Job Title: Senior Clinical Database Programmer

Job Description

Design, program, and validate clinical trial reports, listings, and visualizations using tools such as SAS, R, or Python. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand the scope of work, requirements, plan, and execute deliverables in collaboration with data managers, clinical programmers, and management while adhering to established protocols.

Responsibilities

Design, program, and validate clinical trial reports, listings, and visualizations using tools such as SAS, R, or Python.

· Collaborate with stakeholders to understand the scope of work, requirements, plan, and execute deliverables in collaboration with data managers, clinical programmers, and management while adhering to established timelines.

· Demonstrated experience in programming, testing and validating programs and reports after development, ensuring accuracy, reliability, and compliance with regulatory and organizational standards.

· Strong ability to document specifications, validation processes and results, maintaining comprehensive records.

· Proven ability to support clinical review processes through the development, validation, and maintenance of robust, reliable, and innovative programming solutions.

· Experience with quality assurance processes and methodologies within clinical data management, including knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and other relevant regulatory guidelines.

· A deep understanding of the importance of data integrity in clinical trials, with the ability to design and implement processes that ensure the consistency, accuracy, and reliability of clinical data throughout the trial lifecycle.

· Experience with automation tools and techniques to improve the efficiency of clinical programming tasks, including the testing and validation phases. Familiarity with scripting and automation in R, Python, or SAS is a plus.

· Serve as a technical resource for the programming group, providing guidance on complex programming tasks, standards, and processes.

· In-depth knowledge of industry regulations and standards, including 21 CFR Part 11, CDISC (Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium), and ICH guidelines, with the ability to ensure all programming activities are compliant.

· Experience with version control systems and change management processes, ensuring that all changes to programming code and datasets are tracked, documented, and controlled.

· Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly document programming activities, testing results, and validation processes, and effectively communicate findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

· Participate in project management cross-functional teams that work on standard operating procedures, guidelines, process improvements, system validation and acquisition, customization and integration of new tools and technologies.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Bachelor’s in computer science or health-related field and/or related discipline with 6-8 years of experience in clinical programming or relevant work experience.Experience in CRO or CDM vendor management in oncology.Early phase adaptive trial management experience preferred.Experience with CDASH terminology.Experience with R or SAS programming techniques is a plus.Experience with Rave, Spotfire, and/or JReview is a plus.Self-motivated and takes pride in your work.Results-oriented team player who enjoys working collaboratively and building positive relationships.Attention to detail and ability to proactively identify issues with a solutions-oriented approach.

Work Environment

This is a fully remote position operating on West Coast hours.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of South San Francisco, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $80.00 - $110.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 24, 2026.

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