Principal Statistical Programmer

UBC

Principal Statistical Programmer at UBC overseeing statistical programming project teams and ensuring timely delivery of analysis while supporting drug development.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead at least one assigned project team of Statistical Programmers for on time delivery of statistical analyses.
Includes the management of resources, study-level metrics, timelines, budget and quality
Represent statistical programming in internal cross-functional project team meetings
Liaise with Project Statistician and Client to review and implement any client specific processes or procedures
Review Analysis Plans and provide feedback to the author(s)
Set up program and documentation templates for new projects
Develop and/or review analysis dataset specifications
Write, modify and maintain programs which produce complex analysis data sets, data listings, summary tables and figures as specified in Statistical Analysis plans
Prepare programming project deliverables and documentation for delivery to clients as outlined in SOPs
Packaging of final analysis documentation for delivery to client. Included is the analysis DEFINE.xml, Reviewers Guide and any other required project specific documentation
Mentor junior programmers in communication and introduce them to the project management skills required to successfully implement and run a project
Contribute towards process improvements, including development and maintenance of a central macro library, department procedures and any corresponding Standard Operating Procedures
Provide time and resource estimates for work that is out of scope on existing projects
Act as technical consultant to other departments.
Attend client meetings
Other duties as assigned by management

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS/BA or equivalent degree
Minimum of 10 years of SAS programming experience or a comparable skill set; with a minimum of 7 years in the pharmaceutical industry as a Clinical/Statistical SAS Programmer
Excellent understanding of and generous experience with: SAS/Base SAS Macro Facility, including project- and department-level macros
Database design principles
General statistical concepts and procedures
Any additional SAS modules as required by the specific job position
Strong knowledge and experience using ODS to produce output to various destinations (Word, Excel, XML)
Experience with the development of complex SAS Macros to streamline and enhance programming processes, quality and efficiencies
Experience in developing technical programming specifications
Strong knowledge of and experience with a Microsoft Word and Excel
Strong knowledge of and experience with CDISC Data Standards.
Excellent organizational and communication skills
Experience leading programming project teams
Ability to work on concurrent projects and prioritize appropriately.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote opportunities
Competitive salaries
Growth opportunities for promotion
401K with company match
Tuition reimbursement
Flexible work environment
Discretionary PTO (Paid Time Off)
Paid Holidays
Employee assistance programs
Medical, Dental, and vision coverage
HSA/FSA
Telemedicine (Virtual doctor appointments)
Wellness program
Adoption assistance
Short term disability
Long term disability
Life insurance
Discount programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

SAS programmingBase SAS Macro Facilitydatabase design principlesstatistical conceptsSAS modulesODSSAS Macrostechnical programming specificationsCDISC Data Standards

Soft Skills

organizational skillscommunication skillsleadershipmentoringproject managementtime managementresource estimationprocess improvement

Certifications

BS/BA or equivalent degree