Senior Manager, Statistical Programming

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Position Summary

We are currently seeking a highly experienced Senior Manager of Statistical Programming to join our dynamic team.

As a Senior Manager, you will play a crucial role in driving the development and implementation of statistical programming strategies to support clinical trials and regulatory submissions. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented individual who is passionate about making a difference in the healthcare industry. To excel in this role, you should possess strong leadership skills, extensive knowledge of statistical programming, and a proven track record of success in a pharmaceutical or biotech environment. Our mission to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides comprehensive programming leadership and support to clinical project teams and vendors, including deployment of programming strategies, standards, specifications and programmed analysis to comply with regulatory requirements,  SOPs and work practices
• Independently develops, validates, troubleshoots, and maintains complex programs and utilities in accordance with predefined specifications and standards Leads / Supports the electronic submission preparation and review
• Develops unambiguous and robust programming specifications (e.g. ADaM specifications)
• Reviews key planning documents (e.g., statistical analysis plan, data presentation plan, data review plan) to align with project objectives and ensures clarity and completeness of programming assumptions and requirements; Assesses document robustness and impact on programming activities
• Communicates proactively and effectively around issues and risks and contributes to its remediation

Improvement Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement statistical programming strategies to support clinical trials and regulatory submissions.
• Work with team members of statistical programmers in the design, development, and validation of statistical analysis plans.
• Ensure timely and accurate delivery of statistical programming deliverables, including tables, listings, and figures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide statistical programming support for clinical study reports, regulatory submissions, and other documents.
• Manage and track project timelines, resources, and budgets for statistical programming activities.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for statistical programming and provide guidance and training to team members. Mentor and coach team members to foster their professional growth and development.
• Monitor industry trends and best practices in statistical programming and incorporate them into company processes.
• Participate in the development and maintenance of standard templates, programs, and macros.
• Communicate and present statistical programming results to internal and external stakeholders. Represent the company at conferences, workshops, and other scientific meetings related to statistical programming.
• Collaborate with external vendors to ensure high-quality statistical programming output and timely delivery.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement and optimization of statistical programming processes and workflows.
• Uphold the company’s values and culture of integrity, excellence, and patient focus.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, biostatistics, mathematics, computer science or life sciences required.
• At least 8 years programming experience in industry including support of significant regulatory filings.
• Proficient knowledge of drug development process, clinical trial methodology, regulatory guidance, industry standards, statistical concepts, and medical terminology used in the analysis and submission of clinical data.
• Broad expertise in statistical programming and in developing computing strategies.
• In-depth understanding of clinical data structure (e.g. CDISC standards) and relational databases.
• Demonstrated proficiency in using SAS to produce analysis datasets and TFLs and in using other software tools and applications (e.g. MS office, XML, Pinnacle 21).
• Demonstrated ability in processing of upstream data (e.g. multiple data forms, workflows, eDC, SDTM); Demonstrated ability in providing deliverables to meet downstream requirements, (e.g. ADaM, TFLs, e-submission components)
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment with clinical team members.

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

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On-site Protocol

BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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