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Amber Frazier

Cary,NC

Summary

Dynamic Principal Programmer Analyst skilled in project coordination and client engagement. Committed to enhancing team efficiency through robust SAS programming and data management solutions, driving successful project execution and stakeholder satisfaction. Quickly assimilate and take ownership of complex processes; identify and resolve process gaps to improve cross-functional coordination and efficiency.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Principal Programmer Analyst

PPD
Wilmington , NC
04.2011 - 07.2025
  • Lead multiple studies concurrently as the Biostatistics Programming Lead. Therapeutic areas include, and are not limited to, respiratory, rare disease, dermatology/immunology, and oncology.
  • Implemented automated data processing tasks using advanced programming techniques and available SOP-compliant tools to support data import and export tasks to mitigate potential overburn.
  • Developed, tested, and maintained support for data processing suites for biostatistics and data management.
  • Developed, tested, and maintained a new data exchange service for study-level data coding.
  • Created ad-hoc reporting tools to enhance data collection accuracy, and to support client assurance in relation to protocol endpoints, and sample collection for significant submission milestones.
  • Participated in project meetings to discuss timelines, deliverables, and challenges, with a highly collaborative lessons-learned approach.
  • Support team members in establishing tailored, study-specific workflows to enhance efficiency, and ensure protocol compliance.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Statistics

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
12-2010

Skills

  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Client-facing project management
  • Data analysis and validation
  • Designing and developing automation techniques
  • New process development
  • Testing and validating data exchange systems
  • Mentoring
  • Budget-conscious implementation

Certification

  • Completed certification in R Programming basics; ongoing education with a focus on Data Science Fundamentals with Python and SQL; Generative AI for Data Engineers; AI Agents and Agentic AI in Python: Powered by Generative AI Specialization; Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst; Data Visualization & Dashboarding with R Specialization

Timeline

Principal Programmer Analyst

PPD
04.2011 - 07.2025

Bachelor of Science - Statistics

North Carolina State University