Senior EDC Programmer (Rave)
Fortrea
Date: 1 week ago
City: Centurion, Gauteng
Contract type: Full time

Senior Programmer Analyst – fully home-based
Joining Fortrea’s Clinical Data Management sponsor dedicated team will offer a rewarding career, a chance to work in an energetic & team-oriented workplace and exposure within a world-leading team. With the support of exceptional people from across the globe and a vast array of career options, you’ll be empowered to own your career journey with mentoring, training and personalized development planning.
The Senior Programmer Analyst role is a great opportunity to work within our sponsor dedicated department and have this unique relationship with a sponsor. You will be responsible for the development and implementation of solutions to global technical services issues and concerns regarding EDC tools like Medidata RAVE.
What You Can Expect From Us
Joining Fortrea’s Clinical Data Management sponsor dedicated team will offer a rewarding career, a chance to work in an energetic & team-oriented workplace and exposure within a world-leading team. With the support of exceptional people from across the globe and a vast array of career options, you’ll be empowered to own your career journey with mentoring, training and personalized development planning.
The Senior Programmer Analyst role is a great opportunity to work within our sponsor dedicated department and have this unique relationship with a sponsor. You will be responsible for the development and implementation of solutions to global technical services issues and concerns regarding EDC tools like Medidata RAVE.
What You Can Expect From Us
- Office based or home based anywhere in the listed countries
- Rewarding and meaningful work in an established, diverse, highly profitable and respected global company
- Highly competitive compensation packages, including various local benefits such as pension contributions, complimentary health insurance plans, remote working allowances etc.
- A genuine work life balance
- Flexibility in working hours
- A thorough onboarding with support from your personal mentor
- A permanent employment contract with Fortrea and a rewarding career progression
- Lead development and implementation of clinical solutions for EDC tools (e.g., Medidata Rave) and SAS programming issues.
- Serve as SME and primary contact for technical services related to EDC systems and SAS programming.
- Design and develop visual analytics dashboards using tools like Spotfire and Tableau.
- Provide programming support for SDTM/Client standard datasets, including complex domain development, automation, and external data reconciliation.
- Manage and oversee study programming activities: planning, resource estimation, timelines, and client communication.
- Perform and document post-production changes to EDC databases and SAS programs (edit checks, listings, deviations).
- Conduct peer reviews, ensure quality control, and promote best programming practices and process improvements.
- Mentor team members, manage resource allocation, and stay updated on advancements in clinical data tools and system
- University / college degree (life sciences, health sciences, information technology or related subjects preferred)
- Experience and/or education plus relevant work experience, equating to a bachelor's degree will be accepted in lieu of a bachelor’s degree
- Fluent in English, both written and verbal
- 5 to 8 years of relevant work experience to include data management and database support or SAS Programming or Spotfire or Tableau development
- Good problem-solving skills and a proactive approach
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Basic knowledge of clinical trial process and data management, biometrics, and systems applications to support operations preferred
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