Principal Statistical Programmer

Clinical Outcomes Solutions

Principal Statistical Programmer at Cytel supporting pharmaceutical clients. Working independently to implement reporting and analysis activities for clinical trials and oversee CRO programmers.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • 🇮🇳 IndiaLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Working fully embedded within one of our pharmaceutical clients, with the support of Cytel right behind you, you'll be at the heart of our client's innovation.
This position reports to the Director, Biostatistics and Programming in the FSP Services business unit in Cytel.
The Principal Statistical Programmer works independently with only concept level instruction and very little supervision, tracks progress, and provides expert technical support to team members.
Participate in overseeing CRO programmers to ensure that data summaries are delivered in a consistent, high-quality manner.
Responsible for implementing all reporting and analysis activities for the Sponsor clinical trials.

Requirements

What you’ll need

At a minimum bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, mathematics, or statistics major preferred
7+ years of experience as a Statistical Programmer on a Biotech/Pharma Clinical Development Biometrics Team or with a similar team and experience supporting drug development, medical device development, or intervention studies
Exceptional SAS programming skills and expertise in the development and implementation of statistical programming procedures and processes in a clinical development environment
Extensive applied experience of CDISC standards (SDTM, ADaM, and Define.xml), medical terminology, clinical trial methodologies, and FDA/ICH regulation
Experience supporting regulatory submissions, interacting with the FDA and/or global regulatory authorities
Must be able to work independently
Outstanding communication skills (written and verbal) and strong leadership skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Our commitment to developing our staff is only surpassed by our commitment to advancing treatment options available to patients.
We work hard to create successful careers with significant professional growth for our employees and as a result work hard to make Cytel successful.
Cytel is a place where talent, experience, and integrity come together to advance the state of clinical development.

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Hard Skills & Tools

SAS programmingstatistical programming proceduresCDISC standardsSDTMADaMDefine.xmldata analysisclinical trial methodologiesregulatory submissionsbiostatistics

Soft Skills

communication skillsleadership skillsindependenceteam supportprogress trackingexpert technical support

Certifications

bachelor’s degree in computer sciencebachelor’s degree in data sciencebachelor’s degree in mathematicsbachelor’s degree in statistics