Remote Principal Statistical Programmer - Lead

Placements24; Klerksdorp; Remote; ZAR 1,488,000 - 2,479,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 is recruiting a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer SAS + R for a fully remote role with a sponsor-dedicated pharmaceutical client. The role focuses on SDTM/ADaM development, regulatory submissions, and CRO oversight in a fast-paced biotech environment.

The candidate should have 7+ years in statistical programming, strong SAS skills, CDISC proficiency, and excellent communication and leadership abilities. Remote work option with global collaboration and regulatory exposure.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Statistical Programmer on Biotech/Pharma teams.
• Bachelor's degree in CS, data science, math or statistics.
• Extensive CDISC (SDTM, ADaM, Define.xml) and FDA/ICH knowledge.
• Experience supporting regulatory submissions and interacting with FDA.
• Strong independence and leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Generate SDTM, ADaM specs, datasets, define.xml and reviewers' guides.
• Develop SAS programs for datasets, listings, tables and graphs.
• Oversee CROs' programming deliverables to meet timelines.
• Support clinical study reports, regulatory submissions, DSUR, and analyses.
• Collaborate with CROs, vendors and partners to meet goals.
• Create and maintain programming standards and SOPs.

Skills

SAS programming

Leadership

Communication skills

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, or Statistics

Tools

R

Python

Java

Shiny

Unix/Linux

git

Job description

Placements24 is recruiting a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer SAS + R for a fully remote role with a sponsor-dedicated pharmaceutical client. The role focuses on SDTM/ADaM development, regulatory submissions, and CRO oversight in a fast-paced biotech environment.

The candidate should have 7+ years in statistical programming, strong SAS skills, CDISC proficiency, and excellent communication and leadership abilities. Remote work option with global collaboration and regulatory exposure.