Role: Senior SAS Programmer

Location: Okemos, MI - Hybrid

Duration: Long term

Rate: Market

Description:

• We are looking for a Senior SAS Programmer to join our Data Insights Team. Will work to support several reporting platforms.
• Programmer will create Excel and PDF reports using Base SAS as described by business requirements documents and test system components as needed.
• Participates in 24-hour on-call rotation in support of the platform.

Responsibilities:

• Participates in requirements and design sessions, then develops and implements new system components or fixes to resolve system defects using business intelligence software and related tools.
• Reads and understands business requirements, seeks clarification to unclear requirements, follows standard change control and configuration management practices and conforms to departmental application development standards and systems life cycle.
• Incorporates source code reuse wherever possible.
• Sets up and executes component tests as well as tracks and documents system defects.
• Participates in software design and programming reviews.
• Recommends improvements to design and programming standards, procedures and guidelines.
• Perform other related assigned duties as necessary to complete the Primary Job Responsibilities as described above.
• Participates in 24-hour on-call rotation in support of the platform.

Required Skills/Qualifications:

• Position requires 5+ years of advanced knowledge of SAS programming and administration
• 3+years of relational database concepts and SQL
• Ability to analyze and resolve complex problems
• Self-Starter, ability to communicate equally with business and technical staff.
• Bachelor's degree with coursework in computer science, information systems, engineering or related field and five years' related work experience in applications design and programming.
• Will accept any suitable combination of education, training, or experience.

Desired Skills/Qualifications:

• Experience in the insurance industry, specifically with the health care industry.
• Experience in system administration and on call processes