DESCRIPTION

SAS PROGRAMMER/ANALYST

The Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at the Brigham and Women?s Hospital and Harvard Medical School is seeking a Programmer/Analyst to join our team of SAS programmers who work closely with physicians, epidemiologists, and biostatisticians on a wide variety of clinical and epidemiological research projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for loading, documenting, and cleaning large and complex health care data sets, creating analytical data files, and running statistical analyses.

REQUIREMENTS

· at least 2 years of experience with SAS programming
· proficiency with SAS/BASE (Data step programming), SAS/SQL and SAS/STAT procedures
· attention to detail
· ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects
· experience working in a UNIX and PC environment
· ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary research team

PREFERENCES

· experience with health care claims data
· experience with relational database systems
· graduate education in epidemiology, biostatistics, or computer science

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered, candidates should send a CV to

Alan Brookhart, PhD
Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics
Brigham and Women?s Hospital / Harvard Medical School
1620 Tremont Street, Suite 3030
Boston, MA 02120

Email: abrookhart[at]rics.bwh.harvard.edu