Sr. R Programmer (TEAL Module Development - R/RShiny)

Syneos Health, Inc.; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled statistical programmer to join their dynamic team. This role focuses on developing programming code using SAS to support clinical trials, ensuring high-quality outputs and compliance with regulatory guidelines. You'll collaborate with passionate professionals, contribute to innovative solutions, and play a pivotal role in enhancing patient outcomes. The company is committed to fostering a culture of inclusivity and personal development, making it a great place to grow your career while making a meaningful impact in the biopharmaceutical sector.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Supportive management

Technical training

Peer recognition program

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a scientific/statistical discipline or equivalent experience.
• Extensive programming experience in SAS, preferably in clinical trials.

Responsibilities

• Develop custom programming code to generate summary tables and datasets.
• Ensure outputs meet quality standards and project requirements.
• Lead programming activities and mentor programming personnel.

Skills

SAS Programming

Statistical Analysis

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Undergraduate degree in scientific/statistical discipline

Tools

SAS

Job description

Updated: April 10, 2025
Location: United Kingdom-Europe - GBR-Home-Based, United Kingdom
Job ID: 25002129-GBR975

Syneos Health is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.

Our Clinical Development model brings the customer and the patient to the center of everything that we do. We are continuously looking for ways to simplify and streamline our work to not only make Syneos Health easier to work with, but to make us easier to work for.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to accelerate the delivery of therapies because we are passionate to change lives.

Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Job Responsibilities

1. 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.
2. Works to ensure that outputs meet quality standards and project requirements.
3. Performs validation programming and works with other Programmers, Biostatisticians, and other project team members to resolve discrepancies or any findings.
4. Keeps project team members informed of programming progress and issues requiring their attention.
5. Follows applicable SOPs, WIs, and relevant regulatory guidelines (e.g. ICH).
6. Maintains well organized, complete, and up-to-date project documentation, testing, and verification/quality control documents and programs ensuring inspection readiness.
7. Manages scheduling and time constraints across multiple projects at a time, sets goals based on priorities from management, and adapts to timeline or priority changes by reorganizing daily workload.
8. Develops specifications for datasets and outputs of any complexity according to statistical and sponsor requirements. Anticipates and addresses potential programming issues, reflects forethought, establishes the basis for efficient programming, and accurately defines all variables to be accepted by peer review and sponsor/requestor with little rework.
9. Prepares in advance for internal meetings, contributes ideas, and demonstrates respect for opinions of others.
10. Conducts effective internal meetings (appropriate in format, frequency, and attendance). Distributes relevant information in advance. Ensures minutes are promptly and accurately distributed. Follows action items through to completion, and maintains order and focus of meetings, working toward consensus.
11. Displays willingness to work with others and assist with projects and initiatives as necessary to meet the needs of the business.
12. Negotiates and establishes accurate time estimates for completion of study programming activities with internal team members and statistical programming management, and completes project programming activities within timeframe allotted.
13. Acts as the lead statistical programmer. Directs the programming activities of other programming personnel and monitors progress on programming deliverables.
14. Reviews project documentation such as Statistical Analysis Plan, mock shells, programming specifications, annotated CRFs, and SAS database design. Provides feedback to the appropriate project team members which reflects forethought and reduces inefficiencies in programming activities.
15. Participates in sponsor meetings, kickoff meetings, and bid defense meetings as statistical programming representative, as required by sponsor.
16. Contributes to the mentoring of programming personnel through developing training courses, presenting training materials, reviewing work, and providing feedback or guiding new associates in process.
17. Transfers deliverables.
18. Performs other work-related duties as assigned.
19. Minimal travel may be required.

Qualifications

What we’re looking for
• Undergraduate degree, preferably in a scientific or statistical discipline; in lieu of degree, an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated programming experience.
• Extensive programming experience in SAS or other required software, preferably in a clinical trial environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.

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. 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.