Director, AI-Driven Statistical Programming & Tech Innovation

Premier Research Group; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Research is seeking a Director, Statistical Programming Innovation & Technology to join our Biostatistics team and advance AI-enabled workflows across SAS/R environments in biotech, medtech and pharma. You will define roadmaps, pilot innovative tools, and drive automation and GDPR-compliant pipelines with modern languages.

The role requires 10+ years in statistical programming, 5+ years in technical leadership, and 2+ years supervising.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of statistical programming experience, including demonstrated expertise in R and SAS in CRO or pharmaceutical environments.
• 5+ years in technical leadership role.
• 2+ years of experience as supervisor/manager.
• Strong working proficiency in R for data manipulation, automation, and/or statistical analysis.

Responsibilities

• Defines and drives the technical roadmap for innovating statistical programming practices, tools, and infrastructure.
• Evaluate, pilot, and implement AI-assisted tools to improve programming efficiency, quality, regulatory and GDPR compliance.
• Identify opportunities to replace manual and traditional SAS-based processes with automated, reproducible pipelines using R, Python or other emerging technology including AI solutions.
• Leads migration and integration efforts where traditional SAS workflows are modernized or supplemented with R/Python-based solutions.
• Provides technical direction and hands-on guidance for the design, development, and deployment of R Shiny applications (e.g., interactive review tools, safety/efficacy dashboards, TLF exploration tools).
• Sets standards for Shiny app architecture, modularity (e.g., use of frameworks such as teal), performance, and deployment (e.g., Posit Connect).
• Supervises, manages, mentors, and develops direct reports, building their capabilities in both traditional and modern programming approaches.

Skills

R

SAS

Leadership

Python

Shiny

GDPR

Data analysis

Education

BS or higher in Statistics/CS/Math/Data Science

Tools

Shiny

Teal

Posit Connect

Job description

Premier Research is seeking a Director, Statistical Programming Innovation & Technology to join our Biostatistics team and advance AI-enabled workflows across SAS/R environments in biotech, medtech and pharma. You will define roadmaps, pilot innovative tools, and drive automation and GDPR-compliant pipelines with modern languages.

The role requires 10+ years in statistical programming, 5+ years in technical leadership, and 2+ years supervising.