Scientist, Statistical Programming, Early-Stage Oncology (Hybrid)

Merck; North Wales (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 96,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Merck, located in North Wales, PA, seeks a Statistical Programmer to support early-stage oncology clinical development. You will develop and validate analysis datasets, tables, listings, and figures per protocol, ensuring quality and regulatory compliance under guidance from senior staff.

The role emphasizes collaboration with statistics and external partners, with responsibilities spanning data management, reporting deliverables, and SDTM/ADaM standards.

Qualifications

• BA/BS with minimum 2 years SAS programming in a clinical trial environment.
• MS degree in a related field preferred.
• R programming knowledge is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Programmatically develop, validate and maintain efficacy and safety datasets, tables, listings, and figures at a protocol level.
• Assure deliverable quality and compliance with SOPs and good programming practices.
• Collaborate with project team members including outsource provider staff.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Negotiation

Presentation delivery

Project leadership

Statistical programming

Unix operating systems

Waterfall model

Education

BA/BS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field

MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field

Tools

SAS

SAS Macro

SAS/GRAPH

R programming

CDISC SDTM/ADaM

Job description

Job Description

In BARDS (Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences), a distinguished department within our Company's renowned Research and Development division, quantitative scientists, in partnership with other subject matter experts, apply state‑of‑the art scientific methodologies and tools to enable the discovery, development, regulatory approval, manufacturing, and marketing of medical drugs and vaccines for the benefit of patients and global human health.

Job Description

In BARDS (Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences), a distinguished department within our Company's renowned Research and Development division, quantitative scientists, in partnership with other subject matter experts, apply state‑of‑the art scientific methodologies and tools to enable the discovery, development, regulatory approval, manufacturing, and marketing of medical drugs and vaccines for the benefit of patients and global human health.

This position supports statistical programming activities for early‑stage oncology clinical development projects. Accountability predominantly includes the development and execution of statistical analysis and reporting datasets, tables, listings, figures and submission deliverables under the guidance of a senior level programmer. The statistical programmer will perform validation tasks according to departmental SOPs and collaborate effectively with outsource partner on medical monitoring reports development, validation, and deployment.

The position is a key collaborator with statistics and other project stakeholders to gather and document user requirements for statistical programming deliverables.

Primary Activities

• Programmatically develop, validate and maintain efficacy and safety datasets, tables, listings, and figures at a protocol level
• Assure deliverable quality and compliance with departmental SOPs and good programming practices
• Collaborate effectively with project team members including outsource provider staff

Education And Minimum Requirement

• BA/BS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field plus a minimum of 2 years SAS programming experience in a clinical trial environment
• MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field
• R programming is highly preferred

Department Required Skills And Experience

• Good interpersonal skills and ability to negotiate and collaborate effectively
• Good written, oral, and presentation skills
• Knowledge and experience in developing analysis and reporting deliverables for R&D projects (data, analyses, tables, graphics, listings)
• Takes direction effectively and completes tasks at a project level; ability to collaborate with key stakeholders

Position Specific Required Skills And Experience

• SAS programming experience including data steps, procedures, SAS/MACRO, SAS/GRAPH
• Ability to quickly and effectively learn new program techniques and data structures
• Takes direction effectively and completes programming tasks under the guidance of a senior programmer at a project level
• Knowledge in CDISC SDTM and ADaM standards
• An interest to advance career by investing in development activities and taking on tasks with increasing levels of challenge and responsibility

Preferred Skills And Experience

• R programming experience, including data derivation and analysis is analysis highly preferred
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical development processes and clinical endpoint data (efficacy and safety)
• Unix operating system experience; systems and database experience
• Good working knowledge of reporting processes (SOPs) and software development life cycle

Required Skills

Accountability, Base SAS, Base SAS Procedures, CDISC ADaM, Clinical Development, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Data Management, Data Modeling, Drug Development, Interpersonal Communication, Negotiation, Numerical Analysis, Oncology, Oncology Research, Pharmaceutical Process Development, Presentation Delivery, Project Leadership, SAS System, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Statistical Programming, Unix Operating Systems, Waterfall Model

Preferred Skills

R Programming

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The primary location for this posting is:

USA - Pennsylvania - North Wales (Upper Gwynedd)

Where required by law, the compensation range for this role is provided below.

The salary range for the primary location of this role is:

$96,200.00 - $151,400.00

This range reflects the Company's reasonable expectation of the base salary applicable to this role at the time of posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

Additional location(s):

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Employee Status

Regular

Relocation

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship

No

Travel Requirements

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements

Hybrid

Shift

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License

No

Hazardous Material(s)

n/a

Job Posting End Date

10/30/2026

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Requisition ID:

R423579