Principal Statistical Programmer: SAS & R (Remote)

Placements24; East London; Remote; ZAR 1,997,000 - 2,995,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer (Remote) to lead statistical programming activities for multiple clinical studies. You will generate SDTM/ADaM specs, develop SAS programs, and ensure high-quality outputs for regulatory submissions.

You will collaborate with CROs and internal teams to meet project timelines and standards. Requires 7+ years in clinical programming, strong SAS skills, CDISC expertise, and experience with regulatory submissions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, mathematics, or statistics preferred.
• 7+ years of experience as a Statistical Programmer in Biotech/Pharma.
• Excellent SAS programming skills for clinical development.
• CDISC standards (SDTM, ADaM, Define.xml) and FDA/ICH regulation knowledge.
• Experience supporting regulatory submissions with FDA/global authorities.
• Ability to work independently and lead.
• Strong written and verbal communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Generate SDTM, ADaM specs, datasets, reviewer''s guide and define.xml for multiple studies.
• Develop SAS programs to produce datasets, listings, tables, and graphs.
• Deliver high-quality programming results with SAS and/or R for clinical programs.
• Oversee CRO programmers and ensure timely, high-quality deliverables.
• Support preparation of clinical study reports, regulatory submissions, publications, and DSURs.
• Create and maintain standards for programming tools, outputs, and macros.
• Contribute to CRF development, edit checks, and data validation plans.

Skills

SAS programming

CDISC standards (SDTM/ADaM/Define.xml)

Regulatory submissions

Independent work / leadership

Statistical programming in clinicaltr

R programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, mathematics, or statistics

Tools

R

Python

Java

Shiny

Markdown

Unix/Linux

git

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer (Remote) to lead statistical programming activities for multiple clinical studies. You will generate SDTM/ADaM specs, develop SAS programs, and ensure high-quality outputs for regulatory submissions.

You will collaborate with CROs and internal teams to meet project timelines and standards. Requires 7+ years in clinical programming, strong SAS skills, CDISC expertise, and experience with regulatory submissions.