PRINCIPAL STATISTICAL PROGRAMMER

Position Summary:

The Principal Statistical Programmer’s role is to design, develop, and modify SAS programs to analyze and evaluate clinical data in accordance with statistical analysis plans, analyses, reports, and regulatory submissions. Maintain a leadership role on a study, project, or integration, interacts with cross-functional teams at a high level to proactively determine programming tasks, manages timelines, assignments, and resource requirements and oversees study, project, or integration programming efforts to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality output according to company and industry standards. Represent statistical programming in the review of key study and project documents and data set or reporting specifications. Recognizes inconsistencies and initiate resolution of data problems when necessary. Assist programming management with or be the lead on cross-functional process improvement initiatives and resource allocation. May oversee activities performed by FSP or contract programmers.

This position reports to the Senior Director, Statistical Programming. As an individual contributor, the successful candidate will be both a strong hands-on executor as well as strategic manager of internal and external partners as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Develop and review programming plans and specifications at project and study level for SDTM and ADaM data sets as well as the supporting documentation needed as required by CDISC standards Contribute to the creation, maintenance, documentation, and validation of standards for programming tools, outputs and macros Oversee and manage Statistical Programming CROs and their deliverables. Create validation plans and communication plans as required Support the preparation of clinical study reports, regulatory submissions, publications, annual DSUR, and safety reports Generate/Validate ad hoc data sets and TLFs on ongoing basis Build/Support a team of programmers to support ongoing pipeline expansion if any. Act as a liaison and represent the Statistical Programming Team and participate in intra-departmental meetings Collaborate with Biostatistics, Data Management, Medical writing, Clinical Science, Clinical Operations to achieve the Deliverables and engage in problem solving as needed Assist in the development of relevant procedures and processes to ensure that statistical programs are properly documented and validated according to generally recognized industry and regulatory standards Supervise the activities of junior and contract statistical programmers and carry out line management responsibilities Carry out all activities according to SOPs working within the framework of the Quality Management System and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) principles, and ensuring adherence to programming guidelines Review and interpret Statistical Analysis Plans and provide comments to Biostatisticians for assigned projects Input into and negotiate statistical programming timelines Review key study documents produced by other functions (e.g: CRFs, data management plans, SAPs, clinical study reports, etc.)

 Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer science, mathematics, or statistics major preferred A minimum of eight years of experience in the biopharmaceutical (or CRO) industry as a statistical programmer Exceptional SAS programming skills, expertise in the development and implementation of statistical programming procedures and processes in a clinical development environment and demonstrated ability in programming SDTM and ADaM datasets utilizing CDISC standards. Ability to work independently Outstanding communication skills (written and verbal) Strong leadership skills Ensure that timelines are adhered to coordinate and lead a statistical programming team to successful completion of a study within given timelines and budget

Fit with GBT culture:

Ability to build strong relationships with co-workers of various backgrounds and expertise Ability to function at a high level in a team setting whether leading the group or acting as an individual contributor Values-based leadership consistent with GBT's Core Values Excitement about the vision and mission of GBT Flexibility Integrity

NOTE:  This position summary is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

The Company complies with all laws respecting equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate against applicants with regard to any protected characteristic as defined by federal, state, and local law.  This position requires you to work onsite at the Company’s facilities.  The Company requires all employees working in its facilities (including attending in-person meetings and events) to be fully vaccinated from COVID-19 (except as required by applicable law).  Therefore, this position requires you to be fully vaccinated from COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for a disability/medical condition or sincerely-held religious belief, and/or as otherwise required by applicable law.  The Company considers you fully vaccinated once 14 days have passed since you received either the second dose in a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine series or a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine. This position requires you to maintain a fully-vaccinated status against COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations required by applicable law. The vaccine must have been FDA approved, have emergency use authorization from the FDA, or, for persons fully vaccinated outside of the U.S., be listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization.