SAS Model Developer

SAS Model Developer

Location: London (Hybrid - 2 days onsite per week)

Rate: 400/day Inside IR35

Duration: 3-month rolling contract

Overview: We're looking for an experienced SAS Model Developer to support model development, enhancement, and deployment across a large-scale data and analytics environment. This role will focus on building and optimising SAS-based models, supporting the full model development lifecycle from data preparation and feature engineering through to testing, validation, and production deployment.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and enhance statistical, predictive, and pricing models using SAS

Build modelling datasets, feature engineering pipelines, and variable transformations

Develop SAS programs using: o Base SAS o SAS Macros o Data Step o SAS SQL

Support automated model execution, scoring, and monitoring processes

Conduct model testing, validation, back-testing, and performance analysis

Analyse large datasets to identify trends, patterns, and business insights

Produce technical documentation, model artefacts, and governance outputs

Support deployment and productionisation of models within controlled environments

Work closely with data engineering and technology teams to support implementation

What We're Looking For

Strong hands-on SAS programming experience

Experience across: o SAS Base o SAS Macros o SAS SQL o SAS Enterprise Guide / SAS Studio

Experience developing and deploying predictive or statistical models

Strong understanding of: Regression models , Forecasting, Segmentation , Risk or pricing models

Experience working across the full model development lifecycle

Strong data analysis, transformation, and feature engineering capability

Comfortable working with large and complex datasets