Statistical Programmer- Future Roles (India)

About the role

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. This posting is for a possible upcoming opportunity in Statistical Programming based in India. By expressing interest, you’ll be added to our talent pipeline and considered should this role become available.

Responsibilities

• Uses SAS or other software to develop custom programming code to generate summary tables, data listings, graphs, and derived datasets as specified in the statistical analysis plan and programming specifications.
• Ensures that outputs meet quality standards and project requirements.
• Performs validation programming and works with other Programmers, Biostatisticians, and project team members to resolve discrepancies or findings.
• Keeps project team members informed of programming progress and issues requiring their attention.
• Follows applicable SOPs, WIs, and relevant regulatory guidelines (e.g., ICH).
• Maintains well-organized, complete, and up-to-date project documentation, testing, and verification/quality control documents and programs to ensure inspection readiness.
• Manages scheduling and time constraints across multiple projects, sets goals based on priorities from management, and adapts to timeline or priority changes by reorganizing daily workload.
• Develops specifications for datasets and outputs of any complexity according to statistical and sponsor requirements.
• Anticipates and addresses potential programming issues, demonstrates forethought, and establishes the basis for efficient programming.
• Accurately defines all variables to be accepted by peer review and sponsor/requestor with minimal rework.
• Prepares in advance for internal meetings, contributes ideas, and demonstrates respect for the opinions of others.
• Conducts effective internal meetings (appropriate in format, frequency, and attendance), distributes relevant information in advance, ensures minutes are promptly and accurately distributed, and follows action items through to completion.
• Displays willingness to work with others and assist with projects and initiatives as necessary to meet business needs.
• Negotiates and establishes accurate time estimates for completion of study programming activities with internal team members and statistical programming management, completing project programming activities within the allotted timeframe.
• Acts as the lead statistical programmer, directing the programming activities of other programming personnel and monitoring progress on programming deliverables.
• Reviews project documentation such as Statistical Analysis Plan, mock shells, programming specifications, annotated CRFs, and SAS database design, providing feedback to reduce inefficiencies in programming activities.
• Participates in sponsor meetings, kickoff meetings, and bid defense meetings as the statistical programming representative, as required.
• Contributes to the mentoring of programming personnel through developing training courses, presenting training materials, reviewing work, and providing feedback or guidance to new associates.
• Transfers deliverables and performs other work-related duties as assigned.
• Minimal travel may be required.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree, preferably in a scientific or statistical discipline; in lieu of a degree, an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated programming experience.
• Extensive programming experience in SAS or other required software, preferably in a clinical trial environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.

About Syneos Health

We are passionate about developing our people through career development and progression, supportive and engaged line management, technical and therapeutic area training, peer recognition, and a total rewards program. We are committed to our Total Self culture—where you can authentically be yourself. Our culture unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people.

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products, and over 200 studies across 73,000 sites and 675,000+ trial patients. No matter your role, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment.