Lead Statistical Programmer — Clinical Trials & Submissions

Cytel; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytel invites an experienced Principal Statistical Programmer to join a sponsor-dedicated team. You will lead programming for clinical development across studies, deliver SDTM/ADaM outputs, and ensure regulatory-ready submissions while mentoring others.

Role emphasizes independent work, technical leadership, and collaboration with CROs and vendors to meet timelines and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, mathematics, or statistics.
• 9+ years as Statistical Programmer in biotech/pharma clinical development Biometrics.
• Exceptional SAS/R programming with experience in SDTM/ADaM/Define.xml and FDA/ICH regulations.

Responsibilities

• Generate SDTM/ADaM specifications, datasets, reviewer’s guide, and define.xml for multiple studies.
• Lead SAS programs to generate datasets, listings, tables, and graphs.
• Deliver high-quality statistical programming results; validate and maintain SAS/R programs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Data Science/Math/Stat

Tools

SAS

R

Python

Git

Unix/Linux

Job description

Cytel invites an experienced Principal Statistical Programmer to join a sponsor-dedicated team. You will lead programming for clinical development across studies, deliver SDTM/ADaM outputs, and ensure regulatory-ready submissions while mentoring others.

Role emphasizes independent work, technical leadership, and collaboration with CROs and vendors to meet timelines and quality standards.