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Senior Statistical Programmer

Merck
September 11, 2026
Full-time
Remote friendly (Rahway, NJ)
Worldwide
Clinical Research and Development
Role: Senior Statistical Programmer supporting global Early Development Statistics and PK/PD Modeling in biopharma, focusing on data analysis, dataset development, and regulatory deliverables. Responsibilities: develop, validate, and maintain analysis datasets, tables, listings, and figures; provide technical support for exploratory analyses; ensure regulatory compliance and traceability; contribute to programming standards. Requirements: BA/BS in a related field plus 5-9 years or MS plus 3-7 years SAS/R clinical programming experience; proficiency in CDISC SDTM and ADaM standards; strong data manipulation, statistical analysis, and programming skills; experience with pharmacokinetic data and clinical endpoints; ability to work with non-standard data in an exploratory environment. Preferred: expertise with PK data, additional software skills (e.g., R, Python), and familiarity with clinical pharmacology concepts. High-Value: biopharma (therapeutic areas unspecified), clinical trial environment, GxP regulated, global stakeholder collaboration, hybrid work setup with 10% travel.