Senior RWE Statistical Programmer - Data Analytics Lead

Cytel; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytel Inc. is seeking a senior epidemiology data scientist to lead Real World Data analyses for pharmaceutical research. You will design studies, code analyses, and produce tables and figures using SQL, SAS, or R to support regulatory and safety documents.

Collaborating with epidemiologists, statisticians, and stakeholders, you will develop data-driven strategies, present results, and contribute to study reports. A Master’s or PhD and 5+ years in RWE analytics are required.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in a related field with 5+ years of experience in real-world evidence analytics.
• Strong SQL skills; SAS or R proficiency required.
• Deep expertise analyzing RWE sources (Optum/Clinformatics, Truveta, UK Biobank) and clinical data.
• Familiarity with relational databases and claims/ancillary data layouts.
• Experience with regression, survival, and propensity weighting analyses; strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in development of study protocols and analysis plans leveraging large RWD sources (Claims and/or EHR).
• Liaise with data vendors to obtain relevant data extracts for studies.
• Create analytical databases from data extracts to facilitate analyses.
• Conduct analyses per study protocols and analysis plans.
• Produce tables and figures for discussions with investigators, clients, and study reports.
• Present results internally and to clients.
• Assist in preparation of study reports and other deliverables.
• May have supervisory responsibilities in the future.

Skills

SQL proficiency

SAS or R proficiency

RWE analytics

Data visualization

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Epidemiology background

Education

Master’s degree or PhD in epidemiology, biostatistics, statistics, bioinformatics, economics

Tools

SQL

SAS

R

Job description

Cytel Inc. is seeking a senior epidemiology data scientist to lead Real World Data analyses for pharmaceutical research. You will design studies, code analyses, and produce tables and figures using SQL, SAS, or R to support regulatory and safety documents.

Collaborating with epidemiologists, statisticians, and stakeholders, you will develop data-driven strategies, present results, and contribute to study reports. A Master’s or PhD and 5+ years in RWE analytics are required.