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Scientist, Statistical Programming; Hybrid

Job in North Wales, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 19454, USA
Listing for: Merck
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-05
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Data Scientist, Data Analyst, Data Engineering
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Scientist, Statistical Programming (Hybrid)
Location: North Wales

** Job Description*
* Statistical Programming is in the Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences (BARDS) department at our company's Research & Development Labs which supports the targeting, discovery, development, manufacturing, and marketing of drugs and vaccines for the benefit of patients and global public health.

This position provides high-quality statistical programming deliverables for global stakeholders in Early Development Statistics and/or PK/PD Modeling and Simulation spanning all our Company's therapeutic areas.

The senior statistical programmer will gather and interpret user requirements for programming requests, retrieve required data, transform data into analysis/modeling datasets, and develop tables, listings and figures according to statistical/modeling analysis plan. The senior programmer will partner with stakeholders to solve problems; reduce the amount of programming tasks being completed by stakeholders to facilitate an increase in efficiency and compliance for the analyses.

The senior programmer will also write programs to analyze data with statistical methods which are not currently available through commercial software packages. The programmer will be a key collaborator with statisticians, pharmacokinetic (PK) modelers, and other project stakeholders.

** Primary

Activities:

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* + Programmatically develop, validate and maintain datasets, tables, listings, and figures-Assure deliverable quality and compliance with departmental SOPs and good programming practices-Collaborate effectively with project team members including outsource provider staff

** Required Education*
* + BA/BS in Computer or Data Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering, or related field plus a minimum of 2 years of SAS/R programming in a clinical trial setting.

or

+ MS in Computer or Data Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering, or related fields.

** Department Required

Skills and Experience:

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* + Good interpersonal skills and ability to negotiate and collaborate effectively

+ Good written, oral, and presentation skills

+ Knowledge and experience in developing analysis and reporting deliverables for R&D projects (data, analyses, tables, graphics, listings)

+ Takes direction effectively and completes tasks at a project level; ability to collaborate with key stakeholders

** Position-Specific Required

Skills and Experience:

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* + Solid SAS or R programming experience for data manipulation, analysis and reporting

+ Ability to learn new program techniques, multilingual skills, Gen AI skills, as well as data structures and data standards quickly and effectively

+ Takes direction effectively and completes programming tasks under the guidance of a senior programmer at a project level

+ Interest and ability to work in an exploratory environment, handling non-standard data in a variety of formats with minimal requirements

+ Ability to identify data issues and understand complex data structure

+ An interest in advancing career by investing in development activities and taking on tasks with increasing levels of challenge and responsibility

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* ** Preferred

Skills and Experience:

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* + Opensource programming languages such as Python, Gen AI knowledge and experience

+ Ability to comprehend analysis plans which may describe the methodology to be programmed; understanding of statistical concepts

+ Good working knowledge of reporting processes (SOPs) and software development life cycle (SDLC)

+ Knowledge ofCDISC SDTM and ADaM standards

+ Ability and interest to work across cultures and geographies

+ An interest in professional societies

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* Required Skills:

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* Clinical Trials, Data Management, Data Manipulation, Data Modeling, Numerical Analysis, Programming Languages, Software Development, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Stakeholder Reporting, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Programming

** Preferred

Skills:

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* CDISC ADaM, Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standards, Generative AI, PKPD Modeling, Python (Programming Language), R Programming, Statistical Analysis Systems (SAS) Programming, Study Data Tabulation Model (SDTM), Translational Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics (PKPD)

Current Employees apply HERE ($6687.htmld)

Current Contingent Workers apply HERE ($4020.htmld)

** US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:*
* Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please  ()  if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.  As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action…
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