Virginia SAS Users Group

Certified Base and Advanced SAS Programmer jobs in DC area. FT Perm, must have Secret or Top Secret Security Clearance. Relo Assistance.

JTL is representing a growing national leader in scientific and engineering research and development the Greater Washington DC area that is Certified SAS Programmers at all levels.(must live in the area or relocate). Must be eligible for TS security Clearance. Position supports DOD agency and salary is competitive.
The SAS® Programmer will support operational Requests for Support (RFSs), which may include but is not limited to: data extraction and analysis; facilitating sessions to establish metrics; assisting decision makers in risk assessments, prioritization, and weight elicitation; maintaining the metrics dashboard and data extraction to support assessments, providing modifications, updates, new metrics, and optimizations to the dashboard as directed; facilitating sessions to elicit guidance, subjective criteria on ordering, weighting, and metrics; providing leadership with quantitative organizational assessments to support functional evaluations. The SAS Programmer will provide analytical support to multi-intelligence teams, social analytical teams, and special operations analytical teams, which may include providing large-scale advanced analytics support, automatically collecting, parsing, data basing, and integrating relevant data in support of projects and study efforts, providing unstructured text processing and analysis, and/or using network analysis methodologies to support the mission. The SAS Programmer shall perform necessary hardware and software maintenance, support, and upgrades in support of analytic platform usage.
EXPERIENCE
The SAS® Programmer must meet one of the following degree-plus-experience criteria:
• Doctorate plus zero (0) years general experience
• Master’s plus three (1+) years of general experience
• Bachelor’s plus five (2+) years of general experience
Acceptable degrees include: Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Science, Economics, Management Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Statistics.

The SAS® Programmer must be a CERTIFIED BASE or CERTIFIED ADVANCED PROGRAMMER and shall have experience working with and analyzing large (millions of records) datasets, applying mathematical and statistical analysis techniques to real-world data, and programming in Base SAS®. The SAS® Programmer shall possess an ability to create complex programs in SAS that require multiple steps ingesting, parsing, transforming, and analyzing data.

Bryant Madore
New Business Manager
JTL Services, Inc.
Providing Staffing Solutions
Phone 919-267-9590
Email: Bryant@jtlservices.com
Web: http://www.jtlservices.com
Work Profile: http://www.jtlservices.com/bryant
Linkedin profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/bryantmadore
Skype: bryant.madore
Invites are welcome!

The opportunity I have is not local, however I was hoping any talented Virginia professional might be interested, or know of someone who would be able to relocate to OH. Thank you in advance.

United Global Solutions is an executive Search and Consulting firm assisting professionals and companies in various industries.

Financial services company is looking for their next SAS Programmer to join their team in Cleveland, OH in a full-time capacity. Junior to mid-level only please, as the salary is up to $84,000.

Successful candidate will possess:
-Strong SAS & SQL programming abilities
-UNIX and PC environment experience
-Oracle and SQL Server Experience
-Ability to work with large Datasets
-Any experience with Mortgage is highly preferred

Altarum Institute has an immediate opening for an Analyst with SAS survey data experience.

Interested candidate may apply on-line at:

https://jobs-altarum.icims.com/jobs/2014/job

Overview:
Altarum is searching for a Healthcare Analyst to work with our Program Analysis and Evaluation (PAE) Practice Area and in support of our Center for Survey Research. This position will be based in Alexandria, VA, and also involve working at client sites in the Washington, DC area. The team supports client work within DHCAPE in the TRICARE Management Activity, Department of Defense, and with a range of other government clients. Candidate will perform as a research associate and analyst to meet an array of client needs in survey research, including: development of literature reviews, white papers, reports, and manuscripts with associated analysis and presentation of results to clients, in published research, at conferences and briefings.

Responsibilities:
As Healthcare Analyst, you will be responsible for:
• Providing onsite research and presentation support to the TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) office of Health Care Program Analysis & Evaluation (HPA&E).
• Assisting in the analysis of qualitative and quantitative survey data on health and social programs within the Military Health System; supporting health services research and program evaluation studies with a focus on utilizing survey and claims data.
• Supporting the development of articles, in collaboration with the client, for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
• Incorporating results of statistical and other analyses into written documentation and presentations utilizing Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Conducting library and internet research for literature reviews and white papers.

Qualifications:
Qualifications include:
• Degree: Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA), Master of Public Health (MPH), Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH), or equivalent.
• 2-3 years of experience with SAS for analysis required, use of SAS with survey data is a plus; use of SAS solely for college studies is not sufficient. Experience with SUDAAN is a discriminating factor. Experience with other statistical packages like SPSS or Stata will be considered.
• Experience providing survey research support and analyzing survey results is preferred, especially experience with health care satisfaction surveys, experience with analysis of claims data will be considered.
• Military experience or familiarity with the Military Health System preferred.
• Candidate must have strong written and oral communication skills, and ability to report progress to clients and senior management. Must be able to work well under pressure and self manage.
• MUST be eligible for a Security Clearance (sole U.S. Citizenship Required).

ABOUT ALTARUM:
Altarum Institute integrates objective research and client-centered consulting skills to deliver comprehensive, systems-based solutions that improve health and health care. A nonprofit, Altarum Institute serves clients in the public and private sectors.
Altarum’s dynamic work environment emphasizes integrity, personal commitment, and teamwork. In addition to the meaningful and challenging work, Altarum offers an outstanding benefits program that includes paid time off, tuition reimbursement, 401k (5% employer contribution and immediate vesting), a flexible work environment, and much more. We invite you to explore exciting and rewarding career opportunities with us.
Altarum is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V.

POSITION ANNOUNCMENT

Analyst/Programmer
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Department of Health and Human Services

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is the principal Federal entity charged with coordinating nationwide efforts to support the adoption and use of health information technology to improve health care. The Analyst/Programmer will be part of ONC’s Office of Economic Analysis, Evaluation, and Modeling, an office with the mission of measuring, analyzing, and evaluating the adoption and value of health information technology.
The Analyst/Programmer will manage and analyze many unique sources of data in order to inform policy decisions and support research on the adoption and value of health IT. Specifically, the Analyst/Programmer will have responsibilities such as:
– Transforming a variety of data sources into databases ready for analysis
– Conducting statistical analyses using SAS software
– Creating high quality visual displays of analysis results, including charts, graphs and maps
– Writing data briefs and research papers
The Analyst/Programmer will have the opportunity to assist with the implementation of ONC’s performance dashboard and an Open Government web site that will share data on the adoption of health IT and other performance metrics with the public. These innovative projects are being built with a state-of-the art SAS Enterprise Business Intelligence tool pack.
The ideal candidate will have professional experience with SAS programming in a research environment related to health care, public health, or public policy. This position will be filled at the GS-9, 11, or 12 level, with a salary range of $51,630 to $97,333 per annum, commensurate with qualifications and professional experience. The position is located in Washington DC.
Candidates should send their resume to ONC-Jobs@hhs.gov, and include “OEM: Programmer” in the subject line. Detailed qualification requirements, evaluation criteria, and application instructions will be posted on USA JOBS.

Hi folks, I’m working at PPD in Wilmington, NC and there are 4 programmer, 1 senior programmer and 1 associate programmer positions available for SAS programmers. Experience in a CRO or a pharmaceutical environment is helpful but SAS programming is imperative. I encourage folks to check the employment opportunities out http://www.ppdi.com

p.s. we also have offices in other parts of the US including Richmond but programming is primarily in Wilmington, RTP, Austin and Hamilton, NJ as well as other countries

Carolyn Fortner-Burton, Ph.D.
Programmer Analyst
BIOSTATISTICS

PPD
929 N. Front Street
Wilmington, NC 28401-3331

Phone +1 910 558 6810
Cell +1 804 674 0159
Fax +1 919 654 2438
e-mail Carolyn.Fortner-Burton@ppdi.com
Web site http://www.ppdi.com

Friends,

I received the following job announcement from Mr. Thomas Rhem of Analytical Strategies. His email is Thomas.Rehm.ctr@dla.mil

Please note that the applicant must secure a SECRET security clearance.

I am forwarding this for Mr. Rhem and I have no further information on the
position.

Nat Wooding

—————————————————————————————————-

Job Title

SAS Programmer / Operations Research Position

Location: Richmond, VA
Purpose: Seeking a programmer to support logistics / supply chain research efforts.
Security Clearance Level
SECRET. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen (to get a clearance), be willing to
be submitted for a Secret clearance, be eligible for that clearance, and
accept the clearance if granted.

Key Functions

Participates in initiatives involving logistical research and model
development with particular emphasis on Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
wholesale distribution operations. Analysis includes, but is not limited to,
data mining for the purposes of research and statistical analyses of
logistical processes. Duties include:

* Providing research and data support to subject matter experts.

* Identifying and correcting data quality issues.

* Analyzing various aspects of the logistics / distribution pipeline and
supporting data to include performance metrics.

Required Education/Experience:

BS and 5 years of SAS and/or PL/SQL experience or MS and 3 years of SAS and/or PL/SQL experience

Desired Education/Experience

* Experience using SAS or SQL software is required in areas of data mining and/or database development. Certification is desirable.

* Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, Mathematics, Business, or related quantitative area is required. Masters degree is very desirable.

* Experience with or supporting quantitative or qualitative ORSA / business
/ financial analysis or functionally similar work is highly desirable.

* Experience in the logistics area is desirable.

Required Skills:

* Fluent in SAS or PL/SQL.
* Experience with manipulating data in Excel and Access
* Strong data mining skills.
* Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team setting, including
creating and maintaining positive relationships is necessary for success.

SAS Reporting Analyst

http://richmond.craigslist.org/sof/2727359517.html

Please go to the link above and reply to the crigslist post.

Seeking a SAS programmer to support logistics / supply chain research efforts.

Location: Richmond, VA

Key Functions
Participates in initiatives involving logistical research and model development with particular emphasis on Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) wholesale distribution operations. Analysis includes, but is not limited to, data mining for the purposes of research and statistical analyses of logistical processes. Duties include:
* Providing research and data support to subject matter experts.
* Identifying and correcting data quality issues.
* Analyzing various aspects of the logistics / distribution pipeline and supporting data to include performance metrics.

Security Clearance Level.
Applicant must be a U.S. citizen (to get a clearance), be willing to be submitted for a Secret clearance, be eligible for that clearance, and accept the clearance if granted.

Desired Education/Experience
* Experience using SAS or SQL software is required in areas of data mining and/or database development.
* Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, Mathematics, Business, or related quantitative area is required. Masters degree is very desirable.

Two Experienced SAS Professional Needed—Contract-to-hire.
High Impact technologies (www.hitactics.com), a SAS Alliance Partner, is seeking two experienced SAS Professionals. The following is a description of the roles and requirements we are seeking. To apply, please send a resume to jwhitehurst@hitactics.com or call Joe Whitehurst at (404) 963-5467
SAS Healthcare Data & Analysis Programmers: This Consultant will help statistically align the clients data to make sure it’s structured properly. This is more of a “traditional” SAS programming role doing data manipulation & analysis, designed to help “inform” the client’s other activities such as their data modeling activities or their use of their BI or reporting layer. This Consultant will help the client better understand their data – what the data mean – what gaps exist in the data based on their requirements – how their data change. They want someone who can “profile” their data – create SAS libraries – perform statistical alignment between the data they have matched against their business requirements (looking for gaps). This role is less predictive analytics in nature and more “data analysis and manipulation” in nature with a strong focus of how the analysis fits into the healthcare IT space. Using Base SAS, EG, a little Graph & maybe some STAT and ACCESS to Teradata, flat files, and maybe SQL Server, the Consultant will generally access healthcare clinical records data, manipulate that data, analyze the data, profile the data and then transform the data via sorting, summarizing, joining and/or merging data, etc.—and then do some level of reporting as well, or structure the data for analysis to be performed by the other analyst role.
Background and Requirements:
The client is brand new to using SAS software. They are just now licensing two (2) PC-desktop copies of Analytics Pro (Base SAS, GRAPH, STAT and EG), with consideration in the future to evaluate server licensing for this as well, with possible evaluation of Enterprise Miner and/or EBI. (The Consultant will use this SAS Analytics Pro bundle to start.)
Recently, the client has been implementing an Informatica and Teradata DW, and now wants to move into applying more analytics to their data, while leveraging for the first time SAS software in doing so. They want to use SAS generally for data manipulation and basic (and future advanced) analytics, and, since they are brand new to using and understanding the value of SAS software, they want the consultants to help them with:
• Building out their usage of SAS;
• Understanding, communicating and educating the client’s staff how SAS could/should be used within their environment. (The client will rely on the Consultants’ experience evaluating customer environments, and then effectively applying appropriate SAS functionality to address specific business issues. The Consultant must demonstrate and apply advanced skills in evaluating and understanding the Client’s business and needs and then applying and communicating the real value of SAS to the organization.);
• Combining SAS programming knowledge with healthcare data knowledge (if known) to work independently and make meaningful conclusions about the client’s business;
• Coordinating, programming, analyzing and evaluating healthcare data using SAS;
• Based on the client’s requests, accessing data, manipulating and analyzing the data via sorting, summarizing, joining and/or merging data, and then creating and delivering insights to business.
• As part of the large Data Warehouse being built in Teradata (and Informatica), they’d like to use SAS to profile clinical records, and perform lots of data manipulation and data transformation, and perform basic analytics of their data so as to learn more about it – using such SAS functionality as DATA step, Frequencies, Sorting, Means and Standard Deviations, and/or SQL programming skills and experiences, along with use of other applicable PROCEDURES, and SAS MACROs.

The goal is to help the client’s create a library of tools and processes from which they can profile data, better understand it, and then convert it to information through understanding its behavior patterns, its stratification, how anomalies are associated with different dimensions of data, and then finally be able to identify where there may be gaps in the data with respect to what the business is asking of the data.
• As part of all this (from a healthcare data standpoint), SAS software will predominantly be used to look at healthcare clinical records data, such as the following:

o EHR (Electronic Health Record) data,
o diagnosis codes (ICD-9 and ICD-10),
o laboratory orders and results data,
o immunizations data,
o drug (NDC) data,
o provider relationships data,
o HEDIS &/or PQRI (Physician Quality Reporting Initiative) initiatives,
o quality measures data,
o CCD (Continuity of Care Document),
o other possible clinical information data, from different subject areas used in the clinical space.

The more exposure the candidate has with this healthcare data and healthcare informatics overall, the better chance they will be selected. However, candidates will absolutely be considered that don’t have this experience.
NOTE: If the consultant does not have this experience, they should be able to quickly put the data into context with the overall healthcare concepts. To some degree, the client is willing to teach the consultant about the healthcare data, but they would prefer some exposure to this healthcare data – the more you have, the better chance of being selected.
(NOTE: CLINICAL SAS programmers or analysts supporting clinical trials and submissions generally do not work with this type of data.)
• Data sources include sample datasets from EHR data in the form of a flat file which is transformed into another DB, so… flat files would be accessed and used. Other data analysis is performed in Teradata, so the data sources will be flat files and Teradata, and occasionally MS SQL Server…., but mostly what’s in the Teradata system. Role #1 (predominantly) will be reading and extracting data from Teradata, and maybe loading data back to Teradata in very low volumes (perhaps in the form of integrated data from a prototype perspective).
• Business rules will be leveraged from within Informatica. Work will be very data oriented.
• The client is in the process of creating their data warehouse infrastructure and processes now (standardizing, cleansing and loading data), but they want the SAS Consultant and SAS software to “help inform” the data transformation and data quality rules within the Teradata physical modeling aspects that they have not done so far.
• SAS may be used for analysis in feeding the data warehouse to make sure they have the correct structure in place, and are identifying what’s not working, and to be used to really understand the data (how it changes – its characteristics).
• As applicable, the Consultant must learn the client’s healthcare data and/or terms and data sources.

The Consultant must be an excellent communicator (both spoken and written forms) and be able to effectively foster interactive collaboration and discussions among the the client;s team. Also, the Consultant must be able to present analysis and conclusions in a logical and clear manner (but not to the senior management level), and must be able to effectively work as part of a team.