Sr. SAS Programmer

Join to apply for the Sr. SAS Programmer role at Katalyst CRO Overview Senior SAS Programmer position within the Biostatistics team, with responsibilities including programming activities, oversight of external vendors when required, and ensuring timely and accurate programming and validation activities for clinical studies and publications. Responsibilities Support the Biostatistics team by carrying out programming activities and overseeing external vendors (as required). Contribute to the efficiency and best practices of the Biostatistics group within a clinical team environment. Provide statistical programming and validation support for clinical study reports; coordinate programming activities among study programmers to achieve timely progress in SDTM datasets, ADaM datasets, statistical tables, figures, listings, and other internal/external requests (e.g., publications). Access and convert data to SAS from databases and PC file formats (e.g., MS Excel, text files). Collaborate with external vendors to develop or monitor the content and structure of SAS data sets. Work closely with clinicians, statisticians, and publication managers to generate and QC outputs for publications; review publications to ensure accuracy, quality, and soundness of statistical methodologies; coordinate internal resources for publication and generate activity metrics for management review. Provide input to database and CRF development; create edit check programs and provide feedback to Data Management. Contribute to statistical analysis plans, specifications of analysis datasets, validation plans, and related documents. Maintain standards for programming activities and work independently to accomplish tasks and goals defined by supervisor. Bring in new ideas to improve the programming process. Qualifications / Requirements Minimum of bachelors degree in a related science discipline. Minimum 7+ years of experience in SAS programming for phase I-IV clinical trials in a pharmaceutical/CRO environment. Experience using SAS-Base, MACRO, STAT, GRAPH, ACCESS, MS Office. Experience in CDISC data standards, e.g., SDTM and ADaM. Proven experience with Unix and Windows operating systems. Understanding of the software development life cycle and FDA guidelines. Good organization, time management, and attention to detail skills for working under tight deadlines while maintaining quality. Ability to exercise good judgment and demonstrate initiative to resolve issues. Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills for effective team collaboration. Seniority Mid-Senior level Employment type Contract Job function Information Technology Industries Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Notes Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Katalyst CRO by 2x Get notified about new SAS Developer jobs in Irvine, CA. Irvine, CA $60,000.00-$70,000.00 1 week ago Irvine, CA $74,859.00-$100,227.00 1 month ago Norco, CA $65,000.00-$80,000.00 1 week ago Irvine, CA $70,000.00-$82,000.00 1 week ago Data Driven Analysis Intern - Fall 2025 - Long Beach, CA Irvine, CA $82,382.00-$110,272.00 1 month ago Orange, CA $149,882.00-$224,823.00 6 days ago Irvine, CA $99,461.00-$128,329.00 22 hours ago Data Analyst II - Automation & Process Improvement Newport Beach, CA $91,350.00-$111,650.00 3 days ago Newport Beach, CA $70,000.00-$115,000.00 1 month ago Irvine, CA $82,500.00-$157,500.00 2 weeks ago Data Analyst III - Transportation Management Systems Irvine, CA $105,000.00-$136,000.00 2 weeks ago Analyst - Excel Reports (Advanced level/Power user), Data Irvine, CA $87,316.74-$117,873.05 1 month ago Irvine, CA $55,000.00-$70,000.00 9 hours ago Data Analyst (Systems Analysis Engineer/Scientist Support) Norco, CA $69,600.00-$142,700.00 1 day ago Remote Data Contributor (No experience needed) Irvine, CA $147,900.00-$184,900.00 4 days ago Irvine, CA $120,000.00-$135,000.00 1 month ago Remote Data Contributor (No experience needed) Clinical Operations Data Analyst - Enterprise Data and Analytics - FT - Day - Remote Remote Data Contributor (No experience needed) Were unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr