• Biostatistican 5+ years Clinical Trials $80K Westchester
• SAS Research Background $50-65K
• SAS Jr to Sr. $35-75K
• SAS Consultant/Direct Mail+ $45-85/Hr.
• Database Marketing Director-E-Commerce Leader-10+ yrs. Direct Mail $120K+Options D.C. area
• Director of Database Operations-Westchester-10+ yrs. Direct Mail $100K+Bonus + stock options

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is dedicated to improving health care by evaluating and reporting on the quality of the nation's health care organizations. (See SAS Institute profile at http://www.sas.com/corporate/profiles/ncqa.html.) This year NCQA has migrated to Version 8, and we will migrate to Windows 2000, implement a web-enabled data warehouse, develop web applications for data collection and processing, and implement e-business solutions. SAS figures prominently in these plans.

Candidate's primary responsibility will be data warehouse programming and web enabling SAS reports, via intranet, internet, and extranet. Candidate will work with a team that is idealistically motivated to improve the quality of health care. This permanent position (no contractors please) requires excellent inter-personal skills and independent initiative. Superior communication skills are essential. This is a great opportunity for the right individual to take skills to the next level and improve health care at the same time.

The SAS Team is utilized by our Health & Welfare department of Administrative Outsourcing to perform a variety of tasks vital to administering benefits: data conversions, insurance carrier interfaces, payroll deduction files, premium remittance and ad hoc reporting. The responsibilities include coordinating work across multiple teams to ensure that SAS programmer/analysts meet client-specific deliverables, guiding junior/senior SAS programmer/analysts on the latest programming techniques, managing special projects that require an advanced knowledge of SAS and providing a developmental vision for the department using SAS to streamlining and automating complex processes.

To qualify for this position, you must possess a BS degree (in Computer Science, MIS or related major), have 10+ years of SAS programming experience, superior technical abilities and strong project management experience. Previous experience working with Health & Welfare, Defined Contributions or Defined Benefits is a plus.

They have targeted the Marketing Database as a primary focus in the next 3 years to be addressed. This database is approximate 3/4 of a terabyte in size. The information is used in a wide variety of applications.

The company is very employee oriented and has almost a university feel instead of a stuffy "corporate" culture. There is great emphasis placed on improving one's mind and body. Most of the company's publications are about health and fitness. They have one of the largest fitness facilities in the area. Environmental causes are also the company's concern.

This is a great place to work if you care about these issues. They have a very relaxed work environment and sense of community. If you love working for a bank or insurance company, don't consider this opportunity.

Software proficiency:

• Communication orally and in writing of project budgets and the substance of analyses and reports between clients and departments.
• Monitoring timelines, backlogs, statistical analysis plans, as well as providing statistical expertise to clients.
• Assists the Director with departmental budgets and confers with clients in preparing proper statistical analysis and clinical trial Phase I - IV procedures.
• Reviews protocols and CRFs and develops/validates SAS programs following appropriate guidelines or SOPs to ensure quality performance of statistical analysis of clinical trial data.
• Requires extensive experience with SAS software in data management and statistical programming environments.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:

The United States Sentencing Commission, an independent agency in the judicial branch of government, currently has two exciting positions available in the Office of Policy Analysis (OPA), Senior Research Associate (Grade 14/15) and Research Assistant (Grade 7/8/9).

The Commission is a small agency (@100 people) tasked with writing and amending the federal sentencing guidelines. In order to keep track of federal sentencing practice under the guidelines, the Office of Monitoring codes data directly from federal court documents. The yearly datafile provides a rich source of information about the federal criminal justice system for researchers in OPA.

OPA creates a yearly Sourcebook of tables and figures depicting statistical information and trends about federal sentencing practices which is provided to all of the federal judges and probation offices as well as members of Congress. Staff members are involved in designing supplemental coding instruments, cleaning data, creating codebooks, performing both simple and complex data analyses, and writing up the results. Additionally, the Commission collects data on corporate and appeals cases settled in federal court. Members of OPA frequently work with members of the other units on special "working group" reports, which focus on a single topic (e.g. methamphetamine trafficking) in order to create a report about the subject area which may include suggestions to the Commissioners for amending current guidelines or about creating new guidelines. OPA is also responsible for calculating sentencing and prison impact for all amendment changes to the guidelines, using the prison impact model (created with SAS code).

We are hoping to find people genuinely interested in working with data, learning the federal sentencing guidelines, and doing research in the criminal justice field. We would definitely prefer applicants who have experience using SAS, although it is not a requirement.

All positions are excepted service, but the Commission generally follows all of the federal government policies. We have flex hours, sick and vacation time, life and health insurance, and the thrift savings plan for retirement. The Commission has many friendly people and the work is definitely interesting and not repetitive. We are located right next door to Union Station, so the commute is easy from Metrorail, MARC, and VRE (there are also parking lots nearby available if you prefer to drive). Our building also has a cafeteria, gym, and child care center.

Requirements:

Statistician - entry level. MS or Ph.D 0-2 years. Knowledge of SAS, and of clinical studies.

SAS programmers - 5+ years of experience using SAS in clinical studies.

Both positions require good communication skills, and a work permit.

Location - Philadelphia, Central New Jersy, and New York.

Benefits for all positions after 12 months employment include 22 days paid vacation, 403(b) retirement program with university contribution after two years, employer assisted medical insurance, disability insurance, group life insurance and a casual, flexible work environment.

Washington University is an equal opportunity employer.

PathoGenesis offers a competitive salary and benefits program that includes stock options.