nidal.alhuniti at gmail.com
2016-Jun-06 22:25 UTC
[R] R programmer/developer part time job
AstraZeneca, a leading pharmaceutical company, has an exciting opportunity for an R-developer within its Quantitative Clinical Pharmacology (QCP) group. The position is a 6-12 month contract position which will integrate R programming knowledge, capabilities and prowess towards pharmacometric analysis objectives. The position is located in Waltham, Massachusetts (outside Boston). The candidate will engage and contribute their programming expertise towards meaningful pharmacometric industrialization projects. This includes the development and implementation of state-of-the-art infrastructure tools, applications and processes that will directly facilitate cutting-edge pharmacometric modeling research towards bettering the health well-being of individuals. The candidate will be exposed to project related activities to help him/her develop an understanding of Clinical Pharmacology?s role in drug development. Education, Experience and Knowledge ? MS. or PhD in a relevant technical discipline, such as machine learning, computer science, physics, engineering, mathematics, statistics, or related field, or 3+ years of experience in a relevant role. ? Expert knowledge of R (expert R coding and programming practices; ability to design and write functions). ? Demonstrated leadership experience preferred. Specific Skills ? Experience in building R packages, good understanding of S3 and S4 methods, and knowledge of generics R work as well as R environments. ? Experience in making advanced reproducible report using Sweave and knitr including tables, graphs and literate programming. ? Proficiency with other scientific computer language such as MATLAB, Python and rJava. ? Expertise with the C++ programming language. ? Strong knowledge of computer science practices; strong technical aptitude. Other Skills ? Ability to work within a cross-functional teams with strong interpersonal abilities. ? Strong written and verbal communication skills. ? Strong customer service orientation. ? Solid analytical capability; ability to exercise sound judgment. ? Strong attention to detail. ? Strong organization and prioritization skills; ability to perform multiple tasks and meet deadlines. ? Proficiency in Microsoft Office software. Required experience: ? 3+ years of experience in a relevant role.: 3 years [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
This should be posted on the r-sig-jobs email list. Cheers, Bert Bert Gunter "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along and sticking things into it." -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip ) On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 3:25 PM, <nidal.alhuniti at gmail.com> wrote:> AstraZeneca, a leading pharmaceutical company, has an exciting opportunity > for an R-developer within its Quantitative Clinical Pharmacology (QCP) > group. The position is a 6-12 month contract position which will integrate > R programming knowledge, capabilities and prowess towards pharmacometric > analysis objectives. > > > > The position is located in Waltham, Massachusetts (outside Boston). > > > > The candidate will engage and contribute their programming expertise > towards meaningful pharmacometric industrialization projects. This includes > the development and implementation of state-of-the-art infrastructure > tools, applications and processes that will directly facilitate > cutting-edge pharmacometric modeling research towards bettering the health > well-being of individuals. > > > > The candidate will be exposed to project related activities to help him/her > develop an understanding of Clinical Pharmacology?s role in drug > development. > > > > Education, Experience and Knowledge > > ? MS. or PhD in a relevant technical discipline, such as > machine learning, computer science, physics, engineering, mathematics, > statistics, or related field, or 3+ years of experience in a relevant role. > > ? Expert knowledge of R (expert R coding and programming > practices; ability to design and write functions). > > ? Demonstrated leadership experience preferred. > > > > Specific Skills > > ? Experience in building R packages, good understanding of S3 > and S4 methods, and knowledge of generics R work as well as R environments. > > ? Experience in making advanced reproducible report using > Sweave and knitr including tables, graphs and literate programming. > > ? Proficiency with other scientific computer language such as > MATLAB, Python and rJava. > > ? Expertise with the C++ programming language. > > ? Strong knowledge of computer science practices; strong > technical aptitude. > > > > Other Skills > > ? Ability to work within a cross-functional teams with strong > interpersonal abilities. > > ? Strong written and verbal communication skills. > > ? Strong customer service orientation. > > ? Solid analytical capability; ability to exercise sound > judgment. > > ? Strong attention to detail. > > ? Strong organization and prioritization skills; ability to > perform multiple tasks and meet deadlines. > > ? Proficiency in Microsoft Office software. > > > > Required experience: > > ? 3+ years of experience in a relevant role.: 3 years > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.