Principal Statistical Programmer (US, CAD, UK only) in London

Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success.

Job Responsibilities

• Must be located in US, CAD, or UK and no sponsorship is required.
• Hiring at Senior level only for NA.
• Graph experience, plus experience writing specifications for ADaM datasets is required.
• Use 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.
• Work to ensure that outputs meet quality standards and project requirements.
• Perform validation programming and work with other Programmers, Biostatisticians, and project team members to resolve discrepancies or findings.
• Keep project team members informed of programming progress and any issues requiring their attention.
• Follow applicable SOPs, WIs, and relevant regulatory guidelines (e.g., ICH).
• Maintain well-organized, complete, and up-to-date project documentation, testing, and verification/quality control documents and programs to ensure inspection readiness.
• Manage scheduling and time constraints across multiple projects, set goals based on priorities from management, and adapt to timeline or priority changes by reorganizing daily workload.
• Develop specifications for datasets and outputs of any complexity according to statistical and sponsor requirements.
• Prepare in advance for internal meetings, contribute ideas, and demonstrate respect for the opinions of others.
• Conduct effective internal meetings (appropriate in format, frequency, and attendance), distribute relevant information in advance, keep minutes promptly and accurately, and follow action items to completion.
• Display willingness to work with others and assist with projects and initiatives as necessary to meet the needs of the business.
• Negotiate and establish accurate time estimates for completion of study programming activities with the internal team and manage to complete within the allotted timeframe.
• Act as the lead statistical programmer, directing the programming activities of other programming personnel and monitoring progress on deliverables.
• Review project documentation such as Statistical Analysis Plans, mock shells, programming specifications, annotated CRFs, and SAS database designs. Provide feedback to project team members to reduce inefficiencies.
• Participate in sponsor meetings, kickoff meetings, and bid-defense meetings as the statistical programming representative, as required by the sponsor.
• Contribute to the mentoring of other programming personnel through developing training courses, presenting training materials, reviewing work, and providing guidance.