Senior Scientist, Statistical Programming, Late-Stage Oncology (Hybrid)

Merck & Co.; North Wales (Montgomery County); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. seeks aSenior SAS Programmer in the US to support late-stage clinical development projects. You will lead programming tasks, develop analysis datasets, and deliver tables, listings, and figures for regulatory submissions.

Responsibilities include coordinating a global programming team, ensuring quality and timeliness, and collaborating with statisticians and other stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle. Hybrid work arrangement.

Qualifications

• BA/BS or MS in a related field with SAS programming experience in clinical trials.
• Experience in CDISC ADaM and statistical analysis for regulatory submissions.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead statistical programming for late-stage drug/vaccine projects.
• Develop and validate analysis datasets, tables, listings, figures.
• Design programming datasets and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Coordinate global programming team and outsource staff.

Skills

SAS programming

Statistical analysis

CDISC ADaM

Data management concepts

Clinical trial programming

Education

BA/BS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field

MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field

Tools

SAS/MACRO

SAS/GRAPH

CDISC standards

Job description

Job Description

In BARDS (Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences), a distinguished department within our Company's renowned Research and Development division, quantitative scientists, in partnership with other subject matter experts, apply state-of-the art scientific methodologies and tools to enable the discovery, development, regulatory approval, manufacturing, and marketing of medical drugs and vaccines for the benefit of patients and global human health.

This position supports statistical programming activities for late-stage drug/vaccine clinical development projects. This may include leadership of one or more projects.-- Accountability predominantly includes the development and execution of statistical analysis and reporting deliverables (e.g. safety and efficacy analysis datasets, tables, listings, figures), the span of which range from individual clinical trials to world-wide regulatory application submissions and post marketing support.

The incumbent is responsible for the design and maintenance of statistical datasets that support multiple stakeholder groups which include clinical development, outcomes research and safety evaluation.

The position is a key collaborator with statistics and other project stakeholders in ensuring that project plans are executed efficiently with timely and high quality deliverables.

For assigned projects the position serves as the statistical programming point of contact and knowledge holder through the entire product lifecycle.

Primary Activities :

• Effective analysis and report programming development and validation utilizing global and TA standards and following departmental SOPs and good programming practices
• Maintain and manage a project plan including resource forecasting-
• Coordinate the activities of a global programming team that includes outsource provider staff
• Membership on departmental strategic initiative teams

Skills

Education and Minimum Requirement :

• BA/BS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field plus a minimum of 5 years SAS programming experience in a clinical trial environment
• MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field plus a minimum of 3 years SAS programming experience in a clinical trial environment

Department Required Skills and Experience:

• Effective interpersonal skills and ability to negotiate and collaborate effectively
• Effective written, oral, and presentation skills
• Effective knowledge and experience in developing analysis and reporting deliverables for R&D projects (data, analyses, tables, graphics, listings)
• A project leader; completes tasks independently at a project level; ability to collaborate with key stakeholders

Position Specific Required Skills and Experience:

• Significant expertise in SAS and clinical trial programming including data steps, procedures, SAS/MACRO, SAS/GRAPH; systems and database expertise
• Designs and develops complex programming algorithms
• Ability to comprehend analysis plans which may describe methodology to be programmed; an understanding of statistical terminology and concepts
• Familiarity with clinical data management concepts
• Experience in CDISC and ADaM standards
• Experience ensuring process compliance and deliverable quality
• Strategic thinking - ability to turn strategy into tactical activities; design of statistical databases with the end in mind that optimize analysis and reporting and leverage departmental standards and industry best-practices
• Ability to anticipate stakeholder requirements

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Experience with GenAI tools (e.g Python, R, R Shiny, Claude etc)
• Demonstrated success in the assurance of deliverable quality and process compliance. Strong working knowledge of reporting processes (SOPs) and software development life-cycle (SDLC)
• US and/or worldwide drug or vaccine regulatory application submission experience including the development of electronic submission deliverables
• Experience assuring programming consistency across protocols and projects, directing the program development effort of other programmers; experience as a programming mentor
• Ability and interest to work across cultures and geographies
• Ability to complete statistical programming deliverables through the use of global outsource partner programming staff
• Experience developing and managing a project plan using Microsoft Project or similar package
• Active in professional societies
• Experience in process improvement

Required Skills:

CDISC ADaM, Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standards, Data Management, Data Modeling, FDA Submissions, Numerical Analysis, Project Management, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Statistical Analysis Systems (SAS) Programming, Waterfall Model

Preferred Skills:

Artificial Intelligence Software, Oncology, Python (Programming Language), R Programming

US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:

Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities.

San Francisco Residents Only:

-We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only:

-We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:

Yes

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

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Requisition ID:

R417340

Salary Range:

The salary range for this role is $117,000.00 - $184,200.00. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

Benefits

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits.- Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits .

Job Posting End Date:

10/10/2026

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