Senior Principal Statistical Programmer (SAS Viya, R, Python - Europe Only)

United States Digital Space LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health is seeking a Senior Principal Statistical Programmer to lead migration to SAS Viya in Europe. You will provide statistical programming support across Biostatistics, develop code for tables/listings/graphs, and mentor team members.

The role requires expertise in SAS Viya, SAS, R, and Python, with strong knowledge of regulatory standards and SDTM/ADaM. Collaboration across functions and adherence to quality are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with SAS Viya migration and statistical programming.
• Expertise in SAS, R and Python for analytics.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and SDTM/ADaM standards.
• Ability to mentor junior team members and lead initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Migration support to SAS Viya.
• Provides statistical programming technical support across Biostatistics.
• Uses SAS to develop summaries, listings, graphs, and derived datasets per SAP.
• Leads development of macros/tools for standardization and efficiency.
• Analyzes information and develops solutions to programming challenges.
• Reviews CRFs, databases, and SAPs for standardization within projects.
• Mentors Biometrics team in techniques and training; promotes best practices.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory standards and SOPs across programs.

Skills

SAS Viya

SAS

R

Python

SAS Macro

Regulatory knowledge

Biostatistics

Leadership / Mentoring

Tools

SAS Viya (tool)

Job description

Updated: Yesterday Location: London, LND, United Kingdom Job ID: 25110897

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Senior Principal Statistical Programmer (SAS Viya, R, Python - Europe Only)Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.

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• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.

Job Responsibilities

• Migration support to SAS Viya
• Provides statistical programming technical support and expertise across the Biostatistics function and other departments as needed.
• Uses SAS or other software to develop custom programming code to generate summary tables, data listings, graphs and derived datasets as specified in the statistical analysis plan and programming specifications.
• Proposes and leads the development of process improvements, programming tools and macros for standardization and efficiency, and the development of new concepts, technologies and products to meet emerging customer needs.
• Analyzes information and develops innovative solutions to programming and data analysis challenges across the department.
• Reviews, provides input, and promotes standardization of CRFs, databases, Statistical Analysis Plans and mock shells within a project or therapeutic area, or across a program.
• Mentors other members of the Biometrics Department in the use of traditional, new, and novel approaches in delivering analytics to sponsors and regulatory agencies through the development and presentation of training courses and one on one discussion.
• Understands and enforces compliance with company, regulatory, and industry standards, within and across projects or programs.
• May develop or review specifications and may support any kind of statistical programming activity.
• Negotiates and establishes accurate time estimates for completion of projects with internal team members and statistical programming management, provides regular status updates, and completes projects within agreed upon timeframe.
• Maintains well organized, complete, and up-to-date project documentation, testing, and verification/quality control documents and programs ensuring inspection readiness.
• May act as primary customer interface representing the department at client meetings; may present status updates at Senior Management meetings.
• Displays willingness to work with others, holds project team members accountable, and leads projects and initiatives as necessary to meet the needs of the business.
• May provide project oversight to Lead Statistical Programmers across one or more programs.
• Maintains extensive working knowledge of clinical drug development, industry standards, and electronic submission requirements.
• Actively participates in industry standards organizations and provides regular updates to the Biometrics Department on upcoming changes to those standards. May contribute to presentations at industry conferences and roundtables.
• When serving as a subject matter expert for CDISC and other industry and regulatory requirements, performs compliance reviews of project deliverables for CDISC deliverables including SDTM and ADaM specifications and datasets as well as any regulatory required documents. (i.e. DEFINE.XML)
• May lead or support the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), guidelines, policies, and/or procedures; Follows applicable SOPs, WIs, and relevant regulatory guidelines (e.g. ICH).
• Supports business development activities by contributing to proposals, requests for information, budgets, and attending sponsor bid defense meetings
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned.
• Minimal travel may be required.

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Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

Summary

For this role, we are looking for a highly experienced profile that combines strong technical expertise with clinical study knowledge. This position is critical to support complex project and submission activities, ensure the efficient use of standards and tools, and actively contribute to the further development of programming processes and tool landscape. A key requirement is support for the migration to a new SCE (SAS Viya), where fast adaptability, creative and pragmatic problem-solving, and the ability to quickly understand working processes and environment are essential. The role requires someone who can operate effectively in a dynamic setting and provide immediate value. In addition to extensive Statistical Programming and technical experience, the ideal candidate should bring regulatory understanding, leadership capabilities, and knowledge of multiple programming languages (SAS, R, Python and/or Java). Experience with SAS Viya is a must as well as strong SAS Macro knowledge.