We are vital links between an idea for a new medicine and the people who need it. We are the people of PPD — thousands of employees in locations worldwide connected by tenacity and passion for our purpose: to improve health. You will be joining a truly collaborative and winning culture as we strive to bend the time and cost curve of delivering life-saving therapies to patients.

Summarized Purpose:

Provides bioinformatics programming support for some or all of the following activities: creation and maintenance of programs used for data management, data validation, analysis data, statistical report generation, and program validation. Communicates optimally within a multi-disciplinary project team to complete work you're leading on time and within budget.

Essential Functions:

• Actively seeks information to gain a good understanding of the programming role and the overall process, including following departmental working practice documents and SOPs. Documents all work and manages own assignments to meet timelines and deliver high quality.
• Functions as a team member by working with study team leads to ensure they are kept informed of progress on tasks assigned.
• Increases knowledge base and professional skills in areas including programming, technology and techniques, clinical trials, and the pharmaceutical industry by working closely with mentors, attending presentations / teaching events, and contributing to other general department documents and policies by assisting mentors with implementing best practice documents and articles.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, statistics, biostatistics, mathematics or related field or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification.
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0 to 2 years).
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• Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the individual with the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Fundamental understanding of one or more programming languages.
• Crucial attention to detail.
• Decent problem solving skills.
• Decent written and verbal communications skills.
• Basic organizational skills with the ability to adapt and adjust to changing priorities.
• Positive attitude and the ability to work well.
• Proven initiative and motivation.

Working Environment:

PPD values the health and wellbeing of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:

Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.

Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours.

Ability to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.

Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.