Principal Programmer Analyst

Job Description

Serves as a lead programmer or project lead on studies or drug programs of all 
complexities and size scales. Works directly with project team leaders and client 
representatives to conduct team meetings, develop and maintain project 
timelines, assess and forecast resources, and ensure adherence to study budgets 
and any relevant contractual obligations or limits with clients.
• Suggests, plans and provides developments to tools and techniques for 
improving process efficiencies. Actively contributes to process or tool 
improvement efforts including leadership of solution teams. Represents the 
department to clients on study matters, bid defenses or submission or review of 
clinical data to regulatory authorities, directly contributing to proposals and bids.
• May serve as company project manager on projects limited to only biometrics 
services.
• Provides general infrastructure support to the department, including 
representing the company at industry conferences, presenting/teaching at 
department meetings, assisting in establishing training materials, contributing to 
other general department documents or policies, and contributing to process 
improvement and department initiatives.
• Increases knowledge base and professional skills for self and junior team 
members if applicable, in areas including programming technology and 
techniques, clinical trials, and developments in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Provides feedback to managers on employee performance for employee development, performance reviews and training.
• Works to increase the visibility of the company by encouraging the publication of 
articles in industry journals and presentations at conferences.
• Contributes to the department recruitment/candidate interview process.