Associate Director, Statistical Programming

Celldex Therapeutics

$153K — $199K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Statistics or a related field.
  • 8+ years of SAS programming in biotech/pharma.
  • Experience leading programming teams for regulatory submissions.
  • Proficient in project and people management.
  • Strong skills in SAS Base, Macro, SQL, and Graph; R knowledge is advantageous.
  • Experience managing external CROs for programming tasks.
  • Familiar with CDISC standards and SAS coding for datasets and TLFs.

Responsibilities

  • Lead statistical programming activities and mentor programming staff.
  • Ensure compliance with industry standards and quality control measures.
  • Oversee creation of CDISC compliant datasets and related output.
  • Manage programming activities outsourced to CROs for quality assurance.
  • Foster strong relationships with cross-functional teams for project success.
  • Support in-house programming activities as needed.

Benefits

  • Base salary with potential for annual discretionary bonus and long-term incentives.
  • 401(K) plan with employer contributions.
  • Comprehensive health care and insurance benefits for employees and their families.
  • Generous paid holidays, vacation, and sick days.
Full Job Description
Overview

This role at Celldex Therapeutics is a leadership position focused on overseeing the end-to-end statistical programming lifecycle. It combines technical oversight, project management, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure clinical trial data meets rigorous regulatory standards.

Responsibilities
  • Lead or Co-ordinate statistical programming activities of all programmers either internally or externally assigned to the study/project work, mentor other programmers in functional expertise and processes. Make statistical programming decisions/recommendations at study or project level.
  • Comply with company, department and industry standards (e.g. CDISC) and processes, responsible for quality control and audit readiness of all assigned statistical programming deliverables as well as accuracy and reliability of statistical analysis results.
  • Oversee the creation of CDISC compliant submission readiness output including but not limited to datasets (SDTM, ADaM), Tables, Listings and Figures (TFLs) and associated Define packages.
  • Oversee the external programming activities outsourced to CROs to ensure the quality including standard programming practice, validation, and documentation.
  • Build and maintain effective working relationships with cross-functional teams both internally and externally, contribute to the status of deliverables and critical programming aspects (timelines, scope, resource plan etc.)
  • Support all in-house programming activities, if needed, including but not limited to regulatory filings, adhoc analysis, publication requests etc.

 

Qualifications
  • MS in Statistics or related field
  • 8+ years of SAS programming experience in the biotech/pharma industry
  • Experience as the lead programmer coordinating programming teams to support multiple regulatory submissions
  • Experience managing people and projects.
  • Proficiency with SAS Base, Macro, SQL, and Graph; working knowledge of R is a plus.
  • Experience working with and managing external CROs or FSPs for programming deliverables.
  • Familiarity with CDISC (SDTM/ADaM) standards and ability to develop SAS code for datasets and TLFs
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally in a lean team environment.

Compensation

The expected base salary range for this position is $153,616 to $199,501.We are committed to compensating employees equitably based on several factors including experience, education, licensure/certifications, skill level, location of the position, and availability of similar talent in a competitive market.

Compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary bonus, long term incentive, 401(K) plan with employer contribution, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. A summary of our benefits can be found on our careers page.

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