Senior Epidemiological Programming Lead (SAS/R)

Cytel; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytel is seeking an Associate Director, Epidemiological Statistical Programming to lead and mentor a team of statisticians and programmers. You will translate study objectives into robust SAS and/or R solutions for epidemiological and real-world evidence studies, ensuring high quality, reproducible analyses.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, oversee complex programming tasks, and drive standardization and automation to support diverse therapeutic areas.

Qualifications

• Strong programming in SAS and/or R required.
• 8+ years in statistical programming within pharma/biotech/Life Sciences.
• Experience with epidemiology, RWE, HEOR studies.
• Leadership and mentoring of programmers across projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to epidemiological programmers.
• Lead analysis for epidemiological and RWE studies.
• Develop and maintain SAS/R programs for analyses and outputs.
• Collaborate with epidemiologists, statisticians, and data scientists.
• Review deliverables for accuracy and timelines.
• Support data sources including administrative claims and EHR.
• Develop programming standards and reusable tools.
• Mentor junior staff and promote best practices.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentorship

SAS programming

R programming

Epidemiology programming

Observational/RWE studies

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory/QA

Project prioritization

Data quality control

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Statistics/Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Data Science

Tools

SAS

R

Data sources: claims, EHR, registries

Job description

Cytel is seeking an Associate Director, Epidemiological Statistical Programming to lead and mentor a team of statisticians and programmers. You will translate study objectives into robust SAS and/or R solutions for epidemiological and real-world evidence studies, ensuring high quality, reproducible analyses.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, oversee complex programming tasks, and drive standardization and automation to support diverse therapeutic areas.