Job description
About the Position
PHASTAR work within the pharmaceutical industry and use SAS (www.sas.com) as a programming language on a daily basis. We are looking for individuals to train as statistical programmers.
You will receive thorough classroom based training for a number of weeks and then dedicated mentoring to help you become a proficient SAS programmer. After training, you will begin to work on our projects with our clients and begin to make a difference in the development of drugs within the pharmaceutical industry. After the classroom training, you will then get involved in the analysis of a simulated clinical trial.
By the end of the training you will be able to:
Have an understanding of the process of collecting and analysing data from clinical trials
Analyse and report data from clinical trials
Gained expertise as a SAS programmer
Produce tables, figures and listings that would become part of a clinical report
Manipulate data using dataset programming
Understand industry standards (e.g. CDISC standards – SDTM and ADaM)
After the initial few months of training, you will then be assigned to a client project, working on clinical trials in the development of new medicines. We have a large variety of projects, covering various disease areas and phases of drug development.
Candidate Requirement
Educated to degree level within a computing, science or mathematical subject
Exceptional and highly motivated candidates with equivalent or lower qualifications with experience in computing, science or mathematics above will also be considered
Experience working in a computer programming environment is desired
Genuine interest in data analysis and computer programming and working within the pharmaceutical industry
Excellent written and verbal communication (in English)
A clear thinker with a logical approach
Hard-working with a positive attitude
Aptitude for learning and developing your skill set
Ability to work in the Kenya on a full time basis without any restrictions
The role is office based in Nairobi
To apply for this position please send an up to date CV.
Please visit www.phastar.com for further information on the company.
