Principal Statistical Programmer at ICON plc

Overview of the Role:

The Principal Statistical Programmer is responsible for creating, validating, and executing a range of statistical programs and applies extensive domain knowledge in the programming of datasets, tables, figures, and listings for quality and accuracy.

The Principal Statistical Programmer will lead and execute multiple projects in parallel, including ongoing coaching and mentorship of individual team members. In this client-facing role, the Principal Statistical Programmer is responsible for leading programming deliverables for complex assignments. The Principal Statistical Programmer will invest in building long-term relationships with clients in a partnership role.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead and manage the assigned programming team’s deliverables at the study and program level to ensure project objectives are met within budget, to agreed timelines and to the highest standard of quality.
• Proactively plan for and implement effective resource planning, task allocation and tracking of workload in accordance with agreed metrics (e.g. KPIs) and quality standards.
• Deliver high quality statistical programming deliverables for all assignments that consistently meets study timelines, quality standards, sponsor and/or contractual requirements.
• Efficient use of SAS, and adherence to SAS programming guidelines.
• Create and validate listing and safety outputs (analysis datasets, tables, figures)
• Create and validate efficacy outputs (analysis datasets, tables, figures)
• Create and validate complex programs (such as project or departmental macros)
• Create analysis dataset specifications (ADaM or client-specific)
• Set-up standard programming directories and start-up utilities.
• Create, document and validate project/study-macros at the table, listing and figure level.
• Liaise effectively with other ICON functions (e.g., PM, DM, MW), as required during the life of the project.

To be successful, you will need:

• 8+ years of experience successfully performing the role of Statistical Programmer, in the clinical research industry
• Experience with leading multiple projects in parallel – including Phase II and/or Phase III studies
• Experience with creating and validating analysis datasets (CDISC ADaM standard), and Tables, Listings, and Figures
• Pinnacle 21 experience is strongly preferred
• Expert knowledge of SAS
• Professional leadership skills coupled with exceptional communication skills
• Education: Bachelor’s degree required (Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related scientific discipline); Master’s degree or PhD preferred