Remote Principal Statistical Programmer — SAS & R

Placements24; Rustenburg; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytel Inc. is seeking a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer to work remotely on sponsor-driven clinical development programs for a global pharmaceutical client. You will lead SAS and R programming, SDTM/ADaM deliverables, and coordinate CRO activities.

The role requires 7+ years of experience, strong CDISC, regulatory knowledge, and leadership with excellent communication. You will contribute to study reports, regulatory submissions, and data standards while operating with high autonomy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, mathematics, or statistics.
• 7+ years of statistical programming experience in biotech/pharma.
• Strong SAS programming skills with CDISC SDTM/ADaM expertise.
• Experience with regulatory submissions and FDA/ICH guidelines.
• Ability to work independently and lead CRO programming efforts.

Responsibilities

• Generate SDTM, ADaM specifications, datasets, Define.xml for multiple studies.
• Develop SAS programs to create datasets, listings, tables, and graphs.
• Deliver high-quality SAS and R programs for clinical development.
• Oversee CROs' programming deliverables to meet timelines.
• Support study reports, regulatory submissions, and DSURs.

Skills

SAS programming

CDISC SDTM/ADaM

FDA/ICH regulations

Independent work

Communication

Leadership

Education

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

Tools

R

Python

Unix/Linux

Git

Shiny

Job description

Cytel Inc. is seeking a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer to work remotely on sponsor-driven clinical development programs for a global pharmaceutical client. You will lead SAS and R programming, SDTM/ADaM deliverables, and coordinate CRO activities.

The role requires 7+ years of experience, strong CDISC, regulatory knowledge, and leadership with excellent communication. You will contribute to study reports, regulatory submissions, and data standards while operating with high autonomy.