Statistical Programmer, Consultative COA Scoring

Overview

Statistical Programmer on the ILS & PASS science team at IQVIA, supporting the development, scoring and validation of clinical outcome assessment (COA) instruments and digital health technology (DHT) measures.

What you'll do

• Empirically develop scoring rules and program scoring algorithms for existing COA measures.
• For instruments added to the IQVIA ILS library, generate standard scoring documentation, and program simulation datasets, Data Quality Evaluation (DQE), and domain scoring on these datasets.
• Implement new statistical features in the random generation of data to simulate real-world instrument data with certain psychometric properties.
• Implement new, more advanced statistical capabilities in user tools (Insights Hub, PROCore).
• Work cross-functionally with non-statisticians and psychometricians in the PACT and ILS & PASS teams.
• Provide programming support for the development of new COA measures and endpoints.
• Program classical and modern psychometric analyses and analyses of meaningful thresholds.
• Program high frequency and continuous DHT data.
• Collaborate with data scientists to support algorithm validation and verification of digital measure performance across diverse datasets and devices.

What you'll need

• Statistical and psychometric research skills.
• Strong computer skills, including Base SAS with macro and R skills, and API experience.
• A relevant qualification in statistics or psychometrics.
• Experience in statistical programming.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including grammatical and technical writing skills.
• Critical attention and accuracy with details.
• Strong individual initiative, organizing skills, and commitment to quality.
• Ability to work within a team environment and establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to confidently communicate with, and effectively present information to, internal and external teams.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks and projects.
• Extensive familiarity and demonstrable experience with AI tools and their application to the topics mentioned above.

Nice to have

• Connecting to databases with SAS or R.
• Programming with validation and QC in a regulated environment.
• An interest in patient-centered research (including COA and/or DHT) and clinical research (pharmaceutical or healthcare industry).
• Consulting experience with pharmaceutical companies.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.