Hybrid Senior Statistical Programmer, Early Stage Development, Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Modeling, Simulation

at MSD

• Job title: Senior Statistical Programmer, Early Stage Development, Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Modeling, Simulation
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $117,000 - $184,200 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, North Wales, United States

About the role

• Senior Statistical Programmer providing programming deliverables for Early Development Statistics and PK/PD Modeling and Simulation. Collaborating with global teams and stakeholders across various therapeutic areas.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality statistical programming deliverables for global stakeholders in Early Development Statistics and PK/PD Modeling and Simulation spanning all our Company's therapeutic areas except oncology
• Gather and interpret user requirements for programming requests
• Retrieve required data, transform data into analysis/modeling datasets
• Develop tables, listings and figures according to statistical/modeling analysis plan
• Prepare compliant programming code for regulatory submissions including analysis/modeling 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

• BA/BS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field plus 5 years SAS programming experience in a clinical trial environment OR MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field plus 3 years SAS programming experience in a clinical trial environment
• Excellent communication (oral, written) skills, 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 project level
• Programming expertise with clinical endpoint data (efficacy and safety)
• Experience in CDISC SDTM and ADaM standards
• Significant expertise in SAS and clinical trial programming including data steps, procedures, SAS/MACRO, SAS/GRAPH
• 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.

Benefits

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