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Principal Clinical Programmer (Rave/Veeva)

8 years years
Not Disclosed
10 Aug. 29, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Remote Education: Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree preferred, In lieu of Bachelor’s degree, equivalent related education and experience. Skills: Causality Assessment, Clinical SAS Programming, Communication Skills, CPC Certified, GCP guidelines, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

🧾 Job Title: Principal Clinical Programmer (Rave/Veeva)

Job ID: 25002704
Location: IND – Remote
Updated: August 22, 2025


🧬 About Syneos Health

Syneos Health® is a global, fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions provider. With 29,000 employees across 110 countries, we deliver clinical, medical affairs, and commercial services designed to accelerate the development and commercialization of therapies.

  • 94% of all novel FDA-approved drugs (past 5 years)

  • 95% of EMA-authorized products

  • 200+ studies conducted across 73,000 sites and 675,000+ patients

Motto: WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE


💡 Why Join Us?

  • 🚀 Career Growth & Progression

  • 🌍 Diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace culture

  • 🧑‍🏫 Supportive line management and technical mentoring

  • 🛠️ Cutting-edge tools and cross-functional collaboration

  • 🧘 Total Self Culture – Encouraging authenticity and well-being


🎯 Key Responsibilities

🔧 Clinical Programming Leadership

  • Provide application administration and technical expertise on clinical tools including:

    • Medidata Rave, Oracle OC/RDC, Oracle Inform, SAS

    • Supporting tools (e.g., reporting, migration, custom functions)

  • Design, develop, validate, and maintain software using standard development procedures

  • Serve as lead clinical programmer on multiple concurrent studies (5–20 depending on scope)

🗂️ Project & Application Management

  • Generate and maintain specifications, annotated CRFs, edit checks, import/export setups, listings, and custom reports

  • Conduct system integration, UAT, application upgrades, and proactive performance monitoring

  • Actively participate in project teams, client discussions, QSCs, bid defenses, and sponsor audits

  • Supervise and mentor junior programmers; manage performance appraisals and career development

  • Oversee application vendors and monitor service level agreements (SLAs)

📊 Quality Assurance & Governance

  • Perform senior-level review of multi-study core programming deliverables

  • Manage study budgets, project progress, scope tracking, and change orders

  • Contribute to SOP/work instruction updates and ensure alignment with organizational standards

  • Resolve programming issues and prioritize deliverables with internal teams and sponsors


🧠 Required Qualifications & Skills

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree required (Master’s preferred) in a relevant field

  • Equivalent education and experience will be considered

🧰 Technical Skills & Experience:

  • 8+ years of end-to-end clinical programming experience in Medidata Rave or Veeva EDC

  • Strong hands-on experience with:

    • EDC Study Build

    • eCRF development

    • Edit check programming

    • Migrations & Post-Production Changes (PPC)

    • Custom Functions (especially for Rave)

  • Knowledge of programming languages like PL/SQL, SAS, C#, or VB preferred

  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

  • Prior leadership or lead programmer experience is essential

  • Must have strong problem-solving, multi-tasking, and communication skills

  • Prior experience in a matrix-structured environment is preferred

  • Willingness to travel up to 25%


🏢 Additional Information

  • Tasks and responsibilities may be adjusted based on project needs

  • Equivalent qualifications may substitute those listed

  • This job posting does not constitute an employment contract

  • Syneos Health is committed to:

    • Equal Opportunity Employment (EU Equality Directive)

    • ADA Compliance (reasonable accommodations available)


📬 How to Apply


🌍 Diversity & Inclusion Commitment

At Syneos Health, we value diverse perspectives, transferrable skills, and authenticity. Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply and explore how you can make an impact with us.