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Senior Statistical Programmer- Analysis & Reporting - Hybrid

Job in Rahway, Union County, New Jersey, 07065, USA
Listing for: MSD
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-13
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Data Scientist, Data Analyst, Data Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job Description

Senior Statistical Programmer – Early Development Statistics and PK/PD Modeling

Responsibilities

This position delivers high‑quality statistical programming analysis and reporting for global stakeholders in Early Development Statistics and global PK/PD modeling, spanning both early and late stages in all therapeutic areas except early oncology. The senior programmer gathers user requirements, transforms data into analysis/modeling datasets, and develops tables and figures according to the analysis plan. The role partners with stakeholders to solve problems, reduce programming effort, and enhance efficiency and compliance for statistical/modeling analyses.

The senior programmer also writes programs to analyze data with statistical methods not currently available through commercial software packages and collaborates with statisticians, modelers, and related functions.

Primary Activities
  • Prepare compliant programming code for regulatory submissions, including analysis/modeling datasets, tables, listings, figures, and documentation.
  • Ensure programmatic traceability from data source to analysis/modeling result.
  • Support development of programming standards to enable efficient and high‑quality production of deliverables.
  • Provide technical consultation and analytical support to early development statisticians for exploratory and unplanned analyses.
  • Pre‑process, filter, and manipulate complex data for analyses of molecular biomarker, imaging, and external data beyond traditional laboratory data.
Education and Minimum Requirement
  • BA/BS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering, or related field plus 5‑9 years SAS 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 programming experience in a clinical trial environment.
Department Required Skills and Experience
  • Effective interpersonal skills and ability to negotiate and collaborate effectively.
  • Effective written, oral, and presentation skills.
  • Knowledge and experience in developing analysis and reporting deliverables for research and development projects (data, analyses, tables, graphics, listings).
  • Project leader; completes tasks independently at a project level and collaborates with key stakeholders.
Position Specific Required Skills and Experience
  • Significant expertise in SAS and clinical trial programming, including data steps, procedures, SAS/MACRO, and SAS/GRAPH.
  • Experience with at least one other software besides SAS (e.g., R, Python, Non Mem).
  • Designs and develops complex programming algorithms.
  • Ability to comprehend analysis plans and implement statistical methods not available through commercial software packages.
  • Experience in CDISC SDTM and ADaM standards.
  • 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.
  • Efficiently manipulates very large databases, including complex data preprocessing, filtering, and manipulation.
  • Programming expertise with clinical endpoint data (efficacy and safety) and pharmacokinetic data (raw concentration data, derived PK parameters).
Preferred Skills and Experience
  • Familiarity with clinical pharmacology concepts and pharmacokinetics concepts.
  • Good working knowledge of reporting processes (SOPs) and software development life cycle (SDLC).
  • Utilizes and contributes to the development of standard departmental SAS macros.
  • Ability and interest to work across cultures and geographies.
  • Ability to complete statistical programming deliverables through the use of global outsource partner programming staff.
  • Active in professional societies.
Salary and Benefits

Salary range: $ – $. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long‑term incentive, if applicable. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits (401(k)), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at

Application

You can apply for this role through  (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The Final date to receive applications for this position is stated on this posting.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. For more information about personal rights under U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit the EEOC website.

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Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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