Principle Programmer

Once GSK were a traditional SAS programming group, today, we’re a modern, innovative, agile function powered by multilingual coders, data engineers and data scientists who are all conversant in the latest approaches, capabilities and technologies. We’re proud of our adoption of R and our leadership of open-source coding collaborations across the Pharma industry. Beyond this, we’re investing in a new modern data science and analytics platform that will allow us to surface and analyse every kind of clinical and non-clinical data using the latest in programming methodologies and languages.

GSK Oncology has a commitment to the discovery and development of new oncology therapies with the life-changing potential of helping patients with cancer, specifically in four areas of cancer research: Tumour Cell Targeting, Immuno-Oncology, Oncology Cell & Gene Therapy and Synthetic Lethality. Join us to help people do more, feel better, live longer.

We need exceptionally talented and committed Programmers like you to apply your programming and data science skills to drive key contributions in the marketed product support of new medicines in the fight against cancer. The data we deal with is increasingly complex and diverse, demanding a pioneering programming and analytics environment and a workforce who are continuously expanding their technical skills and looking for ways to innovate and experiment. Beyond the satisfaction of varied and interesting work in support of a really worthwhile mission, we will grow and develop you as an individual contributor and a potential leader in the field. And we don’t just invest in your technical competencies and capabilities. Communication, influencing and management skills as well as the ability to work in an agile and collaborative way are also important attributes of outstanding programmers and data specialists. Great results and high performers are rewarded, but also we’re a team with real camaraderie who care about each other and enjoy working together.

You will provide global programming support in non-registrational data generation, secondary publications and scientific congress support to support delivery of clearly differentiated medicines to our patients. You will also collaborate with R&D, medical and commercial organizations as well as Value Evidence & Outcomes to deliver a diverse book of work to support market access for GSK oncology marketed products and late stage pipeline assets.

US Hiring Locations: Collegeville, PA and Waltham, MA

EU and UK Hiring Locations: Stevenage, GSK House, Netherlands

Remote Working: Available

‘Be You’ at GSK

At GSK, we’re a company with a purpose to help people do more, feel better and live longer. We realise that our purpose starts with us. When we feel at our best, we perform at our best. Therefore, we want all applicants to be able to perform their best throughout the recruitment process.

We will be delighted to hear from talented individuals that align to our values. These are at the heart of everything we do and include: Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork.

When you set out on your adventure at GSK, we make a deal. You commit to living our values and expectations and performing against our Innovation, Performance and Trust priorities. In return, GSK commits to providing the right environment for you to thrive. Together, we build an environment where we can all thrive and focus on what matters most to each of us.

As a , we empower you to be yourself, share ideas and work collaboratively

In this role you will

• Provide technical contribution to complex tasks for data curation, analysis and reporting of non-registrational studies.
• Lead the planning and execution of multiple programming activities to deliver all required outputs for market access and reimbursement raised by regional agencies such as the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) and Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) in Germany, UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), France Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) and Australia Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC), in collaboration with other functions
• Work as a lead within own discipline to investigate new technology and standard ways of working
• Act as a subject matter expert within own discipline
• Initiate new directions and novel strategies to achieve department goals
• Project manage or lead programming activities, including approval of plans under supervision, to achieve technical or business outcomes within own discipline
• Contribute to and influence the strategic planning and direction of a project
• Build and maintaining effective strategic working relationships with internal and external partners to meet business needs.
• Collaborating with global/regional Health Economics and Market Access Teams on identifying analysis methods and interpretation of observation data and other real-world type data (such as Patient Registries and Claims Data Bases).

Closing Date for Applications: until filled

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When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.

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Why you?

Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• BSc (or equivalent) in mathematics, statistics, computer science (or related discipline)
• Experience in R, SAS programming, and script/macro code development
• Working knowledge of relevant therapeutic area or industry to GSK projects such as oncology or clinical trials
• Track record of programming contributions and accomplishments in late phase clinical drug development

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• MSc (or equivalent) in mathematics, statistics, computer science (or related discipline)
• Track record of strong statistical contributions and accomplishments in medical affairs and market access of marketed products.
• Experience with programming language(s)
• Experience leading multiple studies in the Oncology therapeutic area
• Experience with writing and applying Metadata Specifications/Derivations
• Experience with products such as R-Shiny, Python, JMP, SAS/GRAPH, SAS Output Delivery System
• Knowledge of GxP, ICH requirements, internal processes and external regulations that govern drug development (where applicable)
• Experience with Tidyverse programming
• Experience of working with and coordinating the work of CROs

Why GSK?

GSK is a place where outstanding people do amazing things. As a science-led global healthcare company, we exist to help people do more, feel better, live longer. This special purpose – along with our goal of being one of the world’s most innovative, best performing and trusted healthcare companies – helps us attract some of the best and brightest minds in the world.

We take pride in providing access to all and continually focus on our opportunity and obligation to do more to improve inclusion and diversity: for our people inside GSK; in the way we do business; and in the communities where we operate.

We want our company to be a place where diversity of people and thought is valued everywhere and where we’re all able to be ourselves and feel a sense of belonging. An inclusive organization where we all feel valued, engaged and supported, knowing that our work makes an important contribution to our mission. Reinforced by our clear values and expectations, it is part of our DNA. Together we achieve extraordinary things for our patients and consumers, who rely on us each and every day.

As a company driven by our values of Patient focus, Transparency, Respect and Integrity, we know inclusion and diversity are essential for us to be able to succeed. We want all our colleagues to thrive at GSK bringing their unique experiences, ensuring they feel good and to keep growing their careers. As a candidate for a role, we want you to feel the same way.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you’d like to discuss any adjustments to our process which might help you demonstrate your strengths and capabilities. You can either call us on 0808 234 4391, or send an email ukdiversity.recruitment@gsk.com

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