Statistical Programming

Shanu Rana, Lead Statistical Programmer
Professional Summary

Between the clinical database and the regulator

I'm Shanu Rana — a Lead Statistical Programmer in clinical research.

Twelve years in pharma, nine of them programming the data behind clinical trials. I build and validate CDISC SDTM and ADaM datasets, the tables, figures and listings written against the Statistical Analysis Plan, and the submission packages — define.xml, Pinnacle 21, SDRG and ADRG — that carry a trial's evidence to health authorities. I lead studies from scope to submission across Phase I to III, setting the specifications and running the production and validation team. PMP and Advanced SAS certified, and extending the same discipline into R Programming.

12+Years in pharma & clinical research
9+Years in statistical programming
PMPCertified
SASBase & Advanced certified
Toolbox

What I work with

Programming

  • SAS — Base & Advanced (certified)
  • R — Tidyverse, pharmaverse

Standards & Submission

  • CRF annotation
  • CDISC SDTM
  • CDISC ADaM
  • define.xml · Pinnacle 21
  • SDRG · ADRG · CRT

Clinical Domain

  • Oncology — solid tumours (RECIST 1.1)
  • Phase I · II · III trials
  • SAP & TFL shells
  • ICH-GCP

Leadership & Delivery

  • Project management (PMP)
  • Studies lead
  • Teams of programmers
  • Dual-programming validation
  • Client & scope management
  • Mentoring & SME training

Systems & Process

  • Deliverables trackers
  • QC checklists
  • Internal SOPs

Languages

  • Hindi — mother tongue
  • English — fluent, written & spoken
  • German — basic
Credentials

Certified, and still studying

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PMP Project Management Professional Project Management Institute
SAS Base & Advanced Programming SAS Institute
R Hands-On Clinical Reporting Using R Genentech · Coursera
Education

Biology first, then the numbers

Post Graduate Diploma

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, Finance

Masters

Master of Science, Biotechnology

Bachelor

Bachelor of Education

Bachelor

Bachelor of Science, Biology

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Away from the data

I photograph wildlife, landscapes and the road in between. That half of the story lives on its own site.