Parexel has announced a new opportunity for experienced professionals to join its clinical programming team as a Statistical Programmer II (SDTM). The position is listed as remote in Hyderabad, India, and is suitable for candidates with strong experience in SAS programming, SDTM dataset development, clinical trial data and regulatory standards.
Parexel is a global clinical development organization supporting pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies across clinical trials, regulatory, consulting and market access. The company has more than 22,000 employees worldwide.
For professionals looking for remote statistical programming jobs in India, particularly candidates experienced in CDISC SDTM and SAS programming, this opportunity provides exposure to clinical research projects and regulatory submission activities.
Key Responsibilities
As a Statistical Programmer II (SDTM) at Parexel, selected candidates will support the development and quality control of clinical trial SDTM datasets.
Major responsibilities include:
- Review protocols and Statistical Analysis Plans (SAPs) and provide feedback related to SDTM mappings.
- Develop SDTM trial design domains.
- Program complex SDTM datasets for clinical research studies.
- Perform debugging of simple to moderately complex SAS macros.
- Apply SAS programming skills to clinical data processing activities.
- Support SDTM Leads across assigned clinical research projects.
- Assist with project start-up and programming activities.
- Support preparation of regulatory submission packages.
- Work with clinical programming standards and SDTM methodologies.
- Understand efficacy endpoints and concepts such as RECIST and IMWG.
- Collaborate with sponsors, Data Operations Leads and cross-functional project teams.
- Maintain quality and regulatory compliance of statistical programming deliverables.
Qualifications – Who Can Apply?
Candidates should have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in one of the following areas:
Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Computer Science, Statistics, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Mathematics, or another relevant scientific/technical discipline.
Candidates with equivalent relevant professional experience may also be considered according to the job requirements.
Experience Required
Applicants should have 3+ years of experience in SDTM statistical programming.
Candidates should have practical experience with:
- SAS programming
- CDISC SDTM standards
- SDTM dataset development
- SDTM trial design domains
- Complex SDTM datasets
- Clinical trial data
- Programming and reporting processes
- Regulatory requirements
- Clinical research or another regulated environment
- SAS macro debugging
- Regulatory submission support
Previous experience supporting an SDTM Lead on clinical research studies would be advantageous.
Skills Required
Candidates should possess strong SAS programming and SDTM programming skills, along with problem-solving abilities and knowledge of clinical data processes.
Knowledge of CDISC standards, clinical research, regulatory submission requirements, efficacy endpoints, RECIST, IMWG, SDTM mappings, trial design domains and programming standards will be valuable for this position.
Strong written and verbal communication, teamwork, organization, attention to detail and the ability to manage changing project priorities are also important.
Why Consider This Parexel Opportunity?
The Statistical Programmer II position provides an opportunity to work on clinical research programs involving standardized clinical trial datasets and regulatory deliverables.
Potential professional advantages include:
- Remote working arrangement
- Exposure to global clinical research projects
- Experience with regulatory submission deliverables
- Advanced SDTM programming exposure
- Opportunities to strengthen SAS programming expertise
- Collaboration with sponsors and cross-functional clinical research teams
- Career development within statistical programming and clinical development
Estimated Salary
Parexel has not disclosed compensation in the provided job posting. For informational purposes only, experienced Statistical Programmer II professionals in India may commonly fall within an approximate ₹8 lakh to ₹16 lakh annual range, depending on experience, technical expertise, location and company compensation structure.
Note: This is an editorial market estimate and should not be interpreted as salary offered or confirmed by Parexel.
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