Statistical Programmer / HTA Statistical Programming (M/F/D)

Job Description

This position supports statistical programming analysis and reporting activities for Health Technology Assessment (HTA) dossiers.

In this role, the scientist will contribute to the development of scientifically rigorous, evidence-based analyses supporting Health Technology Assessment (HTA) submissions and equitable patient access to the company’s medicines and vaccines.

Working collaboratively, under the guidance of a senior scientist, with programming colleagues and other stakeholders, the scientist will use R as the primary analytical environment, complemented by SAS where appropriate, to translate scientific requirements into reproducible deliverables; access, integrate, and evaluate relevant data; and generate HTA analysis datasets, tables, and figures.

The scientist will also be able to use approved Generative AI capabilities, alongside established programming and analytical tools, to help interpret and address requests, explore potential solutions, accelerate code development and documentation, and support knowledge retrieval. All outputs will be critically evaluated, validated, and documented in accordance with applicable departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), good programming practices, and scientific quality standards.

The scientist will perform independent validation activities and contribute to the development and maintenance of reusable programming standards within the dedicated HTA library.

Responsibilities:

• Programmatically develop, validate and maintain analysis and reporting deliverables for HTA dossiers
• Assure deliverable quality and compliance with departmental SOPs and good programming practices
• Collaborate effectively with project team members; be a valued part of project teams
• Membership on departmental strategic initiative teams

 

Skills:

Education and Minimum Requirement:

• MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related analytical field
• BA/BS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related analytical field plus 2–4-year programming experience in programming languages like SAS and/or R

Department Required Skills and Experience:

• Effective interpersonal skills and ability to negotiate and collaborate effectively
• Effective English written, oral, and presentation skills
• Effective knowledge in developing analysis and reporting deliverables for R&D projects (data, analyses, tables, graphics, listings)

Position Specific Required Skills and Experience:

• Programming experience including data processing, statistical procedures and graphing and tabulation techniques; systems and database expertise
• Ability to learn new program techniques and data structures quickly and effectively; capacity to seamlessly assimilate to new projects
• Basic understanding of statistics, clinical and data management concepts as applied to drug/vaccine development within the pharmaceutical industry
• Ability to comprehend analysis plans which may describe HTA research and statistical programming methodology to be programmed
• Takes direction effectively and completes programming tasks under the guidance of a senior programmer at a project level
• An interest to advance career by investing in development activities and taking on tasks with increasing levels of challenge and responsibility
• Team oriented with demonstrated history of teamwork and collaboration across cultures and geographies, enjoying diversity, respect and integrity
• Knowledge in CDISC SDTM and ADaM industry standards is an asset

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Experience in supporting analysis and reporting deliverables for HTA dossiers
• Unix operating system experience; Oracle SQL experience; systems and database experience, R programming experience
• Demonstrated success in the assurance of deliverable quality and process compliance. Strong working knowledge of reporting processes (SOPs) and software development life cycle (SDLC)
• Active in professional societies
• Experience in process improvement

Additional location(s) Compensation Information:

Required Skills:

Data Access, Database Programming, Data Management, Data Structures, R Programming, Scientific Analysis, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Standards Compliance, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Programming

Preferred Skills:

Leading Project Teams, Presentation Delivery, Project Leadership, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Waterfall Model

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Job Posting End Date:

11/6/2026

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