Principal Statistical Programmer — SAS & R (Remote)

Placements24; East London; Remote; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytel Inc. is seeking a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer SAS + R (Remote) embedded with a pharmaceutical client.

You will implement reporting and analysis activities, generate SDTM/ADaM outputs, and oversee CRO programmers to ensure quality and timely delivery. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in CS/data science/math/statistics, 7+ years of biotech/pharma experience, expert SAS skills, CDISC standards (SDTM/ADaM/Define.xml), and ability to work independently with strong communication

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, data science, math or statistics.
• 7+ years of statistical programming in biotech/pharma.
• Expert SAS programming and CDISC standards.
• Experience with FDA/ICH regulatory submissions.
• Ability to work independently with strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Generate SDTM, ADaM specifications, datasets, reviewer’s guide and define.xml.
• Develop SAS programs to create datasets, listings, tables and graphs.
• Deliver high-quality SAS/R programs for clinical programs.
• Oversee CROs' programming deliverables to meet timelines.
• Support preparation of clinical study reports and regulatory submissions.
• Follow FDA/ICH regulations and GCP in reporting.
• Collaborate with CROs, vendors and internal teams to meet project goals.

Skills

SAS programming

R programming

CDISC SDTM/ADaM

FDA/ICH regulations

Clinical programming leadership

Data analysis & statistics

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Data Science / Mathematics / Statistics

Tools

Python

Java

Shiny

Unix/Linux

Git

Job description

Cytel Inc. is seeking a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer SAS + R (Remote) embedded with a pharmaceutical client.

You will implement reporting and analysis activities, generate SDTM/ADaM outputs, and oversee CRO programmers to ensure quality and timely delivery. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in CS/data science/math/statistics, 7+ years of biotech/pharma experience, expert SAS skills, CDISC standards (SDTM/ADaM/Define.xml), and ability to work independently with strong communication