Principal Statistical Programmer – SAS & R (Remote)

Esss; Almería; Remote; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytel is seeking a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer (SAS + R) for a fully remote role embedded with a pharmaceutical sponsor. You will work independently on clinical development programs, oversee CRO programmers, and deliver high-quality data summaries for regulatory submissions.

The role focuses on SAS and R programming to generate SDTM/ADaM datasets, tables, listings, and figures, with adherence to GCP and FDA guidelines. Collaboration across teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Senior statistical programmer with experience in clinical development programs.
• Experience generating SDTM/ADaM specifications and defining.xml for multiple studies.
• Knowledge of FDA/CMC guidelines and electronic submissions is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Generate SDTM, ADaM specifications, datasets, reviewer’s guides and define.xml files for studies.
• Develop SAS programs to produce datasets, listings, tables, and graphs with statistical content.
• Provide high-quality programming deliverables and oversee CRO programming outputs to meet timelines.
• Contribute to clinical study reports, regulatory submissions and exploratory analyses.

Skills

SAS

R

SDTM

ADaM

CRO oversight

Tools

SAS Studio

Job description

Cytel is seeking a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer (SAS + R) for a fully remote role embedded with a pharmaceutical sponsor. You will work independently on clinical development programs, oversee CRO programmers, and deliver high-quality data summaries for regulatory submissions.

The role focuses on SAS and R programming to generate SDTM/ADaM datasets, tables, listings, and figures, with adherence to GCP and FDA guidelines. Collaboration across teams is essential.