SAS Programmer work description

The statistical programmer usually works in the statistics department of a pharmaceutical research and development group or contract research organization (CRO). The role of statistical programmers is to use their superior technical and programming skills in order to allow clinical trial statisticians to perform their statistical analysis duties more efficiently. This may involve importing and exporting data, working with other information technology professionals on site and at other companies, deriving variables and creating analysis data sets, and creating clinical study report (CSR) materials consisting of tables, figures, and listings (TFL).