Senior Epidemiological Programming Director

Cytel; Santa Fe (NM); Sur place; USD 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Cytel is seeking an Associate Director, Epidemiological Statistical Programming to lead and contribute to high‑quality epidemiological programming across real‑world evidence studies. You will mentor programmers, develop SAS/R solutions, and collaborate with epidemiologists, statisticians, data scientists, and CRO partners to ensure accurate, reproducible analyses.

You will drive standards, automation, and scalable processes while supporting regulatory and scientific deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Statistics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related quantitative discipline.
• 8+ years of statistical programming experience in pharmaceutical/biotech/CRO/healthcare or life sciences with epidemiology/RWE focus.
• Experience with Optum and Truveta.
• Advanced SAS and/or R programming; ability to develop, validate, and maintain reproducible analyses.
• Experience with large healthcare data sources (claims, EHR, registries, etc.).
• Understanding of epidemiological study designs and statistical methods.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and review programming deliverables.
• Experience coordinating across multiple projects with timelines and priorities.
• Experience overseeing programming deliverables and line management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; cross-functional collaboration.

Responsabilités

• Provide technical and functional leadership to epidemiological programmers, mentoring team members.
• Lead hands-on programming for epidemiological studies across multiple therapeutic areas.
• Develop, validate, and maintain SAS and/or R programs for analysis datasets and outputs.
• Collaborate with epidemiologists, statisticians, data scientists, and other stakeholders.
• Provide expert consultation on complex programming/data challenges and best practices.
• Oversee and review programming deliverables for accuracy, reproducibility, and timeliness.
• Support analyses using real-world data sources (claims, EHRs, registries).
• Develop analysis-ready datasets and programming specifications with proper documentation.
• Promote programming standards, reusable tools, and QC processes.
• Drive automation and efficiency improvements in epidemiological programming.

Connaissances

Technical leadership

SAS programming

R programming

Mentoring

Cross-functional leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Communication skills

Independent work

Formation

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Statistics/Biostatistics/Epidemiology/CS/Data Science

Advanced degree a plus

Outils

Optum

Truveta

Description du poste

Cytel is seeking an Associate Director, Epidemiological Statistical Programming to lead and contribute to high‑quality epidemiological programming across real‑world evidence studies. You will mentor programmers, develop SAS/R solutions, and collaborate with epidemiologists, statisticians, data scientists, and CRO partners to ensure accurate, reproducible analyses.

You will drive standards, automation, and scalable processes while supporting regulatory and scientific deliverables.