Senior Statistical Programmer

Cytel; India; Remote; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company is seeking a Senior Statistical Programmer to leverage advanced SAS skills for supporting and leading clinical trials. The successful candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of specialized experience in SAS programming and clinical trial data analysis. Responsibilities include data manipulation, analysis, and reporting as well as generating SDTM/ADaM datasets. This position offers a full-time role with opportunities for collaboration in a diverse team environment, and it can be performed remotely.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of SAS programming experience in the Pharma/Biotech industry.
• Strong background in data analysis and reporting.
• Experience submitting clinical trial data.

Responsibilities

• Manipulate, analyze, and report clinical trial data using SAS.
• Generate and validate datasets/files for clinical trials.
• Communicate with cross-functional teams and clients.

Skills

SAS data manipulation

Clinical trial data analysis

Experience with CDISC standards

Efficacy analysis

Analytical & troubleshooting skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics

Job description

Position Overview

As a Senior Statistical Programmer, you will leverage advanced SAS programming skills, proficiency in CDISC standards (SDTM & ADaM) to support or lead one or more Phase I‑IV clinical trials. This role can be performed as fully remote.

Our values

• We believe in applying scientific rigor to reveal the full promise inherent in data.
• We nurture intellectual curiosity and encourage everyone to approach new challenges with enthusiasm and the desire for discovery.
• We believe in collaboration and invite a diversity of perspectives, drawing on a variety of talents to create a wealth of possibilities.
• We prize innovation and seek intelligent solutions using leading‑edge technology.

Responsibilities

• Perform data manipulation, analysis and reporting of clinical trial data, both safety and efficacy (ISS/ISE), utilizing SAS programming.
• Generate and validate SDTM and ADaM datasets/analysis files, and tables, listings, and figures (TLFs).
• Production and QC/validation programming.
• Generate complex ad‑hoc reports utilizing raw data.
• Apply strong understanding/experience of efficacy analysis.
• Create and review submission documents and eCRTs.
• Communicate with and/or respond to internal cross‑functional teams and client for project specifications, status, issues or inquiries.
• Perform lead duties when called upon.
• Serve as team player, willing to go the extra distance to get results, meet deadlines, etc.
• Be adaptable and flexible when priorities change.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields: Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, etc.
• At least 8 years of SAS programming working with clinical trial data in the Pharmaceutical & Biotech industry with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent. At least 6 years of related experience with a master’s degree or above.
• Study lead experience, preferably juggling multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong SAS data manipulation, analysis and reporting skills.
• Solid experience implementing the latest CDISC SDTM / ADaM standards.
• Proficiency in efficacy analysis.
• Familiarity with drug development life cycle and experience with the manipulation, analysis and reporting of clinical trials’ data.
• Submissions experience utilizing define.xml and other submission documents.
• Experience supporting immunology, respiratory or oncology studies would be a plus.
• Excellent analytical & troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to provide quality output and deliverables, in adherence with challenging timelines.
• Ability to work effectively and successfully in a globally dispersed team environment with cross‑cultural partners.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

• Health Care Provider, Research, and Information Technology

Industries

• Biotechnology Research, Hospitals and Health Care, and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing