SAS Statistical Programmer

Job Description

Being a member of a global, diverse, and vibrant team of Statistical Programmers, you’ll work on real drug development projects and train to gain the skills and knowledge needed to explore your potential for becoming a future Biometrics leader. You will have the opportunity to gain fantastic insights by supporting drug development. Your daily responsibilities will include programming support to deliver technical programming and information components of clinical studies or drug projects, such as generating analysis datasets and statistical reporting for the product in development.

The Programme’s variety and flexibility provides you with outstanding exposure within Statistical Programming and other areas of Biometrics. You will be part of a collaborative team and gain an invaluable blend of on-the-job experience and specific training. With a mentor and a buddy assigned, you will build collaborative relationships with peers, specialists and leaders across our organization which will help to accelerate your career development.

The Astrazeneca Biometrics team will help you build your pharmaceutical industry knowledge and the ‘soft’ skills required to fulfil your career potential.

Essential requirements

• BSc or MSc in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or Life Science gained in 2023, 2024 or 2025.
• Passion for programming and curious about pharmaceutical development
• Proactive problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Willingness and ability to learn new skills.
• Planning, organisational and time management skills
• Good communication skills
• Collaborative, with a partnership approach to achieving success.
• Good level of written and spoken English

Desirable Requirements

• Database and/or clinical trial awareness
• Programming knowledge of SAS or R

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.