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Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking an experienced Associate Director / Director of Statistical Programming to lead statistical programming efforts in clinical development. This pivotal role involves overseeing programming activities, ensuring quality deliverables, and driving the adoption of advanced programming technologies. You will work alongside a dynamic team of drug development professionals, contributing to groundbreaking science through effective data analysis and decision-making. If you are passionate about making a difference in drug discovery and possess strong leadership skills, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a collaborative environment where your expertise will directly impact lives and shape the future of healthcare.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of statistics and programming experience in pharma/biotech.
• Expert in SAS, R, and data standards like CDISC, SDTM, ADaM.

Responsibilities

• Lead statistical programming activities across clinical programs.
• Oversee external service providers for programming deliverables.
• Drive the adoption of innovative programming technologies.

Skills

Statistical Programming

SAS

R

R-Shiny

Data Analysis

Conflict Management

Education

BS / MS in Life Science

Degree in Computer Science

Degree in Statistics

Degree in Mathematics

Tools

CDISC Standards

SDTM

ADaM

Job description

Associate Director / Director of Statistical Programming

Remote Opportunity - Canada

Your work will change lives. Including your own.

The Impact You’ll Make

Recursion is at the forefront of reimagining drug discovery through the integration of automated cell biology, high-dimensional and diverse data sets, and sophisticated analytics. We are seeking an experienced Associate Director / Director of Statistical Programming to provide Statistical Programming leadership and expertise in support of clinical development, including oversight of vendors and contract programmers to ensure quality deliverables, and to validate results.

In this role, you will:

• Lead statistical programming activities across clinical programs, ensuring the development and quality control of tables, listings, figures, analysis datasets. Conduct exploratory statistical analysis to support key decision-making.
• Oversee external functional service providers to ensure timely and high-quality programming deliverables.
• Develop and maintain standards, guidance, applications, and processes for Statistical Programming operations in adherence with ICH and regulatory requirements.
• Drive the adoption of innovative programming technologies and workflows to enhance the efficiency of clinical data review, cleaning, reconciliation, and integration. Additionally, develop analytics tools that enable effective data monitoring and knowledge discovery of clinical data.

The Team You’ll Join

As Associate Director / Director of Statistical Programming, you'll report directly to the Head of Statistical Programming and will be a key member of the Biometrics Leadership Team. The Biometrics Team is an innovation-driven and execution-minded group of drug development professionals responsible for supporting Recursion's innovative science through novel trial design, data collection, integration, analysis, and enabling data-driven decision making.

The Experience You’ll Need

• BS / MS degree in life science, computer science, statistics, mathematics, or equivalent relevant degree.
• 8+ years of statistics and programming experience with advanced knowledge in pharmaceutical, biotechnology industries, and 5+ years of serving as Lead Statistical Programmer across multiple therapeutic areas.
• Demonstrated proficiency in SAS, R, and R-Shiny and mastery of complex graphing techniques to derive analysis datasets, produce tables, figures and listings, and conduct exploratory analyses.
• Skilled in developing open-source R packages and visual analytics for exploratory and interactive data analysis, visualization, and insight generation.
• Expert knowledge of data standards including CDISC, SDTM, and ADaM, and relevant regulatory guidelines.
• Experience with regulatory submissions in the US, Europe, and other regions.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills including ability of conflict management and resolution.

Working Location:

This position is ideally based at one of our offices located in Salt Lake City / New York City / Toronto / London / Oxford. Please note that we are a hybrid environment and ask that employees spend 50% of their time in the office. We will also consider remote work for this position in the US, UK or Canada. We ask that remote employees commit to regular on-site visits for routine work and departmental events.

Recursion is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity and inclusion.