Data Manager/SAS Programmer (Health Research Exp. Req.) (Job 842) at DHL Holdings Corp in Bethesda, Maryland

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About Us

DLH delivers improved health and national security readiness solutions for federal programs through science research and development, systems engineering and integration, and digital transformation. Our experts in public health, performance evaluation, and health operations solve the complex problems faced by civilian and military customers alike by leveraging advanced tools including digital transformation, artificial intelligence, data analytics, cloud enablement, modeling, and simulation, and more. With over 3,200 employees dedicated to the idea that Your Mission is Our Passion, DLH brings a unique combination of government sector experience, proven methodology, and unwavering commitment to innovation to improve the lives of millions.

Overview

We are currently seeking an intermediate-level Data Manager/SAS programmer who, under the limited direction of senior data managers and programmers, will provide both data management and programming support for federally-funded and commercially-funded clinical research and epidemiological studies. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes other data managers and programmers, epidemiologists, and operations staff. You will play a critical role in the management of data for these studies by developing and maintaining programs that support the full lifecycle of a study. You will develop programs and processes to build study datasets, monitor the quality of the data collected, generate reports to inform the progress of the studies, and summarize the study data from a scientific and operational perspective. Ultimately, you will contribute to the development of analysis datasets and statistical programming that results in publications in scientific journals. This position offers many opportunities for professional development, innovation, and collaboration across disciplines.  

Responsibilities

• Writing, testing, and revising programs, predominantly in SAS.
• Creating annotated case report forms and questionnaires.
• Developing reports and dashboards for internal and external study monitoring purposes.
• Constructing codebooks, data dictionaries, and format files.
• Creating analytical datasets.
• Reviewing and fulfilling data requests submitted by internal and external clients.
• Developing and maintaining data management plans, study documentation, and data inventories.
• Testing and validating data collection procedures and systems.
• Ensuring quality by following established standards and procedures and incorporating QC feedback.
• Complying with federal regulations, client guidelines, corporate SOPs, and project work instructions related to data management.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in computer sciences, health sciences, or other related field.
• M.S. degree in computer sciences, health sciences, or other related field. (Preferred)
• Due to contractual obligations, U.S. Citizenship is required.
• 5-7 years of SAS programming and data management experience in health research which includes writing or revising programs for cleaning, monitoring, and reporting of study data as well as generating analytical datasets and deriving complex variables. 
• Proficient SAS programming experience (SAS macros, arrays and do loops, PROC REPORT, PROC SQL, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to work with multiple data sources to monitor and assess data quality, including accuracy and completeness.
• Detail-oriented and able to create meticulous documentation of variables, datasets, and data attributes with a commitment to generating accurate data and products.
• Clear communication (written and verbal).
• Previous experience in clinical research preferred.
• Proficiency with one or more of the following is highly desirable:
  • Large (>500,000 observations) datasets.
  • Other statistical software (R, Python, STATA).
  • Developing data collection systems (REDCap, SurveyCTO).
  • Creating and managing dashboards (Power BI, Tableau, RShiny).

Basic Compensation: $75,000 - $85,000 yearly salary

The salary offered within this range will be based on the selected candidates skills, experience, education, market data, and internal parity. DLH may offer other rewards that may include performance incentives and program-specific awards. An applicants salary history will not be used to determine compensation.

 

Benefits

DLH Corp offers our employees an excellent benefits package including - Personal Time Off (PTO), medical, dental, vision, supplemental life with AD&D, short and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, parental leave, legal services, and more. We want our employees to save for their future, therefore we offer a 401(k) Retirement Plan, which includes a matching component. DLH is dedicated to your career development, providing training to help drive success, with access to our best-in-class e-learning suite for formal and informal learning, professional and technical certification preparation, and education assistance at accredited institutions.

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EEO

DLH Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.  DLH will provide reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities and disabled Veterans who need assistance to apply.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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