Principal Statistical Programmer (SAS + R) - Remote

Old School Ties; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 1,994,000 - 2,991,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytel Inc. is seeking a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer (SAS + R) to work remotely within a sponsor-backed team embedded with a global pharmaceutical client. You will drive data reporting and analysis, oversee CRO programmers, and support regulatory submissions.

The role requires extensive SAS/CDISC experience, leadership, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision while ensuring high-quality deliverables across therapeutic areas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, mathematics or statistics.
• 7+ years of experience as a Statistical Programmer in Biotech/Pharma clinical development.
• Exceptional SAS programming skills with CDISC standards.
• Experience with regulatory submissions and FDA/ICH guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Generate SDTM, ADaM specifications, datasets, reviewer''s guide and Define.xml files for multiple studies.
• Develop SAS programs to generate datasets, listings, tables and complex graphs.
• Deliver high-quality SAS and/or R programs for clinical development programs.

Skills

SAS programming

CDISC SDTM/ADaM

Define.xml

R programming

Regulatory submissions

Leadership

FDA/ICH regulation

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Statistics/Math

Tools

Unix/Linux

Git

Python

Shiny/Markdown

Job description

Cytel Inc. is seeking a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer (SAS + R) to work remotely within a sponsor-backed team embedded with a global pharmaceutical client. You will drive data reporting and analysis, oversee CRO programmers, and support regulatory submissions.

The role requires extensive SAS/CDISC experience, leadership, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision while ensuring high-quality deliverables across therapeutic areas.