API, Design, Effective communication skills, GitLab, R Programming, REST API, RStudio, SAS, Scrum Agile Methodology, XML-JSON
Atorus is looking for an experienced R developer to support the development of Metadata driven SDTM automation. The value proposition is that with 15-20 reusable algorithms up to 80% of SDTM domains can be automated. We’ll use a combination of 4 in-house developed R packages and a web-application with UI built in React Framework and Amazon DB Database.
Requirements
Availability for meetings between 4PM - 7PM CET.
This role is to primarily support the development of R packages to support SDTM automation.
ADaM knowledge is preferred but NOT required. We need the R Developers to contribute to the package development as well.
CDISC SDTM/ ADaM Requirements:
- Solid experience implementing CDISC Standards (SDTM/ADaM).
- Experience in working in early phase or Late phase clinical studies performing Regulatory reporting activities (SDTM, ADaM) using SAS or R. Good knowledge about the end-to-end clinical reporting and adherence to sponsor standards.
- SDTM Pooling experience.
- Submissions experience utilizing define.xml and other submission documents.
R package development Requirements:
- Experience in software development using R.
- Advanced knowledge of the R Programming language including R package development, R-markdown, and R Studio.
- Understanding of open-source software development
- Experience performing code reviews
- Git version control experience.
- Experience in creating Test cases for R packages and creating a testing strategy to fit the business requirements.
- Critical thinking and ability to supervise the development of several R packages.
- Excellent communication skills – communication with experts & non-experts.
“Nice to have” Requirements
- Understanding of API development process and experience in API development with
Plumber and deploying them in RStudio connect.
- Experience in developing R Shiny applications.
- Experience with submitting R packages to CRAN is a plus.
- Experience with web technologies such as web services, XML, JSON, REST, etc
- Practitioner of Agile (Scrum) methodology (Nice to have)
Responsibility/Duties
- Design and Develop R packages to support metadata driven SDTM automation.
- Develop & Implement CDISC SDTM & ADaM datasets in R.
- Scope to act as technical adviser and lead developer for all R packages of the project
- Participate in the end-to-end development of the packages, incl. writing proper documentation, and unit and integration tests.
- Manage package versioning in GitLab
- The candidate will perform hands-on programming development tasks using R and collaborate with the team of software engineers and submit and perform code reviews using GitLab
- Support the team in open-sourcing the packages
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