EST Hours R Programming Consultant - SAS, R, and SQL Roche (Indianapolis), Genentech, Johnson & Johnson, Beckman Coulter, AbbVie, Abbott

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The R programming consultant will have a significant impact in shaping our business function by supporting adoption of the R programming language. This role will primarily be responsible for migration of SAS and VBASIC legacy programs to the R programming language, inclusive of specifications development, coding, and validation. This role will also support training and mentoring of experienced SAS users as they migrate to the R environment.

This role will report to the Senior Director of Clinical Data Management and Data Engineering within Medical Affairs.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with a cross-functional team within biostatistics, data management, and analytics to transition applications written in SAS or VBASIC to R.
• Conduct code review and technical assessment of legacy programs and suitability for migration to R.
• Recode applications in SAS to R; Select appropriate R packages, functions, and algorithms to migrate legacy SAS programs to the R environment.
• Develop and maintain documentation associated with migration activities including programming specifications, validations plans, test cases, and reports.
• Support training and mentoring of experienced SAS users as they migrate to the R environment.

Your expertise:

• A master s degree in mathematics, statistics, or computer science is preferred. Other candidates with degrees in a quantitative field and advanced undergraduate or graduate-level statistical coursework will be considered.
• A minimum of 8 years in a statistical programming capacity, preferably within the medical device or biopharmaceutical industry. Candidates must have experience programming in SAS and R directed towards analysis of clinical trial data and in supporting ETL pipelines from clinical data management to biostatistics.
• Ideal candidates will have experience supporting transition of statistical analysis programs from SAS to R.
• Strong programming experience within SAS, R, and SQL is required. Experience with Python, VBASIC, and a dashboard language such as PowerBI, Qlik, or Tableau is a plus.
• Experience with modern database platforms, such as SnowFlake and Delta DataLake, is desired.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills, problem solving and critical thinking skills.

Required Technical Skills

• Mandatory:

o R programming (minimum 3 years, part of the required 8+ years total experience)

o SAS

o SQL

o Statistical programming experience

• Highly Preferred:

o Python

o VBA / VBASIC

o Snowflake

o Data Lake experience

Required Soft Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication
• Ability to collaborate across statisticians, data engineers, and data scientists
• Critical thinking and ability to extract necessary information
• Experience advising on R programming structure and infrastructure
• Ability to support SAS R programming transitions
• Demonstrated teamwork and continuous interaction (not an independent-only role)

Education Requirements

• Master s degree preferred
• Bachelor s degree required with 8+ years relevant experience

Top 6 Success Factors

1. R programming experience (minimum 3 years)
2. SAS experience
3. Prior experience working with statistical departments
4. Strong interpersonal / communication skills with consistent team interaction
5. Hands-on experience transitioning work from SAS to R
6. Background in medical device or pharmaceutical industries

Transferable Backgrounds

• None. Candidates must have R programming experience.

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