Sr. Scientist, Stat. Programming - SDTM (Hybrid)

MSD•Rahway, PA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

In BARDS (Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences), a distinguished department within our renowned Research and Development division, quantitative scientists, in partnership with other subject matter experts, apply state-of-the-art scientific methodologies and tools to enable the discovery, development, regulatory approval, manufacturing, and marketing of medical drugs and vaccines for the benefit of patients and global human health. The Senior Statistical Programmer, Submission Data Standards Quality Management (SDSQM), provides oversight and quality management of submission data standard deliverables for world-wide regulatory application submissions of drug and vaccine clinical development projects. Accountability predominantly includes submission data standards planning activities, coaching and consulting with project teams, outreach to external vendors and partners, and keeping current with industry submission data standards including SDTM, ADaM, clinical site data for CDER inspection planning, etc. The incumbent will be responsible for continuous improvement of our electronic submission process and providing tools and templates to support delivery focusing on traceability, quality assurance, data conformance and data fitness. The position is a key collaborator with statistical programming, statistics, regulatory and other project stakeholders.

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
MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field plus 3 years SAS programming experience in a clinical trial environment
Effective interpersonal skills and ability to negotiate and collaborate effectively
Effective written, oral, and presentation skills
Effective knowledge and experience in developing analysis and reporting deliverables for R&D projects (data, analyses, tables, graphics, listings)
A project leader; completes tasks independently at a project level; ability to collaborate with key stakeholder
US and/or worldwide drug or vaccine regulatory application submission experience including the development of electronic submission deliverables
Experience with submission standards CDISC (SDTM, ADaM), Define.XML, cSDRG, ADRG
Demonstrated success in the assurance of deliverable quality and process compliance.
Excels in technical writing, able to convert complex ideas and information into simple readable form
Solid project management skills
Familiarity with clinical data management concepts
Strategic thinking - ability to turn strategy into tactical activities
Ability to anticipate stakeholder requirements

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience with R and Python for data analysis and statistical modeling
Strong working knowledge of reporting processes (SOPs) and software development life-cycle (SDLC)
Experience assuring consistency across protocols and projects
Ability and interest to work across cultures and geographies
Ability to complete statistical programming deliverables through the use of global outsource partner programming staff
Experience developing and managing a project plan using Microsoft Project or similar package
Active in professional societies
Experience in process improvement

Responsibilities

PreNDA and PreBLA meeting preparation, study data standards plan, preparing questions for FDA e-data mailboxes (CBER/CDER), attendance at meetings with regulatory agencies (FDA, EMA, PMDA)
Guiding project teams preparing submission deliverables including use of Pinnacle 21 Enterprise, Up-versioning activities to specific versions of SDTM
Participation in industry teams and conferences on best practices
Membership on departmental strategic initiative project teams