Principal Statistical Programmer (SAS + R) - Remote

Deel; Santiago de Compostela; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytel seeks a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer to lead programming activities for sponsor trials in a fully remote role. You will implement SDTM/ADaM, define.xml, and data deliverables while overseeing CRO work to ensure timely, high-quality outputs.

The role requires strong SAS expertise, experience with regulatory submissions, and leadership across teams. You will contribute to clinical study reports and regulatory documents, align with FDA/ICH guidelines, and drive standards in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, data science, math or stats.
• 7+ years as Statistical Programmer in biotech/pharma.
• Expert SAS programming with CDISC SDTM/ADaM/Define.xml.
• Experience supporting regulatory submissions to FDA/ICH.
• Ability to work independently with strong leadership.

Responsibilities

• Generate SDTM, ADaM specs, datasets, reviewers guide and define.xml.
• Develop SAS programs for datasets, listings, tables and graphs.
• Deliver high-quality SAS/R programs for clinical development programs.
• Oversee CRO programming deliverables and timelines.
• Support clinical study reports, regulatory submissions and publications.
• Follow FDA/ICH guidelines for electronic submissions.
• Contribute to standards for programming tools, outputs and macros.
• Develop CRFs, edit checks and data validation plans.
• Collaborate with CROs, vendors and clinical partners.
• Draft SOPs and work instructions related to programming practices.

Skills

SAS programming

CDISC SDTM/ADaM

Regulatory submissions

Independent work

Leadership

Communication skills

R/Python (nice to have)

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, mathematics, or statistics

Tools

R

Python

Unix/Linux

Git

Job description

Cytel seeks a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer to lead programming activities for sponsor trials in a fully remote role. You will implement SDTM/ADaM, define.xml, and data deliverables while overseeing CRO work to ensure timely, high-quality outputs.

The role requires strong SAS expertise, experience with regulatory submissions, and leadership across teams. You will contribute to clinical study reports and regulatory documents, align with FDA/ICH guidelines, and drive standards in