Senior Principal Statistical Programmer – SAS + R (Remote)

Clinix Health Group; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 1,983,000 - 2,974,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytel Inc. is seeking a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer for a fully remote role, embedded with a pharmaceutical client. The role focuses on SAS and R programming, data standards (CDISC), and regulatory submissions.

You will oversee CRO work and deliver high-quality data outputs across studies. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in biotech/pharma statistical programming, strong leadership, and deep knowledge of SDTM/ADaM and Define.xml, with independent work style and excellent

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, mathematics or statistics.
• 7+ years of experience as a Statistical Programmer in biotech/pharma clinical development.
• Exceptional SAS programming skills and experience in clinical development environments.
• Extensive CDISC SDTM/ADaM/Define.xml knowledge and regulatory submission experience.
• Ability to work independently and lead CRO programming deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Generate SDTM/ADaM specifications, datasets, define.xml, and reviewer's guides.
• Develop SAS programs to create datasets, listings, tables, and graphs.
• Oversee CRO programmers to ensure quality and timely delivery.
• Support regulatory submissions and study reports, DSURs, and exploratory analyses.
• Collaborate with internal/external partners to meet project timelines.

Skills

SAS programming

R

CDISC SDTM

CDISC ADaM

Define.xml

FDA/ICH regulations

Leadership

Communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Statistics/Data Science

Tools

SAS

R

Python

Git

Job description

Cytel Inc. is seeking a Senior/Principal Statistical Programmer for a fully remote role, embedded with a pharmaceutical client. The role focuses on SAS and R programming, data standards (CDISC), and regulatory submissions.

You will oversee CRO work and deliver high-quality data outputs across studies. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in biotech/pharma statistical programming, strong leadership, and deep knowledge of SDTM/ADaM and Define.xml, with independent work style and excellent