Senior Manager, Statistical Programming

Ultragenyx; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to transforming the landscape of rare disease medicine. As a Senior Manager in statistical programming, you will lead critical projects, ensuring high-quality deliverables while collaborating with diverse teams. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact on patients' lives through innovative treatments. With a commitment to employee growth and a supportive culture, you will thrive in a dynamic environment that values your contributions. If you're ready to take on this exciting challenge and grow professionally, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Generous vacation time

Volunteer days

Long term incentive plans

Employee stock purchase plans

Employee wellbeing benefits

Fitness reimbursement

Tuition sponsoring

Professional development plans

Qualifications

• 6+ years of clinical trial programming experience in the biotechnology industry.
• Advanced skills in SAS and knowledge of CDISC standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead programming activities for multiple studies ensuring timely deliverables.
• Collaborate with various teams to meet project timelines and quality standards.

Skills

SAS Programming

Statistical Analysis

Project Management

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Master’s Degree in Statistics

Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Master’s Degree in Mathematics

Master’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

R

CDISC Standards

Job description

Why Join Us?

Be a hero for our rare disease patients

At Ultragenyx, we fundamentally believe that taking real impactful action to care for the needs of patients and our people is always the right thing to do. To achieve this goal, our vision is to lead the future of rare disease medicine. For us, this means going where other biopharma companies won’t go – challenging the status quo and creating a new model that advances our field so more patients and caregivers can benefit from life-changing treatments. We do this by following the science, applying a novel rapid development approach, making innovative medicines at fair and reasonable prices, and creating a collaborative ecosystem to reach patients in ways that are most meaningful for them.

Our commitment and care for patients extends to our people, so culture is an essential cornerstone for Ultragenyx. We remain continuously focused on creating a supportive and inclusive environment of profound learning and growth – so employees can thrive in all areas of their lives, in and outside of work. Ultimately, we want to be an organization where we would be proud for our family, friends and children to work.

If you want to have a meaningful impact, do the best work of your career, and grow a lot, both professionally and personally, come join our team.

Position Summary:

ultrafocused – Work together to fearlessly uncover new possibilities

The Senior Manager acts as statistical programming lead with accountability for various Ultragenyx studies and deliverables. This position will provide leadership and support to project teams on all statistical programming matters with help from the supervisor. Lead one or more studies for all programming deliverables through the project milestones from study start-up to regulatory submission and approval and post marketing support. Collaborate with statisticians and programmers across to ensure high quality and timely statistical programming deliverables.

This position will spearhead the statistical programming activities for one or multiple studies and will lead the programming submission related activities.

Work Model:

Remote: Officially documented as working full-time from home, with travel to Ultragenyx's offices or other locations on occasion as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Manage all programming activities on one or multiple projects/studies across all therapeutic areas, both internally and externally by CROs.
• Provide leadership in balancing conflicting priorities, promoting communication and adequate information flow to motivate, encourage and align people with the company's strategic objectives.
• Function as a positive role model for setting high expectations for quality, creativity and project ownership.
• Work collaboratively with Clinical Operation, Data Management, Global Drug Safety, Regulatory, Project Management and other functions/staff to meet project deliverables and timelines for statistical data analysis and reporting.
• Work with Biometrics and other functions for the development and maintenance of the data review and reporting tools, and any other statistical applications as appropriate.
• Ensure proper implementation of Company data model and submission and analysis data standards.
• Ensure consistency and efficiency in programming practices.
• Implementation of standards and project management.
• Foster team building and a collaborative work environment.
• Act as programming representative in a multidisciplinary study team to ensure timely and quality support for analysis and reporting of clinical trials up to regulatory approval, product launch and annual reports. Ensure project milestones are met to facilitate decision-making and address business needs.

Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum of 6 years of clinical trial programming experience in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical or health related industry.
• Advanced SAS programming skills and experience in other statistical software, such as R.
• Experience and in-depth knowledge in CDISC including SDTM, ADaM, and controlled terminologies.
• Self-directed, technically strong, and a recognized leader maintaining a strategic perspective with regard to statistical programming processes, management of statistical programmers and customer management.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks.
• Vendor management experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

The typical annual salary range for this full-time position is listed below. This range reflects the characteristics of the job, such as required skills and qualifications and is based on the office location noted in this job posting. The range may also be adjusted based on applicant's geographic location.

This position is eligible for annual bonus and equity incentives. Actual individual pay is determined by demonstrated experience and internal equity alignment.

Pay Range: $140,600—$173,700 USD

Full Time employees across the globe enjoy a range of benefits, including, but not limited to:

• Generous vacation time and public holidays observed by the company.
• Volunteer days.
• Long term incentive and Employee stock purchase plans or equivalent offerings.
• Employee wellbeing benefits.
• Fitness reimbursement.
• Tuition sponsoring.
• Professional development plans.

* Benefits vary by region and country.

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