Senior Scientist – Analysis and Reporting Standards, Innovation

MSD

Sr. Scientist in R&D focusing on analysis and reporting standards for drug and vaccine projects.

Posted 7/22/2026full-timeNorth Wales • New Jersey, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $117,000 - $184,200 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in statistical programming for clinical trials, including proficiency in R, Python, and SAS, while adhering to CDISC SDTM and ADaM standards. Capable of developing and validating analysis and reporting deliverables, with strong interpersonal and communication skills for effective collaboration across teams.

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Statistical Programming ExperienceCDISC SDTM and ADaM StandardsR, Python, SAS ProficiencyData Manipulation and Reporting WorkflowsInterpersonal and Communication Skills

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Hard Skills

Statistical ProgrammingData ManipulationAnalysis and Reporting DeliverablesProgramming AlgorithmsStatistical Methods ImplementationData Structures DevelopmentEfficacy AnalysisSafety AnalysisClinical Trial ProgrammingMultilingual Product Development

Soft Skills

Interpersonal SkillsNegotiation SkillsCollaboration SkillsPresentation SkillsProject Leadership

Tools & Technologies

RPythonSASAI/GenAI ToolsAnalytical Research Databases

Industry Keywords

Clinical TrialsDrug DevelopmentVaccine DevelopmentStatistical TerminologyData Management Concepts

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the design, development, and delivery of efficient, flexible, and modular analysis and reporting and submission standards and tools that can be used for drug and/or vaccine projects across all therapeutic areas
Adhere to standard operating procedures and guidelines established by the department
Drive data structures which includes analysis and reporting data standards and submission standards and actively contribute to the department's strategic initiatives
Develop and validate global programming standards for ADaM datasets
Develop and validate global programming standards for efficacy analysis and reporting
Develop and validate global programming standards for safety analysis and reporting
Design and develop complex programming algorithms
Provide technical consultation and analytical support to statistical programmers and statisticians

Requirements

What you’ll need

BA/BS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field plus 5 years of statistical programming experience in a clinical trial environment
MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field plus 3 years of statistical programming experience in a clinical trial environment
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to negotiate and collaborate effectively
Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills
Knowledge and significant experience in developing analysis and reporting deliverables for R&D projects (data, analyses, tables, listings, figures)
A project leader; completes tasks independently at a project level; ability to collaborate with key stakeholders
Expertise in clinical trial programming, including data manipulation, reporting workflows, visualization, and production-quality practices using multiple programming languages and tools
Knowledge and understanding of CDISC SDTM and ADaM analysis dataset standards
Experience working with analytical research databases including various analysis datasets and procedures
Demonstrated understanding of statistics, clinical trial, and data management concepts as applied to drug/vaccine development
Experience developing flexible and efficient multilingual products for analysis and reporting using R, Python, SAS
Experience using AI/GenAI tools, such as Claude Code, to enhance coding, automation, and workflow efficiency
Ability to comprehend analysis plans which may describe methodology to be programmed; understanding of statistical terminology and concepts; Implements statistical methods not currently available through commercial software packages
Ability and interest to work across cultures and geographies
Active in professional societies eligibleforERP SPjobs BARDS2020 VETJOBS EBRG

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
retirement benefits, including 401(k)
paid holidays
vacation
compassionate and sick days