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Senior Clinical Programmer (Dm Sas)

5+ years years
not specified
10 Sept. 5, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Remote Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent combination of 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:

Senior Clinical Programmer (DM SAS)

📍 Location: Remote (India)
🆔 Job ID: 25999927
📅 Updated On: August 21, 2025
🏢 Company: Syneos Health


🏢 About Syneos Health

Syneos Health® is a global, fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions provider dedicated to accelerating customer success. With 29,000+ employees across 110 countries, we bring together clinical, medical affairs, and commercial insights to deliver smarter and faster solutions.

Over the past 5 years:

  • Supported 94% of FDA-approved novel drugs

  • Backed 95% of EMA-authorized products

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

🌍 Learn more: www.syneoshealth.com


👨‍💻 Role Overview

As a Senior Clinical Programmer (DM SAS), you will be responsible for developing, validating, and maintaining clinical data systems, tools, and SAS programs that support data collection, cleaning, mapping, and reporting for clinical trials. You will lead study builds, guide junior programmers, and support clinical teams in ensuring data quality and integrity.


🎯 Key Responsibilities

🛠️ Technical Development & Support

  • Utilize tools such as Medidata Rave, Oracle Inform/OC/RDC, SAS, etc., to:

    • Design, write, and validate software

    • Support annotated CRFs, database creation, edit checks, imports/exports, listings, and custom reports

  • Perform system integration, application updates, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

  • Administer applications and act as SME for core clinical software platforms

  • Monitor system workflows, performance, and errors; provide second-tier help desk support

📊 Programming and Data Management

  • Develop SAS programs, listings, and reusable macros

  • Perform CDISC/SDTM and external vendor data mapping

  • Generate validation documentation and reports

  • Create specifications and oversee programming deliverables

  • Conduct high-quality peer reviews and ensure accuracy of outputs

👥 Project & Team Leadership

  • Lead programming activities for 3–10 concurrent studies (depending on complexity)

  • Attend project meetings, lead Quick Start Camps (QSCs), and collaborate with cross-functional teams

  • Provide training, mentorship, and guidance to junior programmers and other team members

  • Participate in sponsor audits and provide audit support when needed

  • Monitor project timelines, resources, and scope; manage or assist with change orders


Required Skills & Qualifications

📚 Education

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience

🧠 Experience & Skills

  • Minimum 5+ years of experience in clinical programming

  • Hands-on experience in:

    • Listings programming

    • Macro creation

    • SAS mapping

    • Study build activities

    • CDISC data standards

    • External/vendor data handling

  • Preferred: Base and Advanced SAS certifications

  • Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills

  • Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment

  • Experience in a matrix-structured environment preferred

  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

  • Bonus: Familiarity with PL/SQL, C#, or VB

🚗 Travel

  • Willingness to travel up to 25%, as needed


🌟 Why Work at Syneos Health

  • Culture built around authenticity, diversity, and inclusion

  • Career progression opportunities through technical and therapeutic training

  • Recognition programs and total rewards

  • Focus on employee well-being with our Total Self culture


📥 How to Apply

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📝 Additional Information

  • This job description is not exhaustive; other tasks may be assigned as needed.

  • Equivalent experience and skills will be considered where applicable.

  • Syneos Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and EU Equality Directive.


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