Principal Statistical Programmer

Clinical Outcomes Solutions

Senior Statistical Programmer dedicated to a global pharmaceutical company's innovation. Working on clinical development programs with minimal supervision.

Posted 5/18/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaLinuxPythonUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Working fully embedded within one of our pharmaceutical clients, with the support of Cytel right behind you
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
Responsible for implementing all reporting and analysis activities for the Sponsor clinical trials.
Generate SDTM, ADaM specifications, datasets, reviewer’s guide and define.xml files for multiple studies
Develop SAS programs which generate datasets, complex listings, tables and complex graphs
Deliver high-quality statistical programming results including developing, validating, and maintaining SAS and/or R programs tailored to clinical development programs’ needs
Participate in overseeing CRO’s statistical programming deliverables for multiple clinical studies to ensure high-quality and meet pre-specified timelines

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
Prior work experience with pharmacokinetic data and the neuroscience field (preferred)
Proficiency in languages or tools other than SAS (e.g., R, Python, and Java, Shiny, Markdown, Unix/Linux and git) (preferred)

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

SASRPythonJavaShinyMarkdownUnix/LinuxCDISC standardsstatistical programmingdata analysis

Soft Skills

communication skillsleadership skillsindependenceteam supportproblem-solving