming technology and techniques, clinical trials, and the pharmaceutical industry.
Education
Bangalore University Bengaluru
Master of Science from Statistics
University Overview
Bangalore University Bengaluru
Bachelor of Science from Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
University Overview
Skills
- SAS Base Programming
- CDISC Standards (SDTM, ADaM)
- Clinical Trial Data Analysis
- Data Validation and Quality Control
- Statistical Analysis and Reporting
- Problem Solving
- Establishing interpersonal relationship
- Junior analyst coaching
- Strategic Planning
- Willingness to learn
Languages
English
Fluent
Hindi
Upper intermediate
Timeline
SENIOR PROGRAMMER ANALYST
PPD
2021.04 - Current (3 years & 5 months)
PROGRAMMER ANALYST II
PPD
2019.04 - 2021.04 (2 years)
PROGRAMMER ANALYST
PPD
2017.04 - 2019.04 (2 years)
ASSOCIATE PROGRAMMER ANALYST
PPD
2015.07 - 2017.04 (1 year & 9 months)
Bangalore University
Master of Science from Statistics
/2014
Bangalore University
Bachelor of Science from Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
/2012
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