Senior Statistical Programming Lead

AstraZeneca; Gaithersburg (MD); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca is seeking a Statistical Programming Associate Director to lead the delivery of programming work for clinical development programs, providing subject matter expertise and mentoring other programmers. This leadership role requires extensive programming experience and deep industry knowledge to independently drive initiatives within cross-functional teams.

You will ensure high-quality deliverables, manage external partners (CROs), advance standards and automation, and stay current with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Life Science or equivalent.
• 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Proven programming expertise and thorough knowledge of the clinical development process.
• Thorough knowledge of industry standards and ability to implement them.
• Ability to apply programming expertise to problem solving and troubleshooting for teams.
• Current knowledge of regulatory requirements relevant for the role.
• Ability to proactively manage concurrent activities within a project.
• Proficient ability to influence relevant stakeholders on programming related items.
• Ability to manage risk in complicated or novel situations.
• Project Mindset

Responsibilities

• Leads and directs the full scope of project delivery and/or leads a technical project within the TA/Drug Project/study/function.
• Leads implementation of statistical programming aspects of the protocol or clinical development program.
• Responsible for high quality of all project deliverables and mentoring partners.
• Leads or contributes to cross-functional administrative or process improvement initiatives.
• Drives development of best practices to improve quality, efficiency and effectiveness.
• Drives standards development and implementation.
• Manages and escalates risk in complicated or novel situations within their study and/or projects.
• Provides Programming expertise to the team.
• Provides tactical input and drives ideas and improvements.
• Contributes to the function by supporting recruiting and training.
• Identifies opportunities to improve methodology and provides practical solutions.
• Manages activities of external partners (CROs).
• Influences stakeholders by providing subject matter expertise on programming items.
• Ensures compliance to standards and automation usage.
• Employs all project management practices in managing drug or technical projects.
• Provides input to capacity management for all projects in scope.
• Maintains expertise of latest industry and regulatory requirements to stay current.

Skills

Programming expertise

Clinical development process knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Risk management

Project management

Stakeholder influence

Problem solving

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

AstraZeneca is seeking a Statistical Programming Associate Director to lead the delivery of programming work for clinical development programs, providing subject matter expertise and mentoring other programmers. This leadership role requires extensive programming experience and deep industry knowledge to independently drive initiatives within cross-functional teams.

You will ensure high-quality deliverables, manage external partners (CROs), advance standards and automation, and stay current with