Senior Statistical Programmer

Senior Statistical Programmer position at Merck supporting Early Development Statistics and PK/PD Modeling across therapeutic areas. Develops statistical programming deliverables, transforms clinical data into analysis datasets, and creates tables, listings, and figures for global stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop, validate, and maintain complex datasets, tables, listings, and figures programmatically
• Provide technical consultation to statisticians and PK modelers for exploratory analyses
• Prepare compliant programming code for regulatory submissions with full traceability documentation
• Collaborate with stakeholders to solve problems and improve programming efficiency and compliance
• Support development of programming standards for high-quality deliverables

Requirements

• BA/BS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, or Engineering plus 5-9 years SAS/R programming in clinical trials
• MS in relevant field plus 3-7 years SAS/R programming in clinical trials
• CDISC SDTM and ADaM standards experience
• Significant SAS or R programming for data manipulation, analysis, and reporting
• Understanding of statistical terminology and ability to implement custom statistical methods
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical development processes and ability to handle non-standard exploratory data
• Strong interpersonal, written, and presentation skills; independent project-level execution

Compensation: $117,000.00 - (upper limit not specified)