PHARMAFull-time
Programmer Analyst/Sr Programmer Analyst (Centralized Monitoring/RBQM)
BANGALORE (IN)HYBRIDPOSTED: 9/6/2026
PHARMAFull-time
HIRING ORGANIZATIONTHERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICLife Sciences / Scientific Instruments / Biotechnology
ROLE DEFINITION & RESPONSIBILITIES
Core Responsibilities
Perform advanced bioinformatics programming activities supporting the statistical and computational requirements of clinical research projects.
Serve as lead programmer for selected moderately complex clinical studies and work with project team leaders and client representatives to define goals and timelines.
Contribute as a programming member of multidisciplinary clinical-trial teams and communicate with study stakeholders throughout project execution.
Independently create, execute, maintain, and validate programs for transferring data across multiple data-management systems and operating systems.
Combine data from diverse sources and structures and generate or store summary datasets.
Generate reports and combine multiple databases to support clinical research deliverables.
Develop and validate SAS programs used to generate listings, tables, and figures.
Manage and document assignments to meet project timelines and applicable contractual requirements.
Provide training and technical guidance to junior team members.
Support departmental infrastructure through industry-conference representation, internal presentations, training-material development, working-practice documents, and SOP development.
Provide programming support to the bidding process when requested.
Technical & Domain Standards
Strong programming capability with a solid understanding of one or more programming languages.
Strong understanding of relational database structures and complex data systems.
Ability to capture and interpret biostatistical metrics and perform quality-control review of statistical programming.
Clinical-trial programming experience with SAS is central to the role.
Preferred exposure includes Centralized Monitoring, Risk-Based Quality Management (RBQM), and clinical data analytics.
Preferred analytics technologies include Python, R, SQL, Snowflake, and related data-integration technologies.
Preferred data-visualization experience includes Spotfire, Tableau, Power BI, or R Shiny.
Education & Experience
MS/MA in computer science, statistics, biostatistics, mathematics, or a related field plus at least 3 years of relevant experience; OR
Bachelor's degree in computer science, statistics, biostatistics, mathematics, or a related field/equivalent formal qualification plus at least 5 years of relevant experience.
Leadership & Impact
Lead programming activities on selected studies of moderate complexity.
Coordinate with project leaders, clients, and multidisciplinary clinical-trial teams.
Train and mentor junior programmers.
Demonstrate leadership, initiative, motivation, problem-solving ability, and adaptability to changing priorities.
Contribute to departmental standards, SOPs, training materials, conferences, and business-development/bidding activities.
Working Conditions
Second-shift afternoon schedule.
Office-based environment with exposure to standard electrical office equipment.
Occasional travel to site locations, including domestic and international travel.
Company Context
The role sits within Thermo Fisher Scientific's Clinical Research/PPD organization, supporting clinical research services and pharmaceutical drug-development programs.
REQUIRED VERIFIED SKILLS
Programming
SAS
Clinical Trial Programming
Bioinformatics Programming
Statistical Programming
Relational Databases
Complex Data Systems
Biostatistical Metrics
Quality Control
Data Integration
Clinical Research
COMPENSATION & REWARDS
Salary: Competitive / Disclosed upon candidate shortlisting
No salary range is disclosed in the official posting. Compensation should therefore be treated as company- and experience-dependent rather than estimated as a confirmed figure. The role's seniority, clinical-trial programming specialization, leadership expectations, and preferred analytics/RBQM skills indicate that compensation would normally reflect experienced clinical-programming market levels, potentially alongside standard corporate benefits and performance-related components; however, these are not specified in the source and should not be treated as confirmed.
ORGANIZATION CONTEXT & CULTURE
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in serving science, providing an extensive range of analytical instruments, laboratory equipment, reagents, consumables, software, and services. They partner with pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals, clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions, and government agencies. The company's mission is to enable its customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.
TEAM SIZE: 130,000+ employees
INDUSTRY: Life Sciences / Scientific Instruments / Biotechnology
EXPECTED CAREER ROADMAP
This is a senior clinical-research programming pathway with progression toward lead programmer, principal programming, programming management, clinical data analytics, centralized-monitoring/RBQM specialization, and broader clinical technology or statistical-programming leadership. The role also provides exposure to client-facing delivery, departmental standards, training, bidding, and cross-functional clinical-trial work, supporting long-term growth within CRO and pharmaceutical clinical-development organizations.
APPLICATION ADVISORY
Emphasize 5+ years of relevant programming experience for the bachelor's route or 3+ years for the master's route. Highlight SAS clinical-trial programming, data integration, database work, validation of listings/tables/figures, and experience leading study programming activities. If applicable, prominently include Centralized Monitoring/RBQM, clinical data analytics, Python/R/SQL/Snowflake, and visualization tools. Prepare examples demonstrating independent delivery, quality control, handling complex datasets, meeting clinical-study timelines, client communication, mentoring junior programmers, and solving programming/data issues.
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