Senior R Statistical Programmer

Cytel; Hagåtña (GU); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytel Inc. is seeking an R Technical Solutions Programmer to implement data and analysis infrastructure for clinical trials, using R to enable an open-source ecosystem for programming and support data submission.

You will collaborate with internal teams, develop reusable R packages, create training materials, and drive innovative data analysis and visualization within a regulated clinical data environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ industry experience in Pharma/Biotech/CRO.
• Experience with R in regulated clinical development environments.
• Strong R data manipulation using tidyverse.
• Strong R visualization for dashboards and outputs.
• Experience developing R packages with documentation and testing.
• Familiarity with SAS/MACRO preferred.
• Familiarity with Posit products (Workbench, Positron, Connect).
• High attention to detail with multi-priority management.
• Familiarity with drug development data lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with internal teams to understand requirements and develop processes, tools and utilities that will improve quality and efficiency
• Develops reusable and robust R package code and/or utilities, along with detailed training/documentation
• Promotes technical innovation to drive the development of data analysis and visualization solutions within a clinical data environment
• Partners with study teams in use and further improvement of processes and tools
• Facilitates change management activities and training for department systems and processes
• Familiarity with drug development life cycle and experience with manipulation, analysis, and reporting of clinical trials’ data
• Ability to work effectively and successfully in a globally dispersed team environment with cross-cultural partners

Skills

R programming

Data manipulation

Data visualization

R package development

SAS/MACRO

Documentation & training

Cross-cultural collaboration

Tools

Posit Workbench

Posit Connect

SAS

Job description

The R Technical Solutions Programmer is responsible for implementing the vision for data and analysis infrastructure platforms and other technical solutions to support the data flow from data collection to data submission. Using expertise in R programming and clinical trials to create solutions that will enable an open-source ecosystem for programming. This role will coordinate gathering and prioritizing requirements in the process of design and delivery of fit-for-purpose data and analysis technical solutions.

• Collaborates with internal teams to understand requirements and develop processes, tools and utilities that will improve quality and efficiency

• Develops reusable and robust R package code and/or utilities, along with detailed training/documentation

• Promotes technical innovation to drive the development of data analysis and visualization solutions within a clinical data environment

• Partners with study teams in use and further improvement of processes and tools

• Facilitates change management activities and training for department systems and processes

• Minimum 5 years’ industry experience (Pharma, Biotech, CRO)

• Experience with R within regulated clinical development environments

• Strong R data manipulation and analysis skills using standard tidyverse packages

• Strong R visualization skills for use in static outputs and dashboards

• Experience with developing R packages including proper documentation and testing

• Experience developing SAS code including SAS/MACRO preferred

• Familiarity with Posit products including Workbench, Positron, and Connect

• High attention to detail including proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities

• Familiarity with drug development life cycle and experience with manipulation, analysis, and reporting of clinical trials’ data

• Ability to work effectively and successfully in a globally dispersed team environment with cross-cultural partners

Cytel Inc. is an Equal Employment / Affinity Action Employer. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristics protected by law.