Senior Manager, Statistical Programming & Vendor Leadership

Eisai; Nutley (NJ); On-site; USD 139,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

Eisai is seeking a Senior Manager of Statistical Programming in the United States to lead SAS programming activities across studies, ensuring timely, high quality outputs. You will manage projects, mentor team members, and collaborate with Biostatistics, Data Management, and Clinical Operations to ensure dataset accuracy and regulatory compliance.

The role requires strong SAS skills, CDISC experience, and vendor management with 5+ years in pharma or related settings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's / Masters degree in computer science, public health, biostatistics, statistics or other related area.
• 8+ yrs (for Bachelors degree)/ 5+ yrs (for Masters degree) of experiencein clinical development statistical programming methods & processes preferably in a pharmaceutical/ CRO/ academia or related environment OR equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience driving results indirectly by influencing others
• Significant experience in vendor management
• Significant experience in SAS (required)
• Some experience having led projects pertaining to Phase I & II studies
• Significant experience in CDISC (SDTM/ADaM)
• Proven performance in earlier role/ comparable role

Responsibilities

• Manage one or more statistical programming projects, working closely with cross functional teams and vendors to ensure timely delivery of high quality output
• Develop and review codes, create datasets and summary Tables, Graphs, and Listings (TLGs) to summarize the data as per Statistical Analysis Plan
• Review statistical analysis plans for own projects and contribute to implementation
• Collaborate cross functionally with teams like Biostatistics, Data Management, Clinical Ops etc. to ensure accuracy of datasets and summary, resolve any issues in project implementation and act as a representative of statistical programming team in study team meetings
• Participate in the identification and selection of external partners/ vendors and monitor the quality of deliverables
• Continuously work towards improving statistical programming capabilities within team by improving processes, systems/ tools and training of team members
• Mentor less experienced members of the team

Skills

Communication

Cross-functional Influence

Critical Thinking

Business Agility

Industry Knowledge

Regulatory Knowledge

Mentoring

People Development

Project Management

Statistical Programming

Vendor Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Statistics

Master's degree in Biostatistics

Tools

SAS

CDISC SDTM/ADaM

Job description

Eisai is seeking a Senior Manager of Statistical Programming in the United States to lead SAS programming activities across studies, ensuring timely, high quality outputs. You will manage projects, mentor team members, and collaborate with Biostatistics, Data Management, and Clinical Operations to ensure dataset accuracy and regulatory compliance.

The role requires strong SAS skills, CDISC experience, and vendor management with 5+ years in pharma or related settings.