Job Description

Statistical Programmer
About Astellas:
At Astellas we are a progressive health partner, delivering value and outcomes where needed.
We pursue innovative science, focussing initially on the areas of greatest potential and then developing solutions where patient need is high, often in rare or under-served disease areas and in life-threatening or life-limiting diseases and conditions.
We work directly with patients, doctors and health care professionals on the front line to ensure patient and clinical needs are guiding our development activities at every stage.
Our global vision for Patient Centricity is to support the development of innovative health solutions through a deep understanding of the patient experience. At Astellas, Patient Centricity isn't a buzzword - it's a guiding principle for action. We believe all staff have a role to play in creating a patient-centric culture and integrating an awareness of the patient into our everyday working practices, regardless of our role, team or division.
We work closely with regulatory authorities and payers to find new ways to ensure access to new therapies. We deliver the latest insights and real-world evidence to inform the best decisions for patients and their care-givers, to ensure the medicines we develop continue to provide meaningful outcomes.
Beyond medicines, we support our stakeholder communities to drive initiatives that improve awareness, education, access and ultimately standards of care.
The Opportunity:
Would you like to join an organisation at the forefront of healthcare innovation, transforming cutting-edge science into VALUE for patients? Bring your unique skills, experience, perspectives, and ideas to Astellas.
As a member of Quantitative Sciences and Evidence Generation (QSEG) teams, you will contribute to the statistical programming needs of several clinical studies or Medical Affairs studies within a development program; the work involves the programming of study including post hoc, HTA, regional, PK/PD and Biomarker analyses or regional project.
In addition, you will be responsible for programming vendor oversight for assigned compounds and contributes to functional/departmental infrastructure projects.
The position is expected to understand when to seek Global Programming Lead (GProgL) to ensure successful outcome with respect to resource requirements or key strategic functional issues for a late phase or novel asset and represent Astellas on programming matters during inspections.
Hybrid Working:
At Astellas we recognise the importance of work/life balance, and we are proud to offer a hybrid working solution allowing time to connect with colleagues at the office with the flexibility to also work from home. We believe this will optimise the most productive work environment for all employees to succeed and deliver. Hybrid work from certain locations may be permitted in accordance with Astellas' Responsible Flexibility Guidelines.
Key Responsibilities:
For study level programming tasks or well-defined statistical programming deliverables:

• Is responsible for the production of high-quality, on-time assigned deliverables (such as datasets and tables/listings/figures (TLFs))
• serves as the single point of contact in Programming and works in collaboration with the internal programming team or liaises with the lead at the vendor.
• Follows Astellas, industry and regulatory standards in programmed deliverables (including CDISC standards for datasets and internal TLF standards).
• Actively participates in the development and implementation of programming tools for Statistical Programming infrastructure projects.
• Is responsible to efficiently communicate, at regular intervals, to functional management on study/project/initiative status and resource issues.

Essential Knowledge & Experience:

• Substantial years of experience of relevant programming experience in the pharmaceutical industry and working with vendors.
• Hands-on programming experience within one or more statistical/data science programming languages (e.g., R, SAS,), This includes writing code to manipulate data and analyze a wide array of data sources/types.
• Understanding of and experience with how to read, interpret, and communicate scientific concepts/data; Understanding of observational methods.

Education:

• Bachelor's or master's in statistics, mathematics, or related field; or equivalent.

Additional information:

• The is a permanent full-time position.
• This position is based in the UK.
• This position follows our hybrid working model. Role requires a blend of home and a minimum of 1 day per quarter in our local office. Flexibility may be required in line with business needs. Candidates must be located within a commutable distance of the office

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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