Remote Principal Statistical Programmer – SAS & R

Placements24; East London; Remote; ZAR 1,983,000 - 2,974,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytel Inc. seeks a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer to work remotely on sponsor-dedicated clinical development programs, delivering SDTM/ADaM datasets, tables, listings, and define.xml with high quality for global trials.

You will develop SAS and R programs, supervise CRO programmers, support regulatory submissions, and ensure compliance with FDA/ICH guidelines while collaborating with cross‑functional teams and maintaining project timelines.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Statistical Programmer in clinical development biometrics.
• Exceptional SAS programming skills and CDISC standards expertise.
• Experience supporting regulatory submissions and interactions with authorities.

Responsibilities

• Generate SDTM, ADaM specifications, datasets, Define.xml, and reviewer's guides for multiple studies.
• Develop SAS programs to create datasets, listings, tables, and complex graphs.
• Deliver high-quality statistical programming results for sponsor trials.
• Oversee CRO programming deliverables to meet timelines.
• Support preparation of clinical study reports, regulatory submissions, and publications.
• Ensure compliance with FDA regulations and GCP for electronic submissions.
• Contribute to standards for programming tools, outputs, and macros.
• Develop CRFs, edit checks, and data validation plans.
• Provide data transfer specs for external vendor data.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to meet project goals.

Skills

SAS programming

CDISC SDTM/ADaM

Regulatory submissions

Independent work

Leadership communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science / data science / mathematics / statistics

Tools

SAS

R

Job description

Cytel Inc. seeks a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer to work remotely on sponsor-dedicated clinical development programs, delivering SDTM/ADaM datasets, tables, listings, and define.xml with high quality for global trials.

You will develop SAS and R programs, supervise CRO programmers, support regulatory submissions, and ensure compliance with FDA/ICH guidelines while collaborating with cross‑functional teams and maintaining project timelines.