SR Statiscian SAS Programmer At ICAP

Position Summary

In partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ICAP is conducting Population-based HIV Impact Assessments (PHIA) in up to 20 PEPFAR-supported countries. Each PHIA will define the status of the national HIV epidemic, guide global and local allocation of funding and resources based on evidence, and integrate capacity building of country stakeholders in the design, conduct, analysis, and use of PHIAs.

Reporting to the Statistical Program Manager, the Senior Statistician/SAS Programmer will execute Statistical Analysis Plans (SAPs) according to project specifications. More details on ICAP’s PHIA Project may be found at: https://phia.icap.columbia.edu/

Responsibilities

• Provide statistical representation and leadership on project and protocol teams (5%)
• Participate in the creation and review of Standard Operating Procedures (5%)
• Responsible for preparation of SAPs, including the result tables, figures, and listing for inclusion in the study report and/or publications (5%)
• Oversee and confirm the validation of all results (5%)
• Design, perform and interpret ad hoc analyses when needed. (5%)
• Lead statistical programming teams in conducting and validating statistical analyses (5%)
• Conduct SAP review to suggest directors of best analytical option (5%)
• Report on timeline and needed resources for assigned statistical projects (5%)
• Provide statistical programming expertise to SAS programmers on project team (10%)
• Write and execute statistical programs for the creation of tables, figures, listings, and analysis databases (20%)
• Work with the data management team to ensure data sets are ready for analysis or dissemination (10%)
• Write SAS code for Macros and utilize SAS Macro library (5%)
• Ensure all programming activities and processes are conducted according to the PHIA project standard operating procedures and/or sponsor requirements (5%)
• Participation in project meetings (5%)
• Performs other related duties as directed (5%)

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent in training and education plus four years of related experience.
• Experience in projecting workflow to meet deadline with available resources
• Demonstrate leadership across statistical and statistical programming teams
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
• Advanced knowledge of Base SAS, SAS/STAT and SAS Macro Language
• Highly organized with the ability to clearly communicate, verbally and in writing, overall and technical project information

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree or PhD in Statistics, Survey Statistics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology or related discipline, or equivalent in education and experience
• Experience in HIV related field
• Knowledge of large scale survey analyses