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Professional experience

Sirtex Medical Inc – Woburn, MA July 2019 – Present

Statistical Programmer

Serve as lead programmer on ad-hoc, observational, and clinical studies.

Produce summary results of tables, listings, and figures (TLFs), via Base SAS, PROC SQL, PROC REPORT, PROC TABULATE, SAS/STAT, SAS/GRAPH, and MS EXCEL spreadsheets, using the SAS Output Delivery System (ODS).

Manipulate data from clinical trials/study registries, reading flat files into SAS Life Sciences Applications Framework (LSAF).

Conduct descriptive and statistical analyses, (i.e. measures of central tendency, frequency distributions, multiple logistic regression, survival, and proportional hazards) using packages in SAS/STAT including (but not limited to) PROC MEANS/SUMMARY, PROC FREQ, PROC TTEST, PROC LOGISTIC, PROC NPAR1WAY, PROC LIFETEST, and PROC PHREG.

Conduct data checks on data originating from both clinical and investigator-initiated trials (IITs).

Contribute to creation and implementation of programming-specific standard operating procedures (SOPs) and working instructions (WIs) for purpose of streamlining and standardizing programming activities.

Develop modular code using the SAS Macro Language.

Adelphi Values, Patient-Centered Outcomes– Boston, MA September 2018 – July 2019

Senior SAS Programmer

Produced summary results on various Quality of Life (QoL) measures with PROC SQL, PROC REPORT, PROC TABULATE, SAS/STAT, using SAS ODS.

Served as lead programmer on clinical studies where secondary study endpoints were patient-reported and clinician-reported outcomes.

Derive/QC analytic datasets using ADaM/SDTM inputs.

DOCSGlobal – ICON PLC January 2018 – October 2018

Senior Programmer/Consultant to Amgen, Inc., Center for Observational Research (CfOR)

Using EMR/Medical claims information, wrote programs using SQL pass-through/Hadoop to create/validate analytic datasets (Truven MarketScan, Optum, Flatiron OSCER), compliant with OMOP CDM standards.

Produced summary results with PROC SQL, PROC REPORT, PROC TABULATE, SAS/STAT, using SAS ODS.

Was lead programmer on observational studies (both retrospective and prospective).

Calculated incidence rate/proportion of disease/medication usage utilizing claims/encounter/EMR data.

IQVIA– Cambridge, MA November 2011– December 2017

Statistical Programmer II - Senior Statistical Programmer

Created programs used to create and validate TLFs with Base SAS and SAS/STAT

Programmed, planned, lead, and co-ordinated: (i) the programming, testing, and documentation of statistical programs for use in creating statistical tables and listing summaries, (ii) the programming of analysis databases (derived datasets) and transfers of data for internal and external clients and (iii) the programming of database quality control checks.

Developed reusable code to optimize programming efficiencies using SAS MACRO.

Lead and/or contributed to development of analysis dataset specifications for studies.

Produced summary reports/figures with PROC SQL, PROC REPORT, SAS/STAT, SAS ODS, and SAS/GRAPH

Created/validated ADaM datasets, in accordance with CDISC standards, using SDTM domains as inputs.

Programmed/performed QC of SDTM domains.

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care – Boston, MA January 2010 – July 2011

SAS Programmer/Analyst II

Supplied programming support for analyses using medical and pharmacy claims data from internal and external data sources.

Wrote programs to conduct descriptive and statistical analyses with Base SAS, SAS/STAT, SAS MACRO, and PROC SQL.

Created summary reports with PROC SQL, PROC REPORT, and SAS ODS.

Accentuate Staffing, Raleigh, NC August 2009 - November 2009

Consultant (Data Analyst)

Created analysis datasets using Medicare and Medicaid claims data using PROC SQL.

Generated reports of providers within network, and utilization of health services using SAS ODS.

Combined complex data utilizing Base SAS, SAS MACRO, and PROC SQL.

PPD, Inc., Morrisville, NC December 2007 – July 2009

Programmer Analyst

Created, executed, maintained, and validated output from programs used to generate TLFs with Base SAS, PROC COMPARE, and PROC REPORT.

Developed programs to create and validate data in CDISC STDM format.

Extracted, transformed, loaded (ETL), manipulated, and combined complex data utilizing Base SAS, SAS MACRO, and PROC SQL.

Documented work and managed assignments to meet timelines.

Implemented guidelines and procedures for the proper maintenance, auditing, and archival of project documentation in compliance with departmental and corporate SOPs.

Worked on Phase I clinical trials.

Communicated with project team to complete assigned tasks on time and within budget.

GlaxoSmithKline, Worldwide Epidemiology, Biomedical Data Sciences, RTP, NC June 2006 – December 2007

Consultant, SAS Data Analyst

Provided programming and database support for descriptive and epidemiologic observational studies utilizing health insurance, medical, and pharmacy claims data.

Developed programs for descriptive, statistical, and health outcomes analyses of internal and external data sources using Base SAS, SAS/STAT, and SAS MACRO.

Conducted quality checks of individual work and work done by other SAS data analysts.

Generated reports of results from analyses using PROC TABULATE, PROC FREQ, and PROC SQL.

MedStar Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD October 2004 – May 2006

Research Associate

Created and maintained MS Access databases and automated applications for data collected from observational and randomized controlled intervention studies via VBA and SAS programming.

Performed descriptive and statistical analyses; output tables.

Wrote and edited statistical/data management portions of grant proposals.

Developed and tested data collection forms to be used in medical record reviews.

Independence Blue Cross, Inc., Philadelphia, PA November 1998 – March 2004

Research and Evaluation

Wrote and edited reports summarizing results of data analyses.

Wrote SAS code to create summary reports via SAS ODS RTF, SAS DDE.

Performed SAS programming to clean, manipulate, and integrate data; modified existing and created reusable SAS MACRO code.

Drafted quality improvement assessments (QIAs) for the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).

Conducted statistical and health outcomes analyses using PROC LOGISTIC, PROC GENMOD, PROC SURVEYMEANS, and PROC GLM to measure compliance to guidelines for treatment of chronic conditions, level of member access to PCPs after regular office hours, trending of HEDIS effectiveness-of-care measures, and to identify key predictors of member satisfaction with their health care.

Education

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

School of Public Health

M.P.H., Epidemiology

Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA B.A., Biology, (Minor: English)

Certifications and awards

SAS Programming II, Manipulating Data with the DATA Step, SAS Institute, New York, NY

SAS Programming III, Advanced Techniques, SAS Institute, New York, NY

SAS Macro Language, SAS Institute, Wayne, PA

SAS Macro Programming, Advanced Techniques, SAS Institute, Wayne, PA,

Software: Windows 98-95/2000/NT/XP, UNIX, MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Word), VBA, Base SAS, SAS/MACRO, SAS/STAT, SAS/GRAPH, SAS Enterprise Guide, and SAS LSAF.

Profile

Over 15 years SAS programming experience

Strong oral and written communication skills

Strong understanding of epidemiological, clinical, and statistical methods

Able to work independently and as a cooperative team member

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