Remote Principal Statistical Programmer SAS & R

Mediclinic; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytel Inc. is hiring a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer to work remotely with a sponsor. You will develop SDTM/ADaM specs and deliver high-quality SAS and R programs for clinical trials, while guiding CRO programmers to ensure timely, compliant data outputs.

The role requires 7+ years in biostatistics programming, strong CDISC expertise, and experience with regulatory submissions. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, mathematics, or statistics.
• 7+ years as Statistical Programmer in Biotech/Pharma development.
• Exceptional SAS programming skills and CDISC (SDTM, ADaM, Define.xml) expertise.
• Experience supporting regulatory submissions and working with FDA/global authorities.

Responsibilities

• Generate SDTM, ADaM specs, datasets, reviewer’s guide and define.xml for multiple studies.
• Develop SAS programs for datasets, listings, tables, and complex graphs.
• Deliver high-quality SAS/R programs tailored to clinical programs.
• Oversee CRO programming deliverables to meet timelines and quality standards.
• Support preparation of CSR, regulatory submissions, publications, DSUR, and analyses.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Independent work

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Data Science/Math/Statistics

Tools

SAS

R

Python

Java

Shiny

Unix/Linux

Git

Job description

Cytel Inc. is hiring a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer to work remotely with a sponsor. You will develop SDTM/ADaM specs and deliver high-quality SAS and R programs for clinical trials, while guiding CRO programmers to ensure timely, compliant data outputs.

The role requires 7+ years in biostatistics programming, strong CDISC expertise, and experience with regulatory submissions. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential.