Statistical SAS Programmer

Bharat Thakkar

Management and Programmer Analyst VA Pharmacy Benefits Management-VA Center for Medication Safety (VA MedSAFE)

***********@*****.***

(630) 888 - 4372

Summary

Statistical SAS programming in the pharmaceutical industry. Programming for Clinical trials generating TLG,

CDISC data transformation.

Experience in working with Base SAS and SAS tools emphasizing: analysis, design, development,

implementation.

• Strong experience in Base SAS, SAS Macros, SAS Access, SAS Connect, SAS SQL, SAS Graph, SAS Stat

and SAS/ODS.

• Extensive knowledge in Case Report Forms (CRF), Clinical Trials, Clinical Data Analysis, Clinical Data

migration, Creating CRT Analysis datasets, Generating Statistical Analysis Files, Tables, Listings, Graphs,

Validations and Documentation.

• Designed, built and tested a series of SAS programs to generate PDF, HTML, RTF format outputs using SAS

ODS.

• Extensively used SAS Macros, Base SAS and PROCS (SQL, PRINT, REPORT, FREQ, ANOVA, REG,

MEANS, MIXED, TABULATE, etc.)

• Used SAS ODS to create HTML, RTF and PDF outputs files in the process of producing reports.

• Knowledge or Parametric and Non Parametric testing methods.

Specialties

SAS-base, SAS-stat, SAS-macro, and CDISC SDTM standards.

Use PROC PLAN to create auto randomization for clinical trials.

Design info-path form connecting users to a SQL database.

Statistical analysis using R code (example creating Heat maps).

Experience

Management and Programmer Analyst at US Department of Veterans Affairs

June 2010 - Present (2 years)

VA Pharmacy Benefits Management-VA Center for Medication Safety (VA MedSAFE)

Department of Veterans Affairs

Center for Medication Safety (VA MedSafe)

Active Surveillance analysis (Signal detection) for vaccine using Indirect adjustment method to assess

incidence rate ratios (IRR) of pre-specified adverse events following H1N1 vaccination relative to

background rates, adjusting for seasonal influenza vaccine exposure and/or other potential confounding

factors.

Using a common data model (CDM) standard SAS macros for Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership

(OMOP) project designed to help improve the monitoring of drugs for safety.

Health Outcome of Interest (HOI) and Drug Outcome of Interest (DOI) analysis:

Statistical SAS Programmer at COMSYS part of Manpower Inc.

April 2010 - July 2010 (4 months)

Generating TLG based on standardized Macros for oncology abstracts for one their clients Genentech.

1 recommendation available upon request

Senior SAS Research at Premier Research Group

September 2007 - March 2010 (2 years 7 months)

My experience includes 2 1/2 years of CDISC expert with SDTM experience and 18 years of SAS

programming for data extracts from Oracle Clinical, generate data listings and tables, data validation, data

analysis, and report generation

3 recommendations available upon request

SAS Programmer at US Department of Veterans Affairs

July 1992 - December 2007 (15 years 6 months)

Database Management and SAS programming for Clinical trials.

SAS Programmer at E.F Wonderlic

December 1991 - July 1992 (8 months)

SAS programmer for analysis of the E.F Wonderlic tests.

Skills & Expertise

SAS, Clinical Trials, SAS/SQL, R, CDISC, CRO, Statistics, Validation, Statistical Programming,

NDA, SDTM, Pharmacovigilance,

Education

Illinois Institute of Technology

MS, Computer Science, 1990 - 1991

Activities and Societies: Graduated December 1991.

University of Illinois at Chicago

BS, Mechanical Engineering, 1984 - 1989

Activities and Societies: Graduated March 1989.

Honors and Awards

None

Interests

Clinical programming, CDISC data transformation,

Bharat Thakkar

Management and Programmer Analyst VA Pharmacy Benefits Management-VA Center for Medication

Safety (VA MedSAFE)

***********@*****.***

4 people have recommended Bharat

"Bharat joined our team and with a very short ramp up time became productive with a new client quickly and

effectively. We were very happy with his contribution to the team!"

Lyn Fenex, Business Development Manager, COMSYS, worked directly with Bharat at COMSYS part of

Manpower Inc.

"As Bharat Thakkar's manager from 2007-2008 at Premier Research Group, I would fully endorse his

performance as a Senior SAS Programmer. Bharat reported directly to me during those years, and participated

enthusiastically in a variety of team projects and company initiatives that furthered our department. He is

skilled in producing SAS tables, listings and graphs from an SAP (Statistical Analysis Plan), and helped us

deliver 6 studies for one client on an aggressive timeline. Later when our focus shifted to CDISC innovation,

he developed expertise in SDTM conversion techniques and helped support 7 studies that comprised a full

NDA submission, again, on a very aggressive timeline. He also interspersed assignments as a Lead

Operations Programmer delivering daily listings and production on demand. Bharat is a knowledgeable,

dependable SAS programmer, and adaptable worker who enjoys problem solving and challenging projects.

He is a responsible and motivated professional that brought a positive attitude and collaborative spirit to his

projects. Bharat would be an asset to any SAS programming group."

Adrienne Koranda, Senior Manager of Programming and Systems Development for Biometrics

Technical Operations, Premier Research Group, managed Bharat at Premier Research Group

"Bharat was one of my first programming hires at Premier research. He came in already at a senior level. I

found him to be very dependable and always one of the first to offer input and to take on challenging tasks.

Bharat was a valued member of our programming team and I hope to be able to work with him again in the

future."

Tom Kalfas, Director, Global Biometrics (Technical Operations), Premier Research Group, managed

Bharat indirectly at Premier Research Group

"Bharat is a responsible, dependble, self-motivated employee. It's been a pleasure to work with him!"

Kelly Fillbrandt, Senior Manager, Programming and Systems Development, Premier Research

Group, managed Bharat at Premier Research Group

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