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.

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