Director of AI-Driven Statistical Programming

Premier Research; Poland; On-site; PLN 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Research is seeking a Director of Statistical Programming Innovation to lead our Biostatistics team in Poland. You will drive the technical roadmap, evaluate AI-assisted tools, and modernize SAS workflows with R, Python, and emerging tech to deliver reproducible pipelines.

You will design reusable tools, guide migrations, and provide hands-on leadership for R Shiny apps and analytics dashboards, fostering excellence and continuous learning across the team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of statistical programming experience in CRO or pharmaceutical environments, including expertise in R and SAS.
• 5+ years in a technical leadership role.
• 2+ years of experience as supervisor/manager.
• Strong working proficiency in R for data manipulation, automation, and/or statistical analysis.
• Proven hands-on and leadership experience building tools, macros, or pipelines that improved efficiency or standardization for a programming function.

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.
• Designs, builds, and maintains reusable tools, macros, packages, and templates that improve efficiency and consistency across programming deliverables.
• 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

R Shiny

Python

AI tools

Data visualization

Mentoring

Education

BS in Statistics/Computer Science/Data Science

Tools

SAS

R

Shiny

Teal Framework

Posit Connect

Job description

Premier Research is seeking a Director of Statistical Programming Innovation to lead our Biostatistics team in Poland. You will drive the technical roadmap, evaluate AI-assisted tools, and modernize SAS workflows with R, Python, and emerging tech to deliver reproducible pipelines.

You will design reusable tools, guide migrations, and provide hands-on leadership for R Shiny apps and analytics dashboards, fostering excellence and continuous learning across the team.