The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing military medicine. We serve military, medical, academic and government clients by administering, managing, and supporting preeminent scientific programs that benefit members of the armed forces and civilians alike. Since its founding in 1983, HJF has served as a vital link between the military medical community and its federal and private partners. HJF's support and administrative capabilities allow military medical researchers and clinicians to maintain their scientific focus and accomplish their research goals.

DCAC is an in-house centralized resource for clinical data management, biostatistical analysis, reporting, and training in support of clinical trials and scientific research. The Programmer Analyst III or IV will provide statistical support for new and ongoing HIV and other emerging infectious disease studies conducted by MHRP, EIDB, and affiliated programs, involving clinical observational research, laboratory research, clinical trials, and other research studies.

The Programmer Analyst III is responsible for programming in support of clinical data management and analytic requirements for these trials and studies. This includes database and statistical programming, programming for standard report generation, ad-hoc queries, analyses, data manipulation, extraction, and export. The Incumbent should be familiar with commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within the clinical data management/analysis field. The incumbent will rely on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish programming goals for multiple complex clinical trials and studies with a wide degree of creativity and latitude.

Level III

• Adhere to a policy of strict confidentiality concerning all documents, data, and information maintained within the department
• Adhere to department Standard Operating Procedures for all data management / programming responsibilities
• Lead programming for data extraction, edit logic checks, data listings, summary statistics, analyses, reports, tabulations, creation of analytic data sets, and ad-hoc queries
• Participate in development and implementation of Quality Assurance practices
• Assist Principal Investigators and Scientists in retrieving and incorporating data from multiple sources using SAS, R, SQL, or other query tools
• Read research protocols and integrate protocol design requirements into programming objectives and review setup of studies in data management system to accomplish programming tasks
• Develop and/or review: Standard operating procedures (SOPs), data set documentation, other departmental and protocol related documentation
• Review: data management plans, data use agreements, data entry instructions, case report forms and case report form annotation
• Act as an unblinded programmer for clinical trials
• Conduct analytic tasks including programming of randomization lists and assisting with multivariate analyses or modeling. Assists with randomization plan design.
• Serve as Big Data Warehouse New Projects Coordinator; acts as primary liaison with Principal Investigators to understand, transform, and upload clinical, laboratory, and questionnaire data for protocols that would like to be newly added to the warehouse.
• Review Statistical Analysis Plans (SAPs) and provide feedback
• Contribute to final study reports
• Provides back-up support to Programmer Analyst Team Lead as needed with regard to: leave request and timesheet approval, management meeting participation, team huddle moderation, team meeting updates, onboarding, recruitment, and mentoring, e.g., tracking deliverable timelines and coordinating team backup second level review
• Performs other duties as required

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Work Environment

• Oiffice environment with 100% remote work options available.

Education and Experience

Programmer Analyst III

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related degree

• Minimum of 6-8 years experience

All HJF employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Proof of vaccination or an approved religious or medical accommodation will be required.

Employment with HJF is contingent upon successful completion of a background check, which may include, but is not limited to, contacting your professional references, verification of previous employment, education and credentials, a criminal background check, and a department of motor vehicle (DMV) check if applicable. Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents, in lieu of stated minimums, require the prior approval of the Chief Human Resources Officer.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents, in lieu of stated minimums, require the prior approval of the Chief Human Resources Officer.