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Work History
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Pavani Ravikindi

Cedar Park,TX

Summary

Advanced SAS Programmer specializing in Clinical Programming, Data Management and statistical programming. Proven ability to generate impactful reports and lead programming activities across multiple protocols, ensuring compliance with CDISC standards, and leads collaboration with biostatisticians to deliver timely, high-quality reports. Strong expertise in developing Macros and producing detailed listings, enhancing efficiency of clinical trial data analysis.

Overview

1
1
Certification
13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal Programmer

Syneos Health
07.2023 - Current

Clinical Programming Activities

  • Provided SAS programming support for data management team to analyze clinical trial data and validation of tables, listings and reports.
  • Developed Standard Data Management , Medical Monitor, Vendor Reconciliation and Sponsor specified Custom safety listings.
  • Developed standard macros to generate Incremental Listings, Missing Pages Reports, Custom listings, CPT, SDV, Reconciliation reports for different datatypes like ECG, LAB, ePRO, Safety etc.
  • Developed complex coding macros to generate Data Management Listings, enhancing reporting efficiency across multiple studies.
  • Developed standard RECIST 1.1 macro which can be used across several Oncology studies.
  • Developed reusable SAS macros to automate RECIST 1.1 Target/Non-Target/Overall response derivations.
  • Designed parameter-driven SAS macros to calculate Sum of Diameters(SoD), finding Smallest sum (NADIR), percentage change from baseline/nadir as per RECIST 1.1 guidelines.
  • Developed and validated SAS macros for handling complex RECIST Scenarios, including missing assessments, missing methods, New lesions(unequivocal), and non-target progression.
  • Coordinated development activities for clinical programming projects, identifying and escalating issues impacting timelines and resources to project management while balancing multiple tasks.
  • Provided Clinical SAS programming and analysis support for clinical studies across multiple protocols for submissions such as CSR and Safety.
  • Conducted extensive quality checks on team members' tasks and facilitated data validation and cleaning throughout all phases of clinical studies.
  • Worked on multiple protocols and/or drug compounds at a time.
  • Extensively worked in Developing, Debugging, and validating project-specific SAS programs to generate derived SAS datasets, summary tables, and data listings according to departmental standards.
  • SAS macros were successfully used to create new programs and modify existing SAS programs to make them portable as well as for consistency of results.
  • Collaborated with the data management team to handle documentation and submission processes.
  • Ensured analysis data and programming code meet regulatory and company standards (FDA and ICH regulations) and are consistently structured to permit efficient programming and reporting.
  • Render support in generating analysis data sets and creating specified structured reports by creating Macros and macro variables using %LET, CALL SYMPUT, and DATA _NULL_
  • Leads clinical programming activities on concurrent studies depending upon scope, similarity, program, and resourcing requirements

Statistical Programming Activities

  • Utilizing knowledge of CDISC standards like SDTM to create and review Mapping Specifications.
  • Included in development and validation of Annotated Case Report Forms (aCRFs)
  • Developing and validating all the SDTM related datasets, running through Pinnacle 21 to resolve all the issues.
  • Generating, preparing and maintaining all required documentation for submission deliverables such as define.xml, annotated CRFs and Reviewer guides.
  • Performed rigorous validation, including double programming and independent review, to ensure accuracy and regulatory compliance

Clinical SAS Programmer

Ideal Consult LLC
06.2013 - 09.2014
  • Collaborated with Statisticians and Data Managers to deliver SAS programming for comprehensive analysis of Clinical Trial Data.
  • Worked on writing, editing, validating and debugging code in BASE SAS and MACROS.
  • Produced final study reports, tables, and listings utilizing PROC SQL, PROC TRANSPOSE, PROC REPORT, PROC FREQ, and DATA step to ensure accurate data presentation.
  • Created analysis datasets from raw datasets and maintained large datasets by using Set, Merge, Sort, Keep, Drop, Update, Formats, Functions and conditional statements.
  • Experienced in validation of Tables, Listings, Graphs and Analysis Datasets using Proc compare and departmental standard macros.
  • Generated programs in MACROS to generate listings, quality tables for clinical study reports and regulatory submissions.
  • Developed CRT (Case Report Tabulation) datasets adhering to CDISC standards for successful FDA regulatory submissions.

Education

MS -

Visvesvaraya Technological University
India

Bachelor’s - engineering

JNTU
India

Skills

  • SAS V94
  • SAS/BASE
  • SAS/SQL
  • SAS/STAT
  • SAS/MACROS
  • SAS/ODS
  • SAS/REPORTS
  • SAS/FORMATS
  • SAS/EXPORT and IMPORT
  • SAS/TRANSPOSE
  • SAS/COMPARE
  • SQL
  • Python
  • C
  • DOS
  • Microsoft Excel
  • MS Word
  • MS PowerPoint
  • Data Interpretation
  • Data Structuring

Certification

  • Certified Advanced SAS Programmer for SAS9
  • Certified Base SAS Programmer for SAS9

Languages

English

Awards And Milestones

  • Created RECIST 1.1 macro at standard level for Oncology studies. This is a major contribution, and I took self-initiative after seeing several comebacks from sponsor.
  • Strong Oncology therapeutic area programming experience with solid tumors and hands-on involvement in RECIST 1.1 implementation.
  • Received high performance Team award from Alkermes Sponsor
  • Worked in all types of Clinical trails as Blinded / Unblinded programmer (e.g Oncology, Cardiovascular diseases, Infectious disease, Ophthalmology studies, Digestive diseases)
  • Nominated as an SME of Opswise environment – where I created several tasks to run at a scheduled time frame.
  • Worked on several Custom reports like Missing Pages reports, Data Volume projection reports, clean patient trackers, SDV and re-SDV, Enhanced Query metric reports.
  • Worked as a Data Acquisition programmer for several studies where I handled all the Data import setups by communicating directly with the Sponsors and vendors and Reconciliation programs.
  • Worked with Statisticians and resolved all the issues at the data cleaning phase itself.

Timeline

Principal Programmer

Syneos Health
07.2023 - Current

Clinical SAS Programmer

Ideal Consult LLC
06.2013 - 09.2014

MS -

Visvesvaraya Technological University

Bachelor’s - engineering

JNTU
Pavani Ravikindi