Statistical Programming Associate Director

Role Barcelona onsite 3 days office/2 days home

Would you like to be part of a fast-paced and agileglobalteam that hasdirectstrategic impact on drug development, empowered and trusted to innovate and experiment? Join us at AstraZeneca CVRM (Cardiovascular Renal Metabolism) Biometrics toimpacta wide range of engaging projects striving to make a difference for millions of patients. Our Biometrics team consists of Statisticians,Statistical Programmers,Information and Data Scientists.

Wedrive and contribute tooptimizedclinical drug development programs andaccess to information and scientific knowledge management.

We are now offering an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and highly motivated individual to join us as
Statistical Programming Associate Director.

This roleis a delivery focused technical leadership rolefor programming and overseeingdeliverables with quality and timeliness, following established standards and processes.

This leadership role requires profound programming experience and excellent industry knowledge to independently lead implementation of programming activities and guide other programmers. You will provide subject matterexpertisewithin the Programming discipline and act as a specialist within cross-functional teams to deliver continuous improvement.

This role will be placed at AstraZeneca’s dynamic R&Dglobal hubin

Barcelona(Spain), where you will work in an international environment at the forefront of clinical development.

As a Statistical Programming Associate Director, youareresponsible forleadingand directing the full scope of projectdeliveryand/orleadatechnical project withinthe TA/Drug Project/Study/Function.

• Leadingimplementation of statistical programming aspects of the protocol or clinical development program
• Responsible for the high quality of all project deliverables, holding partners,and providers accountable for the quality of their deliverable and/or technical subject matter expert for aspect(s) of the TA, Project, or function
• Leadingor contributing to cross-functional administrative or process improvement initiative(s)
• Driving the development of best practices to improve quality, efficiency,and/or effectiveness within the function
• Drivingstandards development and implementation
• Managing and escalating risk in complicated or novel situations within study and/or projects
• Providingprogrammingexpertiseto the team
• Providingtactical inputsand/or drivingideas and improvements
• Contributing to the function by supporting recruiting and/or providing training and mentorship
• Identifying opportunities to improvemethodologyand provides practical solutions for problems
• Managingactivities of our external partners (i.e.Contract Research Organisations)
• Influencing stakeholders by providing subject matterexpertiseon programming related items
• Ensuringcompliancetostandards and automation usage
• Employingall project management practices in managing drug or technical projects
• Providing input to capacity management for all projects in scope
• Maintainingexpertiseofthe latest industry and regulatory requirements to stay current

• Degree in Mathematics (i.e., Applied Math, Engineering,etc), Statistics, Computer Science, Life Science, or equivalent
• Excellent programming skills in SAS(or R) and SAS macros
• Thoroughknowledgeof the clinical development process
• Thorough knowledge of industry standards(CDISC) and ability to implement them
• Ability to apply programmingexpertiseto problem solving and troubleshooting for teams
• Current knowledge of technical and regulatory requirements relevant for the role
• Ability to proactively manage concurrent activities within a project
• Proficient ability to influence relevant stakeholders on programming related items
• Ability to…