Biostatistical Programming Senior Associate
About this opportunity
Career Category
Clinical
Job Description
Biostatistical Programming Senior Associate
HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?
If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen, our shared mission, to serve patients, drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together, researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us.
Biostatistical Programming Senior Associate
What you will do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world.
Amgen is expanding its global Statistical Programming capabilities, with Amgen India (AIN) playing a key role in supporting integrated delivery across regions. As a Biostatistical Programming Senior Associate, you will perform hands on statistical programming activities to support complex statistical data analysis of clinical studies and regulatory submissions.
Key Responsibilities:
Analysis and reporting of clinical trial data using SAS and/or R
Creation and validation of complex SDTM, ADaM, and other analysis datasets, both safety and efficacy
Creation and validation of complex tables, listings, and figures, both safety and efficacy
Prepare statistical programming specifications
Prepare statistical programming related documents for regulatory submissions
Maintain tracking and validation documentation
Collaborate with cross-functional team and create and/or validate complex programs for checking data quality
Interact and collaborate with study team members from other functions globally
Assist in some of the tasks of the Study Lead Programmer (SLP) or serve as a backup SLP
This position will be located at Amgen India (Hyderabad).
Win
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a results-oriented, tech-forward programming leader with deep expertise in clinical trial operations and digital transformation.
Basic Qualifications :
BA/BSc or higher degree in biostatistics, statistics, mathematics, computer science, or other related quantitative or scientific subjects, with at least 4 years of statistical programming experience in relevant career statistical programming experience in a clinical development environment.
Familiarity with drug development life cycle and excellent skills with the manipulation, analysis and reporting of complex clinical trial data
Ability to effectively perform complex statistical programming and related tasks
Ability to provide quality output and deliverables in adherence with challenging timelines
Ability to work effectively on multiple tasks or projects across therapeutic areas
Ability to work effectively and successfully in a globally dispersed team environment with cross-cultural partners
Working knowledge of latest CDISC SDTM standards and familiar with CDISC ADaM and Define standards with strong ability to implement the standards
In depth knowledge of SAS/STAT packages
Familiar with data quality and compliance check tools
Excellent oral and written English communication skills
Preferred Skills :
MSc or higher degree in statistics, biostatistics, mathematics, or related quantitative or scientific subjects
Familiarity with open-source programming tools (R, Python), automation platforms, and emerging technologies in statistical programming
Prior regulatory submission experience for drug approval
Thrive
What you can expect of us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.
Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization
Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits
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Job details
How this role compares
Computed from every other active Clinical Development role in our database, not just this employer's listings.
We currently track 186 comparable Senior Clinical Development roles across 34 biopharma companies.
Salary context
41 of 186 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)
Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.
Where these roles are based
Top locations among the 186 comparable roles
+ 17 more countries
Seniority mix
186 of 186 peers have a known seniority level
Therapeutic area mix
21 of 186 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden
Similar opportunities
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How we calculate "similar"
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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.
0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.