Senior Principal Programmer (UK)

UCB S.A.; Princes Risborough; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

UCB is seeking a Senior Principal Programmer (Statistical Computing Environment Business Coordinator) to join our Programming, Visualization and Reporting team, based in any of our Brussels (Belgium), Monheim (Germany), Raleigh (USA), or Slough (UK) offices. You will help clinical programming teams move to and operate within UCB's modern Statistical Computing Environment.

You will translate reporting needs into well-governed study setups, support compliant platform operations, and help improve

Qualifications

• 5+ years in clinical trial results generation, reporting, and submission processes.
• Experience supporting Statistical Computing Environments, including process flows and Biometrics requirements.
• Understanding of CDISC standards, including SDTM and ADaM, with Tables, Figures, and Listings.
• Experience in regulated pharmaceutical environments, SDLC, validation, audit readiness, and compliant configuration expectations.
• Clear communication with technical teams and business stakeholders, tracking setup processes across systems.

Responsibilities

• Review and coordinate clinical trial analysis and reporting setup requests to ensure completeness and timeliness.
• Configure study structures, repositories, datasets, reporting components, and access per governance requirements.
• Manage role-based access, study configurations, and Git/Azure DevOps resources using approved requests.
• Coordinate environment provisioning with platform administrators for ready-to-use environments.
• Support onboarding and transition from legacy systems, and act as first-line technical contact.
• Improve lifecycle management and workflows by documenting processes and automating quality improvements.

Skills

Clinical trial experience

Communication with technical teams

Regulatory environment experience

SDTM/ADaM knowledge

Git/Azure DevOps proficiency

Tools

Domino Data Lab

SAS

R

Git

Azure DevOps

VS Code

SAS Studio

Job description

operations, and help teams follow consistent, compliant, and practical ways of working. You will review and coordinate clinical trial analysis and reporting setup requests, making sure they are complete, accurate, and delivered on time. You will configure study structures, repositories, datasets, reporting components, and access in line with CDISC and governance requirements. You will manage role-based access, study configurations, and Git/Azure DevOps resources using approved requests and compliant processes. You will coordinate environment provisioning with platform administrators so study teams can begin work in a ready and reliable environment. You will support programming teams during onboarding, transition from legacy systems, and ongoing operations as a first-line technical contact. You will improve lifecycle management and workflows by documenting processes, supporting validation activities, and automating practical solutions that enhance quality and user experience.

Interested?

For this position you'll need the following education, experience and skills: You bring 5+ years of experience in clinical trial results generation, reporting, and submission processes. You have experience supporting Statistical Computing Environments, including process flows, user access, and Biometrics requirements. You understand CDISC standards, including SDTM and ADaM, and have worked with Tables, Figures, and Listings. You have worked in regulated pharmaceutical environments and understand SDLC, validation, audit readiness, and compliant configuration expectations. You can communicate clearly with technical teams and business stakeholders, while tracking setup processes across systems and teams. You bring practical experience with tools such as Domino Data Lab, SAS, R, Git, Azure DevOps, VS Code, or SAS Studio.

About us

UCB is a Make your mark for patients.

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Principal Programmer (Statistical Computing Environment Business Coordinator) who is collaborative, detail-oriented, and compliance-minded to join our Programming, Visualization and Reporting team, based in any of our Brussels (Belgium), Monheim (Germany), Raleigh (USA), or Slough (UK) offices. You will help clinical programming teams move to and work confidently within UCB's modern Statistical Computing Environment. You will translate clinical reporting needs into well-governed study setups, support compliant platform operations, and help improve the way teams generate, validate, and deliver clinical trial analysis and reporting outputs.

Who you'll work with

You will work with the Programming, Visualization and Reporting team, statistical programming teams, platform administrators, Biometrics partners, and business stakeholders. You will connect technical and business needs, support users through onboarding and daily, global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are over 9.000 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.

Why work with us

At UCB, we don't just complete tasks, we create value. We aren't afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equal opportunities to do their best work. We 'go beyond' to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that's on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential. At UCB, we've embraced a hybrid-first approach to work, bringing teams together in local hubs to foster collaborative curiosity. Unless expressly stated in the description or precluded by the nature of the position, roles are hybrid with