Senior Statistical Programmer

Syneos Health

Senior Statistical Programmer developing SAS code for clinical trials, ensuring quality outputs and collaborating with cross-functional project teams. Requires extensive programming experience in a clinical trial environment.

Posted 5/26/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Uses SAS or other software to develop custom programming code to generate summary tables, data listings, graphs and derived datasets as specified in the statistical analysis plan and programming specifications.
Works to ensure that outputs meet quality standards and project requirements.
Performs validation programming and works with other Programmers, Biostatisticians, and other project team members to resolve discrepancies or any findings.
Keeps project team members informed of programming progress and issues requiring their attention.
Follows applicable SOPs, WIs, and relevant regulatory guidelines (e.g. ICH).
Maintains well organized, complete, and up-to-date project documentation, testing, and verification/quality control documents and programs ensuring inspection readiness.
Manages scheduling and time constraints across multiple projects at a time, sets goals based on priorities from management, and adapts to timeline or priority changes by reorganizing daily workload.
Develops specifications for datasets and outputs of any complexity according to statistical and sponsor requirements.
Anticipates and addresses potential programming issues, reflects forethought, establishes the basis for efficient programming and accurately defines all variables to be accepted by peer review and sponsor/requestor with little rework.
Prepares in advance for internal meetings, contributes ideas, and demonstrates respect for opinions of others.
Conducts effective internal meetings (appropriate in format, frequency and attendance).

Requirements

What you’ll need

Undergraduate degree, preferably in a scientific or statistical discipline; in lieu of degree, an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated programming experience.
Extensive programming experience in SAS or other required software, preferably in a clinical trial environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.

Benefits

Comp & perks

We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself.

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Hard Skills & Tools

SASprogrammingvalidation programmingdata listingssummary tablesgraphsderived datasetsspecifications for datasetsquality controlstatistical analysis

Soft Skills

communication skillsteam collaborationproblem-solvingtime managementorganizational skillsadaptabilitygoal settingmeeting facilitationattention to detailforethought