Battelle · 8 hours ago
Senior Programmer
Portsmouth, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expBattelle is a research and development organization that conducts critical services for various clients, including government agencies. They are seeking a Senior Programmer to support their Health Research and Analytics business line, focusing on public health programs and providing programming, data management, and analytic support using SAS and other statistical software.
Biotechnology
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Establishes data requirements from a non‐technical customer, writes applicable programs, and delivers results in a comprehensible format
Extracts data from large tables and manipulates complex datasets, in particular, military healthcare claims data
Applies and interprets analytical and mathematical tools through the programming environment to address complex issues involving multiple table structures with complex query designs
Provides SAS programming and technical expertise on statistical analysis, methods, and techniques for epidemiological or research studies. Constructs SAS programs
Reviews SAS programs others have written for correctness and efficiency
Formulates analysis and data collection plans
Routinely explores existing databases and resources to identify opportunities to improve existing or create new products
Occasionally performs sample, size, and power calculations and stratification and randomization of studies
Ensures the statistical validity and epidemiological applicability of study activities
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific fields such as computer science, data science, biostatistics or epidemiology
5 – 12 years of experience in the field or in a related area
Minimum 5 years' SAS experience writing and debugging programs
Expertise and mastery of the SAS language and other statistical packages such as R
Experience with SAS DATA Step Processing, SQL Processing, SAS Macro Language, SAS/STAT, SAS/GRAPH, Data Management with Large Datasets
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance
Preferred
Master's degree preferred in relevant scientific fields such as computer science, data science, biostatistics or epidemiology
Familiarity with ICD-9/10-CM diagnosis and procedures codes and CPT codes
Experience with Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standards
Benefits
Balance life through a compressed work schedule: Most of our team follows a flexible, compressed work schedule that allows for every other Friday off—giving you a dedicated day to accomplish things in your personal life without using vacation time.
Enjoy enhanced work flexibility, including a hybrid arrangement: You have options for where and when you work. Our Together with Flexibility model allows you to work 60% in-office and 40% remote, with Monday and Tuesday as common in-office days, dependent on team and position needs.
Take time to recharge: You get paid time off to support work-life balance and keep motivated.
Prioritize wellness: Stay healthy with medical, dental, and vision coverage with wellness incentives and benefits plus a variety of optional supplemental benefits.
Better together: Coverage for partners, gender-affirming care and health support, and family formation support.
Build your financial future: Build financial stability with an industry-leading 401(k) retirement savings plan. For most employees, we put in 5 percent whether you contribute or not, and match your contributions on top of that.
Advance your education: Tuition assistance is available to pursue higher education.
Company
Battelle
Battelle Memorial Institute is a nonprofit research and development organization.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$422.1MKey Investors
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)National Science Foundation
2023-11-08Grant· $6.1M
2023-09-22Grant· $416M
Leadership Team
Lou Von Thaer
President and Chief Executive Officer
Matt Vaughan
President of Contract Research
Recent News
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