Associate Principal Scientist, Statistical Programming

Merck • Rahway, NJ

3d • $145,475 - $224,100 • Onsite

About The Position

Provide high quality statistical programming analysis and reporting deliverables for global stakeholders, within our Research and Development division. Gather and interpret user requirements for analysis and programming requests in close collaboration with stakeholders (statisticians/modelers) and clinical colleagues, retrieve the required data, transform the data into analysis/modeling datasets, and develop tables and figures according to statistical/modeling analysis plan. Partner with stakeholders to solve problems and reduce the amount of programming tasks being completed by stakeholders to facilitate an increase in efficiency and compliance for statistical/modeling analyses. Write programs to analyze data with statistical methods which are not currently available through commercial software packages. Act as key collaborator with statisticians, modelers, and colleagues in other related function areas.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field plus 7 years of SAS/R programming experience in a clinical trial environment.
• OR a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field plus 9 years of SAS/R programming experience in a clinical trial environment.
• 7 years of experience in SAS and clinical trial programming including data steps, procedures, SAS/MACRO, and SAS/GRAPH.
• 7 years of experience in CDISC SDTM and ADaM standards.
• 7 years of experience in preparing eSubmission packages including ADRG, XPT files, and Pinnacle 21 validation; and completing statistical programming deliverables through the use of global programming staff.
• 5 years of experience manipulating very large databases including complex data preprocessing, filtering, and manipulation.
• 5 years of experience in Oncology franchise studies; applying oncology concepts; experience programming with oncology therapeutic area clinical endpoint data (efficacy and safety) and pharmacokinetic data (raw concentration data and derived PK parameters).
• 5 years of experience leading study programming deliverables for multiple studies.
• 1 year of experience with at least one software other than SAS (e.g., R).

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality statistical programming analysis and reporting deliverables for global stakeholders, within our Research and Development division.
• Gather and interpret user requirements for analysis and programming requests in close collaboration with stakeholders (statisticians/modelers) and clinical colleagues, retrieve the required data, transform the data into analysis/modeling datasets, and develop tables and figures according to statistical/modeling analysis plan.
• Partner with stakeholders to solve problems and reduce the amount of programming tasks being completed by stakeholders to facilitate an increase in efficiency and compliance for statistical/modeling analyses.
• Write programs to analyze data with statistical methods which are not currently available through commercial software packages.
• Act as key collaborator with statisticians, modelers, and colleagues in other related function areas.

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
• annual bonus
• long-term incentive

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior