Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer (Remote) SAS + R

Bell Equipment Group; KwaZulu-Natal; Remote; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytel Inc. is seeking a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer to work remotely within our sponsor-dedicated program. You will lead SAS and R programming for SDTM/ADaM, manage CRO deliverables, and support regulatory submissions in collaboration with statisticians.

The role requires extensive CDISC experience, independence, and strong communication. You will contribute to study reports, DSURs and data standards while operating in a dynamic clinical development environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/DS/Math/Stats or equivalent.
• 7+ years as Statistical Programmer in Biotech/Pharma clinical development.
• Expert SAS programming and statistical procedures.
• CDISC SDTM/ADaM/Define.xml expertise.
• Experience supporting regulatory submissions with FDA/ICH.
• Ability to work independently with strong communication and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Generate SDTM/ADaM specs, datasets, reviewer’s guides and define.xml for studies.
• Develop SAS programs for datasets, listings, tables, and graphs.
• Deliver high-quality SAS/R outputs and validate programs.
• Oversee CRO programming deliverables and timelines.
• Support preparation of CSR, regulatory submissions, publications and DSUR.
• Contribute to standards, CRFs, edit checks, and data validation plans.

Skills

SAS programming

R programming

CDISC SDTM/ADaM

FDA/ICH regs

Leadership

Communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/DS/Math/Stats

Tools

SAS

R

Python

Unix/Linux

Git

Job description

Cytel Inc. is seeking a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer to work remotely within our sponsor-dedicated program. You will lead SAS and R programming for SDTM/ADaM, manage CRO deliverables, and support regulatory submissions in collaboration with statisticians.

The role requires extensive CDISC experience, independence, and strong communication. You will contribute to study reports, DSURs and data standards while operating in a dynamic clinical development environment.