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SAS Programmer
Harvard University · 🇺🇸 Boston, MA, US
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- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 123 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 73 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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The US Department of Labor certified 123 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 73 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Summary: The Department of Epidemiology, at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, studies the frequency, distribution, and determinants of disease in humans, a fundamental science of public health. In addition to pursuing ground-breaking global research initiatives, we educate and prepare future medical leaders and practitioners as part of our mission to ignite positive changes in the quality of health across the world. CAUSALab (within the Department of Epidemiology) conducts cutting edge research using large health care databases to determine what works. The investigators within the CAUSALab have obtained uninterrupted funding for their teams for more than 20 years. Currently this includes projects in HIV, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, COVID-19, pregnancy and methodological applications of causal inference and artificial intelligence. Results from studies have informed guidelines for the treatment and prevention of multiple diseases, and contributed to the innovation of methods to generate valid evidence from real world data. The candidate will join a core team comprised of another Senior Programmer and two Programmers. CAUSALab is seeking a full-time SAS Programmer to support a research team of faculty members (principal investigators Alejandro Szmulewicz, Sara Lodi and Miguel Hernán), postdoctoral researchers, students, and external collaborators. The Programmer will be responsible for the management of healthcare databases and other complex databases, as well as for the documentation of code. Job-Specific Responsibilities: • Job duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: • Develop and deploy data cleaning, data management, variable creation, and variable naming protocols of projects involving electronic health records, administrative claims, and other complex databases • Create and maintain databases using SAS and SQL in collaboration with members of the research team • Create and link customized databases and analytic datasets in UNIX and Windows environments • Assist with the maintenance and documentation of software in SAS and SQL • Function as a resource for researchers, post-docs and other trainees to help debug programs and to access correct data • Performs other duties as assigned PLEASE NOTE: This position is grant-funded and only a U.S. Citizen can be considered. PLEASE NOTE: This position has a term appointment of one year from the date of hire with possibility of extension. PLEASE NOTE: Short-listed candidates will be required to submit work samples (sample code) and/or complete a coding assessment. PLEASE NOTE: Finalist will be required to complete a background screening process for the US Veterans Administration. Basic Qualifications: • Minimum of two years’ post-secondary education or relevant work experience • Professional statistical programming experience using SQL & SAS is required Additional Qualifications and Skills: • Bachelor's degree, preferably in biostatistics, statistics or computer science • Master’s Degree preferred in Public Health Domain, Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Informatics, or other health data related field • Minimum of 2+ years statistical programming experience required (if have Master's degree) • Minimum of 3+ years of statistical programming experience required (if have Bachelor's degree) • Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools • Experience in working with big data and independently building analytic databases • Working knowledge of data analysis • Basic knowledge of study design, research methodology • Understanding of the healthcare domain, clinical, epidemiology and/or genomic data is a plus • Natural Language Processing language is a plus • Directly-related, practical experie