Associate Director, Statistical Programming Strategy

AstraZeneca plc; Göteborgs kommun; Hybrid; SEK 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca in Gothenburg seeks an experienced Statistical Programming Associate Director to provide strategic leadership within CVRM Biometrics and collaborate with global product development teams.

The role focuses on strategic and technical leadership, planning and project management, guiding delivery and enabling high‑quality decision making in a global clinical development setting.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Life Science, or equivalent experience.
• Advanced knowledge of the clinical development process and industry standards.
• Demonstrated programming leadership capability, with the ability to provide strategic and technical direction, develop teams and individuals, and lead them towards a common goal without formal line management responsibility.
• Demonstrated influencing, planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to provide input to functional strategies.
• Expertise in risk management in complex or novel situations.
• Strong technical experience in SAS and CDISC standards, together with current knowledge and awareness of regulatory requirements relevant to Statistical Programming.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and technical leadership across programming activities, including planning and project management.
• Oversee delivery of data according to industry standards, and high-quality statistical analyses and reporting deliverables.
• Plan and execute submission strategies; act as a specialist within cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement.
• Drive innovation and automation solutions within the statistical programming discipline.

Skills

SAS programming

CDISC standards

Strategic leadership

Project management

Cross-functional

Regulatory submissions

Input to functional strategies

Education

Math/Stats degree

Tools

SAS

CDISC

Job description

AstraZeneca in Gothenburg seeks an experienced Statistical Programming Associate Director to provide strategic leadership within CVRM Biometrics and collaborate with global product development teams.

The role focuses on strategic and technical leadership, planning and project management, guiding delivery and enabling high‑quality decision making in a global clinical development setting.