I just work and work and work.” Wrong.įirst of all, using strength and presenting it as a weakness is deceiving. Most career books tell you to select strength and present it as a weakness. Do not brag, just say it in a matter-of-fact tone. Specifics that show you often perform for the good of the team rather than for yourself are good evidence of your team attitude. And note that this question may be used as a lead in to questions around how you handle conflict within a team, so be prepared You are, of course, a team player.īe sure to have examples ready. Talk about the strength of the team above the individual. ”Emphasize teamwork behavioral examples and focus on your openness to diversity of backgrounds. In fact, I’ve had opportunities in my work, school and athletics to develop my skills as a team player. You need to provide behavioral examples to back up your answer. Teamwork is the key.Almost everyone says yes to this question. ”Then go on to show by your examples what you are doing to reach your goals and objectives.
And in doing so, I feel I’ll be fully prepared to take on any greater responsibilities which might be presented in the long term.For example, here is what I’m presently doing to prepare myself. I want to work toward becoming the expert that others rely upon. The key is to focus on your achievable objectives and what you are doing to reach those objectives.įor example: “Within five years, I would like to become one of the best SAS Programmer in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Do not offer them unless you’re asked for one. Now I’m looking for a new opportunity where I can contribute to the growth of the company and have a positive impact on the programming team.īe prepared with two or three extra copies. I also have great deal of experience in creating CRT’s as a part of electronic submission of NDA application to the FDA. I had an excellent experience in Base SAS/SAS Graph/Proc SQL including the SAS MACRO language. I work well even under minimal supervision also I am a team player. I made a significant contribution to the project recently I have worked on because of my expertise in SAS Programming and CDISC skills. My recent experience is with XXX company, a CRO in state where I worked as Statistical Programmer on a number of projects in a variety of drug and medical device areas. I'm especially skilled with CDISC guidelines including SDTM and ADaM. I also got Involved in mapping, pooling and analysis of clinical study data for safety and validating and QC of the efficacy and safety tables. I was involved in creating CRT’s for an NDA electronic submission to the FDA. I was also involved in creating annotated case report form (eCRF) using CDISC-SDTM mapping. I have worked on Case Report Tabulation section of NDA submission as well.
I worked in both WINDOWS and UNIX environments. I also involved in validation of my fellow programmer code.I have developed Edit check programs to clean invalid data from the database. I have also used SAS macros for frequently used programs and developed programs for generating efficacy and safety tables. I have developed programs in SAS for converting the Oracle Data into SAS datasets using SQL Pass through facility and Libname facility.
I have worked with senior Bio-statisticians and clinical data managers to provide SAS programming in analyzing the clinical trial data according to the SAP. I have generated reports using ODS into formats such as RTF, PDF, and HTML. I have used Base SAS, SAS Macros and Proc SQL to analyze datasets and then generated Tables, Listings, and Graph’s.
I have been working in the pharmaceutical industry as a SAS professional for more than 5 years. I’m looking for a new opportunity where I can contribute to the growth of the company by helping educate customers on the benefits of using our consulting services. My boss knows that I work well under minimal supervision, that I am very conscientious and that the job will be done right the first time. I am known for being extremely thorough and meeting or exceeding deadlines and goals. One of my strengths is my attention to detail. I made a significant contribution to the project because of my expertise in SAS Programming.
In my most recent assignment I was on a project called “Trial of everolimus in combination with Erlotinib in patients with metastatic cancer”. I enjoy my job because it’s challenging and I like interacting with a variety of people. My most recent experience has been with CRO, where I’ve worked for the last 2 years. I have been working in the Pharmaceutical industry for the past 4.5 years. Part 1: Behavioral Type Interview Questions