Associate Director Statistical Programming

AstraZeneca GmbH; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the pharmaceutical sector is seeking an Associate Director of Statistical Programming. This role involves leading a team of programmers, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and driving continuous improvement in clinical programming processes. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, a solid understanding of the clinical development process, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams. If you are passionate about advancing drug development and have a background in mathematics or life sciences, we invite you to apply.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership capability and proven ability to lead teams.
• Thorough knowledge of the clinical development process.
• Current knowledge of technical and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Leads and develops a team of programmers, providing guidance and mentorship.
• Manages activities of external partners and ensures quality compliance.
• Drives continuous improvement in programming practices.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Organizational Skills

Influencing

Risk Management

Education

Degree in Mathematics

Degree in Statistics

Degree in Computer Science

Degree in Life Science

Job description

Introduction to role

The Associate Director Statistical Programming is accountable for leading, managing and developing a team of programmers. They showcase an approach dedicated to delivery/department and possess leadership skills to lead and supervise a moderate scope and complexity drug project or multiple smaller ones. As a recognized expert within their own field they are often the first point of contact for related queries, acts as a coach or mentor for staff, and acts as a specialist within cross-functional teams to deliver continuous improvement.

Accountabilities

• Leads, manages and develops a group of programmers, providing guidance and mentorship. Manages training and timesheet compliance
• Work according to agreed functional and regional SHE strategy by ensuring proper management of SHE risks,incidents, reporting, follow-up and improvements.
• Arranges and structures the team in order to create an environment where the team can work productively and collaboratively together
• Defines, supervise and assess objectives for team
• Provides input to capacity management for all projects in scope
• Captures business needs and plans recruitment accordingly
• Recruits and builds the team with the appropriate skills
• Maintains talent and ensures talent development
• Maintains own and team knowledge of the latest industry and regulatory requirements to stay current in the Programming practices
• Leads Implementation of statistical programming aspects of the protocol or clinical development program
• Acts as technical subject matter expert for aspect(s) of the TA, Project, or function
• Manages activities of our external partners (i.e. Contract Research Organisations)
• Accountable for managing contracting staff
• Manages and advance risk in complicated or novel situations within their study and/or projects
• Overall accountability for the quality and compliance to internal, external and regulatory requirements for the delivery of programming aspects in clinical development; holds partners and providers accountable for the quality of their deliverables
• Leads or participates in cross-functional administrative or process improvement initiative(s)
• Drives the continuous improvement of the team and function through personal action and process initiatives
• Drives the development of standard methodologies to improve quality, efficiency and/or effectiveness within function
• Contributes to the function by providing training and mentorship
• Influences team members by providing subject matter expertise on programming related items
• Drives standards development and implementation
• Measures the compliance of and ensures that there is a consistent approach to data standards and automation and its implementation
• Collaborates/influence cross-functionally and represents Programming leadership where required

Essential Skills/Experience

• Degree in Mathematics (i.e., Applied Math, Engineering, etc), Statistics, Computer Science, Life Science, or equivalent experience
• Thorough knowledge of the clinical development process
• Thorough knowledge of industry standards
• Demonstrated leadership capability and proven ability to lead teams towards a common goal
• Demonstrated planning and organisational skill
• Ability to influence relevant team members and global teams
• Ability to develop individuals
• Ability to manage risk in complicated or novel situations
• Current knowledge of technical and regulatory requirements relevant to the role
• Project approach

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Experience implementing business processes
• Willingness and ability to travel
• Experience in problem solving and conflict resolution skills