Principal Statistical Programmer - SAS + R (Remote)

Stor-Age Property Reit Limited; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytel Inc. is seeking a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer to work remotely for a sponsor-dedicated project with one global pharmaceutical client. The role focuses on SAS and R programming, CDISC SDTM/ADaM, and regulatory submissions, with leadership responsibilities across CRO vendors.

You will work under the Director, Biostatistics and Programming, delivering high-quality data analyses, listings, and reports while ensuring compliance with FDA/ICH guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Data Science/Math/Statistics.
• 7+ years of experience as Statistical Programmer in Biotech/Pharma Clinical Development Biometrics Team.
• Exceptional SAS programming skills and CDISC standards expertise.
• Experience with regulatory submissions and FDA/ICH regulations.

Responsibilities

• Generate SDTM, ADaM specifications, datasets, reviewer’s guide and Define.xml files for multiple studies.
• Develop SAS programs to generate datasets, complex listings, tables and graphs.
• Deliver high‑quality programming results including SAS and/or R programs tailored to clinical development programs.
• Oversee CROs’ statistical programming deliverables to meet timelines and quality standards.
• Support preparation of Clinical Study Reports, regulatory submissions and DSURs.

Skills

SAS programming

R programming

CDISC SDTM/ADaM

FDA/ICH regulations

Clinical development experience

Leadership / communication

Education

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

Tools

SAS

R

Unix/Git

Job description

Cytel Inc. is seeking a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer to work remotely for a sponsor-dedicated project with one global pharmaceutical client. The role focuses on SAS and R programming, CDISC SDTM/ADaM, and regulatory submissions, with leadership responsibilities across CRO vendors.

You will work under the Director, Biostatistics and Programming, delivering high-quality data analyses, listings, and reports while ensuring compliance with FDA/ICH guidelines.