Sr. Scientist - Analysis and Reporting Standards, Innovation (Hybrid)
Merck
June 26, 2026
Remote friendly (Rahway, NJ)
United States
Operations
Responsibilities:
- Support design, development, and delivery of efficient, flexible, modular analysis/reporting and submission standards/tools for drug and/or vaccine projects across therapeutic areas.
- Adhere to departmental SOPs/guidelines.
- Drive analysis/reporting and submission data structures and standards; contribute to strategic initiatives.
Primary Activities:
- Develop and validate global programming standards for ADaM datasets.
- Develop and validate global programming standards for efficacy analysis/reporting.
- Develop and validate global programming standards for safety analysis/reporting.
- Design and develop complex programming algorithms.
- Provide technical consultation and analytical support to statistical programmers and statisticians.
Education and Minimum Requirements:
- BA/BS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering, or related field + 5 years statistical programming experience in a clinical trial environment.
- MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering, or related field + 3 years statistical programming experience in a clinical trial environment.
Department/Position Required Skills:
- Interpersonal skills to negotiate/collaborate; strong written/oral/presentation skills.
- Experience developing R&D analysis/reporting deliverables (data, analyses, tables, listings, figures); ability to lead projects independently and collaborate with key stakeholders.
- Expertise in clinical trial programming (data manipulation, reporting workflows, visualization, production-quality practices) using multiple languages/tools.
- Knowledge of CDISC SDTM and ADaM standards; experience with analytical research databases; understanding of statistics/clinical trial/data management concepts.
Preferred Skills:
- Multilingual analysis/reporting products using R, Python, SAS.
- AI/GenAI tools (e.g., Claude Code).
- Ability to interpret analysis plans and implement methods not available in commercial software; experience across cultures/geographies; active in professional societies.
Application Instructions:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub). Apply by the posting deadline stated on the job posting (effective until 11:59:59PM on the day before 06/20/2026).
- Support design, development, and delivery of efficient, flexible, modular analysis/reporting and submission standards/tools for drug and/or vaccine projects across therapeutic areas.
- Adhere to departmental SOPs/guidelines.
- Drive analysis/reporting and submission data structures and standards; contribute to strategic initiatives.
Primary Activities:
- Develop and validate global programming standards for ADaM datasets.
- Develop and validate global programming standards for efficacy analysis/reporting.
- Develop and validate global programming standards for safety analysis/reporting.
- Design and develop complex programming algorithms.
- Provide technical consultation and analytical support to statistical programmers and statisticians.
Education and Minimum Requirements:
- BA/BS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering, or related field + 5 years statistical programming experience in a clinical trial environment.
- MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering, or related field + 3 years statistical programming experience in a clinical trial environment.
Department/Position Required Skills:
- Interpersonal skills to negotiate/collaborate; strong written/oral/presentation skills.
- Experience developing R&D analysis/reporting deliverables (data, analyses, tables, listings, figures); ability to lead projects independently and collaborate with key stakeholders.
- Expertise in clinical trial programming (data manipulation, reporting workflows, visualization, production-quality practices) using multiple languages/tools.
- Knowledge of CDISC SDTM and ADaM standards; experience with analytical research databases; understanding of statistics/clinical trial/data management concepts.
Preferred Skills:
- Multilingual analysis/reporting products using R, Python, SAS.
- AI/GenAI tools (e.g., Claude Code).
- Ability to interpret analysis plans and implement methods not available in commercial software; experience across cultures/geographies; active in professional societies.
Application Instructions:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub). Apply by the posting deadline stated on the job posting (effective until 11:59:59PM on the day before 06/20/2026).