Why choose AstraZeneca India?
Help push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. After 45 years in India, we’re continuing to secure a future where everyone can access affordable, sustainable, innovative healthcare.
The part you play in our business will be challenging, yet rewarding, requiring you to use your resilient, collaborative and diplomatic skillsets to make connections. The majority of your work will be field based, and will require you to be highly-organised, planning your monthly schedule, attending meetings and calls, as well as writing up reports.
Who do we look for?
Calling all tech innovators, ownership takers, challenge seekers and proactive collaborators. At AstraZeneca, breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicine for the world's most complex diseases. We empower people like you to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention, and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. You'll embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges.
Here, diverse minds and bold disruptors can meaningfully impact the future of healthcare using cutting-edge technology. Whether you join us in Bengaluru or Chennai, you can make a tangible impact within a global biopharmaceutical company that invests in your future. Join a talented global team that's powering AstraZeneca to better serve patients every day.
Success Profile
Ready to make an impact in your career? If you're passionate, growth-orientated and a true team player, we'll help you succeed. Here are some of the skills and capabilities we look for.
Tech innovators
Make a greater impact through our digitally enabled enterprise. Use your skills in data and technology to transform and optimise our operations, helping us deliver meaningful work that changes lives.
Ownership takers
If you're a self-aware self-starter who craves autonomy, AstraZeneca provides the perfect environment to take ownership and grow. Here, you'll feel empowered to lead and reach excellence at every level — with unrivalled support when you need it.
Challenge seekers
Adapting and advancing our progress means constantly challenging the status quo. In this dynamic environment where everything we do has urgency and focus, you'll have the ability to show up, speak up and confidently take smart risks.
Proactive collaborators
Your unique perspectives make our ambitions and capabilities possible. Our culture of sharing ideas, learning and improving together helps us consistently set the bar higher. As a proactive collaborator, you'll seek out ways to bring people together to achieve their best.
Responsibilities
Job Title: Clinical Programmer II
Career Level: C
Introduction to role
Are you ready to take on an exciting and rewarding role? As a Clinical Programmer II, you will provide essential support in programming, dashboard development, and validation of data cleaning and review listings for ongoing clinical studies with medium to high complexity. You will act as a key contributor in multi-functional initiatives, working under the general direction of an experienced programmer.
Accountabilities
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Design, develop, implement, and validate programs created in SAS/Python/R/SQL or dashboard applications such as PowerBI/Spotfire/MicroStrategy to process, analyze, and report clinical trial data for review by clinical study teams.
- Work towards the design, development, implementation, and validation of PowerBI dashboard applications.
- Program independently with efficiency and quality to process, analyze, and report clinical trial data for review by clinical study teams.
- Contribute to the design, development, and implementation of medium to high complexity projects that are part of the clinical programming roadmap.
- Collaborate with various teams including data management, development operations, clinical, biometrics, and other relevant multi-functional teams supporting clinical trials to deliver end-user reporting needs.
- Develop and maintain data visualization tools including requirements gathering, design, data provisioning, building dashboards, leading validation/testing activities, and providing training.
- Build and maintain a catalogue of reports to aid data cleaning activities.
- Work within established frameworks to ensure high quality is coordinated into your work.
- Work independently for well-defined scope of work.
- Under guidance, create a catalogue of reports to aid data cleaning activities with moderate to medium scope and complexity.
- Maintain created catalogue of reports and perform any updates based on ongoing changes to requirements.
- Provide support as required to ensure availability and performance of developed reports and dashboards for both external and internal users.
- Responsible for completion of documentation associated with programming tasks (e.g., peer review, report specifications etc.) in compliance with applicable SOPs.
- Proactively keep the lead programmers updated on progress of deliveries.
- Contribute to the implementation of multi-functional projects that are part of the clinical programming roadmap.
Essential Skills/Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science, life science or statistics
- Good programming skills and prior experience in SAS/Python/R/SQL/Power BI/ SpotFire and other dashboard technologies
- Basic knowledge of clinical development process
- Good dashboard development skill in PowerBI / Spotfire
- Basic knowledge on data capture, data models, data mining
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in a distributed team environment
- Good analytical skills and high attention to detail
Desirable Skills/Experience
- Knowledge of industry standards
- Basic knowledge of FDA regulations and GCP/ICH guidelines as related to clinical programming processes
- Prior experience and understanding of EDC systems like Medidata Rave / Inform / Veeva/ Saama/ Entimice, SAS LSAF etc
- Knowledge on MicroStrategy
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
At AstraZeneca, you will be part of a fast-paced and agile team working on some of the most complex and interesting challenges. With access to our extensive capabilities and comprehensive pipeline, you'll be involved in countless submissions and a wide range of engaging projects across all Therapy Areas. Our supportive yet challenging approach fosters an inspiring learning environment where every setback is seen as an opportunity to improve. We value dedication, motivation, and a collaborative approach as we work together to make a profound impact on patients' lives.
Ready to make a difference? Apply now!
AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
Reasons to Join
Thomas Mathisen
There are many things I enjoy when working at AstraZeneca, mainly the Speak up culture, the great colleagues that are in my teams, the great products that AstraZeneca provides to our patients and the challenging conversations I have around our medicines.
Christine Recchio
Working at AstraZeneca has impacted my life in such a positive way. I now have an improved work-life balance through creating my own schedule and time management, I feel a balance that I didn’t have before.
Stephanie Ling
There are a lot of reasons why I enjoy working in AstraZeneca, my colleagues being one of them. My team members and the managers have provided a great deal of guidance in helping me to be more confident in my daily work.
What we offer
We're driven by our shared values of serving people, society and the planet. Our people make this possible, which is why we prioritise diversity, safety, empowerment and collaboration. Discover what a career at AstraZeneca could mean for you.
Lifelong learning
Our development opportunities are second to none. You'll have the chance to grow your abilities, skills and knowledge constantly as you accelerate your career. From leadership projects and constructive coaching to overseas talent exchanges and global collaboration programmes, you'll never stand still.
Autonomy and reward
Experience the power of shaping your career how you want to. We are a high-performing learning organisation with autonomy over how we learn. Make big decisions, learn from your mistakes and continue growing — with performance-based rewards as part of the package.
Health and wellbeing
An energised work environment is only possible when our people have a healthy work-life balance and are supported for their individual needs. That's why we have a dedicated team to ensure your physical, financial and psychological wellbeing is a top priority.
Inclusion and diversity
Diversity and inclusion are embedded in everything we do. We're at our best and most creative when drawing on our different views, experiences and strengths. That's why we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive in a culture of respect, collaboration and innovation.