Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer, SAS, R

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Remote Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer supporting pharmaceutical clinical trials with SAS and R. Producing CDISC datasets, analyses, regulatory submissions, and overseeing CRO programming deliverables.

Responsibilities:

  • Work independently on clinical development programs across different therapeutic areas
  • Generate SDTM and ADaM specifications, datasets, reviewer’s guides, and Define.xml files for multiple studies
  • Develop SAS/R programs generating datasets, complex listings, tables, descriptive and inferential statistics, and complex graphs
  • Develop, validate, and maintain SAS and/or R programs tailored to clinical development programs
  • Oversee CRO statistical programming deliverables across multiple clinical studies
  • Support clinical study reports, regulatory submissions, publications, annual DSURs, and exploratory analyses
  • Follow FDA regulations, good clinical practice, and electronic submission guidelines
  • Create, maintain, document, and validate standards for programming tools, outputs, and macros
  • Participate in developing CRFs, edit check specifications, and data validation plans
  • Review or author data transfer specifications for external vendor data
  • Collaborate with CROs, software vendors, clinical development partners, and internal functions to meet project timelines and goals
  • Review or author SOPs and work instructions related to statistical programming practices
  • Provide expert technical support and track progress while reporting to the Director, Biostatistics and Programming

Requirements:

  • At a minimum bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, mathematics, or statistics
  • 7+ years of experience as a Statistical Programmer on a Biotech/Pharma Clinical Development Biometrics Team or similar team
  • Experience supporting drug development, medical device development, or intervention studies
  • Exceptional SAS programming skills and expertise in developing and implementing statistical programming procedures and processes in a clinical development environment
  • Extensive applied experience with CDISC standards (SDTM, ADaM, and Define.xml), medical terminology, clinical trial methodologies, and FDA/ICH regulations
  • Experience supporting regulatory submissions and interacting with the FDA and/or global regulatory authorities
  • Ability to work independently
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills and strong leadership skills
  • Preferred: prior experience with pharmacokinetic data and neuroscience
  • Preferred: proficiency in R, Python, Java, Shiny, Markdown, Unix/Linux, and git

Benefits:

  • Consistent training, development and support
  • Significant professional growth opportunities