Senior Epidemiology Programming Leader (R/SAS)

Cytel; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytel is seeking an Associate Director of Epidemiological Statistical Programming in Atlanta, GA. You will lead senior-level epidemiology programming efforts, mentor staff, and drive high-quality analyses across real-world evidence studies.

This role combines hands-on programming with strategic leadership to deliver reproducible results. You will collaborate with epidemiologists, statisticians, and data scientists, ensure standards and timelines, and support regulatory and publication

Qualifications

• 8+ years of statistical programming experience in pharma/biotech with epidemiological/RWE focus
• Advanced programming in SAS and/or R with reproducible workflows
• Experience leading programming activities across multiple projects and mentoring teams

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and functional leadership to statistical programmers supporting epidemiological and real-world evidence studies.
• Lead and contribute hands-on to programming activities for epidemiological studies across multiple therapeutic areas.
• Develop, validate, and maintain SAS and/or R programs for analysis datasets, outputs, tables, and figures.
• Collaborate with epidemiologists, statisticians, and data scientists to determine programming approaches.
• Provide expert technical consultation on complex programming challenges.
• Oversee and review programming deliverables for accuracy and timelines.
• Support programming with real-world data sources (claims, EHR, registries).
• Develop analysis-ready datasets and programming specifications with proper documentation.
• Establish programming standards, reusable tools, and code libraries to improve efficiency.
• Drive automation and standardization to enhance scalability of analyses.
• Plan and prioritize programming activities across projects and manage risks.
• Support regulatory deliverables, publications, and evidence-generation activities.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, SOPs, and data privacy.
• Develop SOPs and coding conventions; promote best practices.
• Foster collaboration and mentorship across teams.

Skills

Statistical programming leadership

Mentoring colleagues

Independent work

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Statistics/Biostatistics/Epidemiology or related field

Master’s degree in Statistics/Biostatistics or related field (preferred)

Tools

SAS

R

Optum

Truveta

Job description

Cytel is seeking an Associate Director of Epidemiological Statistical Programming in Atlanta, GA. You will lead senior-level epidemiology programming efforts, mentor staff, and drive high-quality analyses across real-world evidence studies.

This role combines hands-on programming with strategic leadership to deliver reproducible results. You will collaborate with epidemiologists, statisticians, and data scientists, ensure standards and timelines, and support regulatory and publication