Associate Director, Statistical Programming

A niche pharmaceutical company is looking to hire an Associate Director, Statistical Programming to join them on a permanent basis.

The successful candidate will ideally be based anywhere in Ireland, however applications will be considered from candidates in the UK and Spain. This is predominantly a remote role, with a requirement to work onsite in Dublin approximately 1-2 days per week (negotiable).

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team, working on global studies across all phases and a variety of therapeutic areas. My client is looking for a self-starter, someone with extensive strategic and hands-on experience to manage a small but expanding group of statistical programmers. There is real scope within this role to 'make it your own', to lead the team and develop the Statistical Programming department.

Key tasks will include:

• Provide Statistical Programming leadership and expertise in support of clinical development and post‐marketing activities for multiple therapeutic areas.
• Participate in the development, registration, and life cycle management of products.
• Drive standardisation within the Biometry group, innovating to develop processes/systems/tools designed to improve automation and efficiency of all aspects of reporting of clinical trials – including standard checking of deliverables generated by Contract Research Organizations (CROs).
• Contribute strategically to project decisions with a focus on pre-study planning, reporting and submission preparation within and across projects.
• Act as a lead programmer, generating/validating CDISC compliant statistical analysis database and outputs.
• Lead the development and adaptation of new Statistical Programming tools/processes.

Person Specification:

• A self-starter who is looking for autonomy and growth opportunities within a small team.
• Ability and experience to determine overall programming strategy for the Biometry group.
• Expert knowledge of SAS, R or Python.
• High degree of expertise in CDISC and other industry standards, tools and regulatory requirements.
• PhD with a minimum of 10 years of clinical development experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry or an MSc with a minimum of 12 years’ experience or a BSc with a minimum of 15 years’ experience.

On Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Relocation package if required.

For additional information and a confidential discussion, please apply now with an updated CV.