Senior Statistical Programmer

MSD

Senior Statistical Programmer providing high quality statistical programming deliverables for global stakeholders. Collaborating with statisticians and modelers in a clinical trial environment for statistical analysis.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timeNorth Wales • New Jersey, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $117,000 - $184,200 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in SAS and R programming for statistical analysis and data manipulation within clinical trial environments, ensuring compliance with CDISC SDTM and ADaM standards. Capable of developing complex programming algorithms and providing technical consultation to stakeholders while maintaining high-quality programming deliverables.

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SAS Programming ExperienceR Programming ExperienceCDISC SDTM StandardsCDISC ADaM StandardsStatistical Analysis Methods

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Hard Skills

Statistical ProgrammingData ManipulationAnalysis Deliverables DevelopmentComplex Programming AlgorithmsRegulatory Submissions Programming

Soft Skills

Interpersonal SkillsCollaborationNegotiationProject Leadership

Industry Keywords

Clinical Trial EnvironmentPharmaceutical Development ProcessesExploratory EnvironmentStatistical TerminologyModeling and Simulation

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide high quality statistical programming deliverables for global stakeholders in Early Development Statistics and/or PK/PD Modeling and Simulation spanning all our Company's therapeutic areas.
Gather and interpret user requirements for programming requests, retrieve required data, transform data into analysis/modeling datasets, and develop tables, listings and figures according to statistical/modeling analysis plan.
Partner with stakeholders to solve problems; reduce the amount of programming tasks being completed by stakeholders to facilitate an increase in efficiency and compliance for the analyses.
Write programs to analyze data with statistical methods which are not currently available through commercial software packages.
Key collaborator with statisticians, pharmacokinetic (PK) modelers, and other project stakeholders.
Programmatically develop, validate and maintain complex datasets, tables, listings, and figures.
Provide technical consultation and analytical support to statisticians and PK modelers for exploratory and unplanned statistical analyses.
Prepare compliant programming code for regulatory submissions including analysis datasets, tables, listings, figures and associated documentation.
Ensure programmatic traceability from data source to analysis / modeling result.
Support the development of programming standards to enable efficient and high quality production of programming deliverables.

Requirements

What you’ll need

BA/BS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field plus 5-9 years SAS/R programming experience in a clinical trial environment
MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field plus 3-7 years SAS/R programming experience in a clinical trial environment
Effective interpersonal skills and ability to negotiate and collaborate effectively
Effective knowledge and experience in developing analysis and reporting deliverables for research and development projects (data, analyses, tables, graphics, listings)
A project leader; completes tasks independently at a project level; ability to collaborate with key stakeholders
Experience in CDISC SDTM and ADaM standards
Significant SAS or R programming experience for data manipulation, analysis and reporting
Designs and develops complex programming algorithms
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
Demonstrated ability to work in an exploratory environment, handling non-standard data in a variety of formats with minimal requirements; knowledge of pharmaceutical development processes

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