SAS Developer
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• Project task management
• Define project deliverables, controls and ensure adherence to these
• Supervise and assist the team on project execution and delivery
• Monitor project progress and ensure adherence to client expectation
• Communications, including deck writing
• Coordination of all sub-team efforts; Creation of project plan, define milestones, timelines, review plan with the team
• Delivery of output
• Facilitation and gathering of client feedback on problem structuring
• Understand and define business problems, get all background information and collect relevant data points
• Create solution hypothesis and get client buy in, discuss and align on end objective, staffing need, timelines and budget
• Effective management of frequency of feedback loop with offshore resources
• Build capabilities in junior team members
- Experience SAS 9.4 (base and advance)
- Experience SAS Viya 3.3,3.5 and 4 (base and advance)
- Experience in migration from SAS EG & SAS Viya:
- Expertise in converting .EGP file to .Flow in Viya
- Experienced in scheduling regular backups/restore strategies.
- Experienced in reading SAS logs to find out root cause issues.
- Experienced in preparing documentation of Installation and standard operating procedures
- Scheduling the jobs and monitoring for day-to-day activities, escalating problems to the tech support if any issues arise.
- Support end-users with access and connectivity issues.
- Establish a formal, regularly scheduled backup process.
- Working with Development and Testing teams to prioritize and handle issues to resolve quickly.
- Extract, transform, and load (ETL) data from various sources into SAS datasets.
- Perform data quality checks and implement data cleansing and validation procedures.
- Optimize data processing and storage for efficient performance.
- Strong work ethic and desire to product quality results
- Consistently and proactively communicates (verbally/written) to stakeholders (progress/roadblocks/etc.)
- Continuous Improvement mindset and approach to work product
- Ability to take complex subjects and simplify it to less technical individuals
- Provides clear documentation of processes, workflows, recommendations, etc.
- High level of critical thinking capabilities
- Organized and has the ability to manage work effectively, escalating issues as appropriate
- Takes initiative & is a self-starter
- Displays ownership of their work (quality, timeliness)
- Seeks to become an expert in their field and shares their expertise through recommendations, proactive communications/actions and peer sharing/coaching where relevant
- Bachelor’s/Master's degree in economics, mathematics, computer science/engineering, operations research or related analytics areas; candidates with BA/BS degrees in the same fields from the top tier academic institutions are also welcome to apply
- 4+ years’ experience, preferably in insurance analytics
- Experience in working in dual shore engagement is preferred
- Must have experience in managing clients directly
- Superior analytical and problem solving skills
- Demonstrated leadership ability and willingness to take initiative
- Strong record of achievement, solid analytical ability, and an entrepreneurial hands-on approach to work
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Able to work in fast pace continuously evolving environment and ready to take up uphill challenges
- Is able to understand cross cultural differences and can work with clients across the globe
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