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• Research Associate - General - RhoFED
• Research Scientist / co-PI - General - RhoFED
• Sr. Research Scientist / PI - General - RhoFED
• Sr. Statistical Programmer / Analyst - Statistical Programming

Biostatistics

• Statistical Research Associate (2 positions) - Statistical Programming

Data Management

• Clinical Data Scientist - Clinical Data Management

Technology

• Clinical Systems Administrator - Information Technology

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Research Associate

General - RhoFED - Chapel Hill, NC

This position is part of a multi-disciplinary team that will provide scientific and operational support for a large portfolio of NIH-sponsored clinical trials and observational studies in the areas of dental and craniofacial disorders. The Research Associate will play a key in role facilitating the work of the project team. This is not a laboratory research position.

Responsibilities may include:

• Coordinating activities with internal and external project staff
• Preparing materials for meetings and conferences calls
• Writing external correspondence, such as emails, memos, minutes and reports
• Creating study documents and document templates
• Generating reports
• Maintaining the project website
• Making travel arrangements and completing reimbursement paperwork
• Filing, copying and faxing

• Bachelor’s degree
• Research experience in the area of dental health is preferred, but not required
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Strong internet research skills
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Excel, Access, Project, PowerPoint and Word)
• The ability to balance team and individual responsibilities is essential

Research Scientist / co-PI

General - RhoFED - Chapel Hill, NC

Plans, organizes, and conducts research in scientific field for use in own work or in project of sponsoring company or institution by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Participates in decision-making regarding research priorities of company or department, and provides information on feasibility of prospective projects.

• Develops research plan, designs experiments, outlines research procedures to be followed, and identifies and/or provides training to subordinate personnel to carry out research.

• Serves as a co-principal investigator and/or statistical investigator on NIH grants and contracts; responsibilities include overall management of the study, designing trials, performing planned and exploratory analyses, writing manuscripts and reports, and consulting with investigators

• Plans schedule of research according to company’s or contracting organization’s timetable, and establishes daily or weekly routines necessary to meet project timetable.

• Assists in securing extramural funding as necessary through governmental grants, foundations, institutes, and/or corporate sponsors.

• Provides expertise in field of research to other department members or faculty.

• Trains research assistants and graduate students.

• Prepares reports and papers of completed projects for publication in scientific journals, presentation to regulatory agencies or at conferences, or use in further research activities.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Coordinates supervisory tasks with supervisors within the Biostatistics/Epidemiology Department or in other departments. Education and/or Experience: Ph.D. plus at least 2 years of relevant experience, or Master's degree plus at least 5 years of relevant experience. Degrees must be from fully accredited universities. Training and experience must be in areas related to medical research.

Sr. Research Scientist / PI

General - RhoFED - Chapel Hill, NC

Plans, organizes, and conducts research in scientific field for use in own work or in project of sponsoring company or institution by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Participates in decision-making regarding research priorities of company or department, and provides information on feasibility of prospective projects.

• Develops research plan, designs experiments, outlines research procedures to be followed, and identifies and/or provides training to subordinate personnel to carry out research.

• Serves as a co-principal investigator and/or statistical investigator on NIH grants and contracts; responsibilities include overall management of the study, designing trials, performing planned and exploratory analyses, writing manuscripts and reports, and consulting with investigators

• Plans schedule of research according to company’s or contracting organization’s timetable, and establishes daily or weekly routines necessary to meet project timetable.

• Assists in securing extramural funding as necessary through governmental grants, foundations, institutes, and/or corporate sponsors.

• Provides expertise in field of research to other department members or faculty.

• Trains research assistants and graduate students.

• Prepares reports and papers of completed projects for publication in scientific journals, presentation to regulatory agencies or at conferences, or use in further research activities.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Coordinates supervisory tasks with supervisors within the Biostatistics/Epidemiology Department or in other departments. Education and/or Experience: Ph.D. plus at least 6 years of relevant experience. Degrees must be from fully accredited universities. Training and experience must be in areas related to medical research.

Sr. Statistical Programmer / Analyst

Statistical Programming - Chapel Hill, NC

Converts data from specifications and statements of problems to computer code. Consults with supervisor, systems analysts, other programmers, and end users to gather information about program intent, functions, features, data requirements, input requirements, output requirements, internal and external checks and controls, hardware and operating system environment, and interfaces with other systems. Will act as a Statistical Programming project team lead and be the point-person for client interactions.

• Must have 10+ years professional experience programming in the SAS language with at least 5 years experience in the clinical trials/pharmaceutical arena.
• Strong SAS/Base knowledge with an emphasis on data step programming is a must in addition to a strong understanding of the SAS macro language.
• Strong data analysis skills are required.
• Must be competent and comfortable at understanding and modifying pre-existing SAS code, as well as writing SAS code from specs.
• Must be able to work with minimal oversight as well as to work as a member of a project team.
• Must be comfortable interacting with external as well as internal clients
• Must have strong communication skills needed to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical individuals

Preferences:

A working knowledge of SAS/STAT is desired.

Biostatistics

Statistical Research Associate (2 positions)

Statistical Programming - Chapel Hill, NC

Develops specifications for transforming operational data to CDISC SDTM (or other external standards) and converts data from specifications and statements of problems to computer code by performing the following duties. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Consults with supervisor, systems analysts, other programmers, and end users to gather information about program intent, functions, features, data requirements, input requirements, output requirements, internal and external checks and controls, hardware and operating system environment, and interfaces with other systems. Designs or writes program specifications based on consultations with supervisor, systems analysts, other programmers. Converts designs and specifications into computer code. Compiles code into programs and corrects errors detected in compile process. Analyzes code to find causes of errors and revises programs. Writes and maintains documentation of changes to computer code, programs, and specifications. Reviews user and technical documentation written by others to confirm consistency with program operations. Revises program for corrections, enhancements, or system environment changes. Develops mapping plans to transform operational data to SDTM or other external standards. Develops specifications and other necessary metadata to transform operation data to SDTM or other external standards. Creates and validates FDA compliant submission datasets by converting data from specifications and statements of problems to computer code. Assists in other ‘Special Projects’ as assigned. Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university or one to two years related experience in a SAS computing environment. Should be strongly competent in the SAS programming language, especially the BASE component.

Data Management

Clinical Data Scientist

Clinical Data Management - Chapel Hill, NC

Responsibilities:

Lead the data management activities on multiple projects, facilitating tasks within the centralized data management team and interfacing with the client and project team. He/she ensures that data management services are delivered in a consistent, high-quality, and profitable manner. He/she serves as the primary data management representative during the business development process. Primary responsibilities include attending off-site client meetings, general communication with sponsors and team members, timeline management, database design, creation of validation and data management plans, data review and other data management related tasks, which may include database set-up, validation plan testing, data cleaning activities (e.g. query generation and resolution) and other quality control procedures.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in physical science, computer science, social science (or related area of study)
• Three or more years of leading clinical data management projects
• Strong communication skills appropriate to the audience (both internal and external)
• Exceptional problem-solving and organizational skills
• Ability to effectively present information, both formally and informally

Preferences:

• Solid background in clinical data management

-Skilled in Microsoft Office products

Technology

Clinical Systems Administrator

Information Technology - Chapel Hill, NC

•Safety Database Administration

• Other Clinical software and system administration and support
• Electronic data capture
• Implementation, validation and maintenance of safety database
• Setup of client databases
• Setup and maintenance of user access
• Custom safety database reports- set-up and validation
• Maintenance of WhoDrug and MedDRA dictionaries for safety database
• Establish an issue tracking and resolution system for the safety database
• Assist with evaluation and risk assessment of safety database upgrades, patches and hot fixes
• Implement and validate migration of safety data
• Establish and maintain field modification and change control process for safety database
• Communicate with the safety database vendor for system issues, user groups, and meetings
• Create a 1 year, 2 year and 5 year safety system plan
• Create safety system retirement and storage plans
• Establish, test, and validate E2B gateways with regulatory authorities and sponsors
• Support Rho staff and sponsors with access to the safety database
• Assist Rho validation team with all testing and documentation

BA/BS in Computer Science or related field preferred. Minimum 3 years experience required.

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