Biostatistical Programming Manager

• Provide technical solutions to programming problems within CfOR
• Lead and develop technical programming and process improvement initiatives within CfOR
• Represent the programming function and participate in multidisciplinary project team meetings
• Project manage all programming activities, according to agreed resource and timeline plans
• Ensure all programming activities on the project adhere to departmental standards
• Write and/or review and approve all programming plans
• Oversee the work of outsourced resources assigned to project
• Lead and/or participate in the development and review of CfOR Policies, SOPs and other controlled documents
• Participate in the recruitment of programming staff
• Actively participate in external professional organizations, conferences and/or meetings
• Provide input to and participate in intra-departmental and CfOR meetings
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of programming, CfOR, and Research and Development (R&D)
• Manage staff performance and oversee staff assignments and utilization
• Enhance and support existing R Shiny applications with a focus on front-end improvements
• Provide support for the Atlas web-based application from the OHDSI community
• Develop and implement web solutions using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Implement CI/CD processes to ensure efficient and reliable deployment of applications
• Manage and optimize data workflows to support efficient data processing and analysis
• Stay updated with R programming trends and integrate new technologies as needed
• Establish coding standards and best practices for R package and R Shiny development
• Optimize performance and refactor code to enhance efficiency and reliability
• Validate and test software tools

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. Managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources in programming projects and Experience in R Shiny, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• At least six (6) years of relevant experience in full stack development

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other relevant scientific subject
• Training or experience using the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) common data model
• Experience working with the OHDSI community and supporting Shiny applications
• Familiarity with Real-World Evidence and its applications in observational studies

Experience:

• Developing and maintaining web applications using R Shiny
• Supporting and enhancing web-based applications in a collaborative environment
• Collaborating with multi-functional teams to deliver technical solutions that meet user requirements
• Global collaboration
• Request fulfillment oversight, clarifying requirements, project tracking, project fulfillment, statistical programming, issue resolution, expert resource, results delivery

Key Competencies

• Required: Proficient in R and R Shiny (Intermediate)
• Required: HTML (Expert)
• Required: CSS (Expert)
• Required: JavaScript (Expert)
• Preferred: Python (Intermediate)
• Git workflows using version control
• Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Ability to have efficient exchanges with colleagues across geographical locations
• Agile project management
• Real-world data (RWD) including insurance claims databases, electronic medical records and patient registries; for example, Market Scan, Optum, PharMetrics, Flatiron, Medicare
• OMOP common data model
• Scientific / technical excellence
• Oral and written communication, documentation skills
• Leadership
• Innovation
• Teamwork
• Problem solving
• Attention to detail
• Learning attitude.