Principal Statistical Programmer – SAS + R (Remote)

Placements24; Klerksdorp; Remote; ZAR 1,990,000 - 2,985,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytel Inc. is seeking a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer to work remotely for a global pharmaceutical client, under the FSP Services division. The role emphasizes independence, strong programming skills, and leadership in delivering data analyses.

You will generate SDTM/ADaM specifications, oversee CROs, support regulatory submissions, and contribute to CRFs and data validation plans while adhering to FDA/ICH guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, mathematics or statistics.
• 7+ years of clinical statistical programming experience.
• Expert SAS programming and SDTM/ADaM know-how.
• Experience with FDA/ICH regulatory submissions.
• Strong communication, leadership and independence.

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 graphs.
• Deliver high-quality statistical programming results and validate SAS and/or R programs.
• Oversee CRO programmers to ensure timely, high-quality outputs across studies.
• Support regulatory submissions, study reports, DSURs and exploratory analyses.

Skills

SAS programming

CDISC SDTM/ADaM

Regulatory submissions

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or statistics

Tools

R

Unix/Linux

Git

Job description

Cytel Inc. is seeking a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer to work remotely for a global pharmaceutical client, under the FSP Services division. The role emphasizes independence, strong programming skills, and leadership in delivering data analyses.

You will generate SDTM/ADaM specifications, oversee CROs, support regulatory submissions, and contribute to CRFs and data validation plans while adhering to FDA/ICH guidelines.