Nick Jackson

Nick began his career as a SAS programmer in 2001. He was made SAS Team Leader in 2016, and further promoted to Head of Statistics and Programming in 2018, with line management responsibility for those groups. In 2021 he was promoted to Associate Director of Statistics and Programming.

Nick has over 20 years’ experience as a hands-on programmer who generates statistical analytical output. He’s played a major role in developing HMR’s in-house SAS tools for CDISC standards SDTM/ADaM and Define.XML. In his current role as Head of Statistics and Programming, he supports and develops a team of programmers, and oversees the statistics team, to ensure that the output meets clients’ specifications and timelines. Nick also has primary responsibility for production of randomisation codes and pharmacokinetic analyses.

Nick has a BSc in Pharmacology from the University of East London, and worked at HMR for 2 years, first as a Research Technician on the wards, then as a Data Manager, before becoming a SAS programmer.