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Priyanka Dharuvuri

Ephicacy
Mobile,AL
1
Certification
10
years of professional experience

Results-oriented professional with 8+ years of programming experience and over 2 years as a Business Analyst, specializing in data analysis, reporting, and system integration using SAS across Neurology, Immunology, and Oncology therapeutic areas. Strong understanding of Life Sciences with hands-on experience in the clinical trial process (Phases I-III). Experienced in multicenter clinical trial data, randomization, double-blind trials, statistical analysis, data cleaning, data management, and regulatory reporting. Proficient in SAS modules including BASE SAS, MACROS, STAT, ACCESS, GRAPH, SQL, and ODS. Currently working as a Business Analyst on the SaaS Sycamore CDR-SCE platform, driving implementation and integration activities to streamline clinical data workflows. Actively involved in requirement gathering, business process analysis, system configuration, and end-to-end of Sycamore CDR-SCE. Conducts demo sessions, user walkthroughs, and training sessions to align stakeholders on solution design and system functionality. Partners with cross-functional teams to analyze, document, and translate business needs into functional specifications, ensuring compliance, traceability, and operational communication.

Work History

Senior Statistical Programmer, SAS Business Analyst

2 Years 9 Months
Ephicacy | 10.2023 - Current
  • Develop and maintain SAS programs to create ADaM datasets and TFLs, and perform QC of ADaMs and tables.
  • Effective analysis and report programming development and validation utilizing global and TA standards and following departmental SOPs and good programming practices.
  • Participate in cross-functional collaborations to support the study conduct and reporting activities.
  • Development and maintenance of tracking systems, folder systems and archival analysis.
  • Supports tasks based on importance of the deliverable and awareness of overall timelines in order to efficiently produce high quality deliverables.
  • Provide statistical programming support to supplemental or exploratory analyses for regulatory agencies or any other internal and external ad-hoc requests.
  • Responsibilities(Merck):
  • Responsibilities(Sycamore Informatics):
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather, analyze, and document business requirements for SaaS product enhancements.
  • Translate business needs into detailed user stories, functional specs, and acceptance criteria.
  • Lead backlog grooming and sprint planning sessions to align feature priorities with stakeholder goals and customer feedback.
  • Conduct UAT and create test scenarios to validate system functionality against business requirements.
  • Create process maps and workflows to streamline client onboarding.
  • Develop documentation and training materials for clients to support product adoption.

Senior Statistical Programmer

3 Years 5 Months
Novartis AG | 12.2019 - 05.2023
  • Responsible for the integrity of the programming/computing solutions for multiple clinical trials (or equivalent) and/or publication activities.
  • Scientific lead for programming expertise liaising with Statistical and clinical counterparts within the study/project team, across multiple projects.
  • Responsible for the full execution of final production output generation (tables, listings and graphics) for projects as the Lead Programmer, ensure high quality for all deliverables, and follow the processes.
  • Works collaboratively with internal groups such as Data Management, Biostatistics, and Project Management to meet the deliverables.
  • Maintain effective interfaces with internal and external teams with support of vendor management, Principal Programmer/Statistician and Group Leads as needed.
  • In conjunction with the statistician, responsible for development and maintenance of programming specifications of analysis datasets and pooled datasets, study-level programming standards and ensure compliance with project-level/company standards.
  • Ensure that study documents and specifications are consistent and comply with company standards by providing input into eCRF and data structures, tables, listings and figures for studies and submission activities.
  • Responsible for programming (according to specifications) analysis datasets, pooled datasets, listings, tables, and figures for studies with high quality and within milestones.
  • Responsible for preparing or reviewing Case Report Tabulations for the regulatory submission as required.
  • Responsible for QC compliance and archiving of programming and associated documentation. Responsible for quality control and audit readiness of deliverables.
  • Review planning of edit checks; assist non-standard, complex data validation programming as needed according to agreed plans for the assigned study/project.
  • The role of subject matter expert / domain expert to ensure seamless outsourcing, according to the agreed contract and internal business guidance.
  • Provides input on process improvement initiatives and participate in non-programming project activities.
  • Assess quality of analysis data, identify and report data issues on time.
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of programming software and guide junior programmers as and when needed.

Clinical SAS Programmer

3 Years 2 Months
Makrocare | 09.2016 - 11.2019
  • Provide programming expertise in developing/selecting/modifying basic/intermediate MACROs for reporting standards.
  • Supervise the activities of the vendors as needed.
  • Developed derived and analysis datasets based on the guidelines provided in the SAP (Statistical Analysis Plan) and CDISC.
  • Provide SAS Programming and analysis support for phase II.
  • Programmed analysis data sets such as AE (Adverse Events), DM (Demographics), SV (Subject visit), SE (subject elements), CM (Concomitant medication), MH (medical history), VS (vital signs), LB (Laboratory findings).
  • Validated TLGs by writing competing code and comparing the values produced with the source report values.
  • Created ad-hoc reports requests.
  • Extracted data from the database and inform team to work on the requests.
  • Created reports in RTF, PDF, Excel and HTML formats using ODS statements.
  • Developed macro programs defining the macro parameters using different debugging options like MPRINT, MLOGIC, and SYMBOLGEN.
  • Documented the developed macros explaining the functionality of the macro and the macro parameters defined for future reference.
  • Created Summary tables using procedures like Proc Transpose, Sort, Freq, Means, Summary, Univariate and Tabulate.
  • Created electronic datasets (i.e., SAS Transport Files) for submission by using PROC EXPORT for FDA submission.
  • Closely work with the statisticians and data managers to identify common factors across the projects. Developed analysis datasets based on the guidelines provided in the SAP (Statistical Analysis Plan).

Education

Master of Science - Pharmaceutical Sciences

Greenwich University | London, UK | 01-2012

Bachelor’s - Pharmacy

Hindu college, Nagarjuna University | Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India | 01-2009

Skills

SAS Tools: SAS/BASE
SAS/MACROS
SAS/ODS
SAS/REPORT
SAS/ACCESS
SAS/STAT
SAS/GRAPH
SAS/SQL
SAS PROCs: SQL
SORT
SUMMARY
CONTENTS
FORMAT
TABULATE
IMPORT
EXPORT
REPORT
MEANS
UNIVARIATE
COMPARE
COPY
LIFETEST
SGPLOT
Business Analyst Tools & Skills: Requirement Gathering
Process Mapping
Workflow Analysis
User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Gap Analysis
Demo Sessions
and Stakeholder Communication
Platforms & Domains: SaaS Sycamore SCE
Enterprise Integration Module (EIM)
Ingress/Egress Configuration
Clinical Data Lifecycle Management
Operating Systems: Windows
LINUX
Office Tools: MS Office (Excel
Word
PowerPoint
Outlook)
SharePoint
JIRA
Confluence
Programming Languages: SAS
R
Industry Knowledge: Life Sciences
Clinical Trials (Phases I-III)
CDISC Standards
Soft Skills: Team Collaboration
Effective Communication
Analytical Thinking
Problem Solving
Leadership

Certification

Base SAS, SAS Global Certification, 2016

Employee Information

Employee Name: Ephicacy Consulting Group Current Location: 900 Downtowner Blvd, Mobile, Alabama, 36609 Official Email Id: priyanka.dharuvuri@sycamoreinformatics.com I hereby declare that all the details furnished above are true to the best of my knowledge and I hereby provide my consent to share my profile information for any business purposes by the company. Signature of the employee Dated: 2025-11-07

Timeline

Senior Statistical Programmer, SAS Business Analyst

Ephicacy
10.2023 - CurrentRead More

Senior Statistical Programmer

Novartis AG
12.2019 - 05.2023Read More

Clinical SAS Programmer

Makrocare
09.2016 - 11.2019Read More

Hindu college, Nagarjuna University

Bachelor’s from Pharmacy
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Greenwich University

Master of Science from Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Priyanka Dharuvuri