Clinical and statistical data programmer

Role Description

JOB TITLE:

Clinical and Statistical Data Programmer

Statistics and Data Management, Automation and Data Sciences

Veterinary Medicine Research & Development (VMRD)

May consider remote*

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful applicant embodies Zoetis’ Core Beliefs: Our Colleagues Make The Difference, Always Do The Right Thing, Customer Obsessed, Run It Like You Own It, and We Are One Zoetis.

Our clinical studies—especially companion‑animal field trials—generate diverse data that must be transformed into clear, accurate tables, listings, and figures (TLFs) for publications, study reports, and submissions. We’re seeking an early‑career Statistical and Clinical Data Programmer with a strong statistical foundation to partner with statisticians and data managers in a non‑CDISC environment (human‑health ADaM/SDTM/CDISC standards do not apply; we use animal‑health standards and internal specifications).

What You’ll Do (Key Responsibilities)

• Program & QC TLFs for clinical study reports and manuscripts using SAS (Base/Macro/ODS) and/or R; support requests for data listings, summaries, analyses or data visualizations under supervision of project statisticians.
• Build analysis and/or submission datasets (per protocol and internal specs) under the supervision of statisticians and data managers as per applicable regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with data management and statistics on data review and validation to ensure clean and analysis‑ready datasets.
• Automate & standardize: develop reusable macros/templates to create TLFs from upstream statistical analysis outputs; contribute to internal programming standards suited to animal health (non‑SDTM/ADaM).
• Maintain rigorous quality and documentation practices for programming.
• Follow internal SOPs and GxP expectations for Animal Health.

Qualifications

Required

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s in Statistics/Biostatistics, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Computer Science, or a quantitative life‑science field.
• Experience: 0–3 years in pharma/biotech, animal health, CRO, or related research environment.
• Experience with SAS programming (data steps, PROC SQL, PROC REPORT/TABULATE, ODS Graphics, Macro, PROC SGPLOT/SGPANEL, graph template language).
• Familiarity with data manipulation, reporting, and visualization R and/or Python.
• Data mindset: comfort with messy real‑world data; eagerness to learn animal‑health study nuances.
• Collaboration: clear written and verbal communication; ability to translate statistical and reporting requirements into programming specs with clear timelines.
• Desire and aptitude to learn and grow in different programming tools to accomplish reporting and visualization tasks.
• Creativity in reporting and visualizing data and information for clear interpretation.

Preferred

• 3-5 years’ experience in pharmaceutical/animal health R&D in a clinical data management or statistical programming specialty and/or work in regulated environments.
• Experience with graphics and reporting workflows (SAS ODS, R Markdown/Quarto, LaTeX) for submission/publishing.
• Statistics foundation: experimental design, hypothesis testing, ANOVA, linear/mixed models.
• Familiarity with VICH GCP, GLP, 21 CFR Part 11/Annex 11, and preparation of electronic data for regulatory submissions.
• Experience with EDC/CDMS platforms (e.g., Medrio, Prelude); exposure to controlled terminology/standards (libraries, code lists, medical/veterinary dictionaries as applicable).
• Knowledge of SAS for TLFs/listings or R/Python for data wrangling/automation; experience with Git (version control).
• Experience with Basic Dashboarding skills – e.g. Power BI/Tableau/R Shiny (or similar).
• Prior contribution to SOPs, templates, study libraries, and process improvement initiatives; experience mentoring junior staff.

The following base pay range reflects the anticipated base pay for this position if a selected candidate were to be located in (Colorado). Base pay may vary based on location and other factors.

Base Pay Range: $87,000 - $106,000

The following base pay range reflects the anticipated base pay for this position if a selected candidate were to be located in (California), (NJ Remote), (NY Remote), or (Washington). Base pay may vary based on location and other factors.

Base Pay Range: $98,000 - $120,000

[This position is eligible for short-term incentive compensation.]

We offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package, which includes healthcare, dental coverage, and retirement savings benefits along with paid holidays, vacation and disability insurance.

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