Basel, Basel, Switzerland
I am working in the pharmaceutical industry for over 14 years as a statistical programmer and standard tools developer (SAS, Python, R). Creative, innovative and energetic, I strive for improving the life of my stake holders and ultimately the patients. I'm enthusiast about Open Source and Data. I enjoy learning the latest developments in this field (e.g. Machine Learning and Linked data).
I use my experience to help clients, i.e. pharmaceutical compagnies, with their various IT and business needs.
I am responsible for supporting the programming activities of standard systems and tools for the Statistical Programmers community at Novartis (several hundreds end users). I provided state of the art programming solutions (mostly SAS), training and documentation to the end users. I specialized in SDTM metadata driven systems, working closely with CDISC standards and GxP requirements. This requires advanced analytical skills and communication skills.
I lead a team of statistical programmers working on a phase III mega trial. Part of the work involved coordination with other functions (like Statistics or Data Management), facing challenges (big data, resource attrition, new standards being used) and bringing fresh ideas.
- Statistical SAS programmer/analyst: CRF annotations, specifications writing and programing of the analysis datasets and reporting outputs for clinical trials submissions to the health authorities. - Lead a programming team on a CNS phase II study. - Strong relationship with other functions (Science, Statistics, Data Management) and external partners. - Involved in phase 3 oncology studies and phase II/III CNS studies. - Member of the global data standards office (implementing CDISC SDTM). - Member of the global standard reporting tool team.