Principal Statistical Programmer Sponsor Dedicated - US hiring

Syneos Health, Inc.; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

Health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vis­

401k match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Bonus / commissions

Paid time off and sick time

Job summary

Syneos Health is seeking a Principal Statistical Programmer Sponsor Dedicated for US hiring. The role emphasizes senior-level SAS programming expertise, CDISC data standards, and leadership of junior programmers on sponsor-driven studies.

The position offers a remote-friendly setup with a strong emphasis on timely delivery, high-quality programming, and regulatory-compliant submissions across biopharmaceutical programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of programming experience using SAS/Base/Macro/GRAPH in biopharma or CRO industries.
• Data Management experience including CDISC standard is highly desirable.
• Strong SAS programming skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the overall timeline for studies.
• Maintain programming standards for studies.
• Review macros and datasets used.
• Discuss resource needs for the group of studies.
• Mentor junior programmers on Incyte systems and standards.
• Assist junior programmers in new study setup.
• Ensure datasets, programs, and outputs are properly stored and documented.
• Review CDISC validation outputs and ensure clean validation summaries.
• Lead programming for submissions under supervision.
• Mentor and provide expert recommendations on complex problems.

Skills

SAS programming

Mentoring juniors

Regulatory knowledge

Education

BS degree in statistics or computer science

Tools

SAS/Base/Macro/GRAPH

Job description

Principal Statistical Programmer Sponsor Dedicated - US hiring

Updated: Today
Location: Remote, MA, United States
Job ID:25112247

Description

Principal Statistical Programmer Sponsor Dedicated - US hiring

Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.

Our Clinical Solutions team members act with a drug development mindset, applying their years of experience and deep expertise to truly understand customer needs and represent those in the solutions we shape.

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 deliver – for one another, our customers, and, most importantly, for those in need.

Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:

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 building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.

Job Responsibilities

Essential Functions of the Job (Key responsibilities)

• Maintain the overall timeline for his/her studies.
• Maintain the programming standards for his/her studies.
• Review standard macros used; Review standard datasets used.
• Discuss need for programming resources for their group of studies.
• Mentor/Train junior programmers on Incyte systems and standards as they work on studies within their area.
• Assist junior programmers in new study set-up to help identify similar studies.
• Review Production area after study programming is complete to make sure datasets, programs, and outputs are properly stored.
• Check that the validation summary reports are clean of errors and warnings, and show proper documentation of SAS programs.
• Review individual study CDISC validation output.
• Act as a Programming lead for a submission project under supervision of Programming management.
• Serve as a mentor to junior programmers and as an expert to provide recommendations and solutions to complex problems.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree (MS degree in statistics or computer sciences is desired).
• Minimum 8 years of programming experience using SAS/Base/Macro/GRAPH in the biopharmaceutical and/or CRO industries.
• Data Management experience including CDISC standard is highly desirable.
• Good SAS programming skills and attention to detail are essential.
• Demonstrate knowledge of regulatory guidelines, including electronic submission standards.
• Strong organizational, time management, communication and project coordination and leadership skills.
• Must be able to work well under timeline pressure.
• Must be able to work on multiple tasks while coordinating others at the same time.
• Demonstrate experience serving as a mentor to junior programmers and as an expert to provide recommendations and solutions to complex problems.

At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position may include a company car or car allowance, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance, and flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.

Salary Range:

$80,600.00 - $145,000.00

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.

http://www.syneoshealth.com

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. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. 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.

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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. Together we share insights, use the latest technologies and apply advanced business practices to speed our customers’ delivery of important therapies to patients.