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In BARDS (Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences), a distinguished department within our company's renowned Research and Development division, quantitative scientists, in partnership with other subject matter experts, apply state-of-the-art scientific methodologies and tools to enable the discovery, development, regulatory approval, manufacturing, and marketing of medical drugs and vaccines for the benefit of patients and global human health.
This position leads statistical programming activities for multiple and/or late-stage drug/vaccine clinical development projects. Accountability predominantly includes the development and execution of statistical analysis and reporting deliverables (e.g. safety and efficacy analysis datasets, tables, listings, figures), the span of which range from individual clinical trials to world-wide regulatory application submissions and post marketing support.
The incumbent is responsible for the design and maintenance of statistical datasets that support multiple stakeholder groups which include clinical development, outcomes research and safety evaluation.
The position is a key collaborator with statistics and other project stakeholders in ensuring that project plans are executed efficiently with timely and high-quality deliverables.
For assigned projects the position serves as the statistical programming point of contact and knowledge holder through the entire product lifecycle.
PRIMARY ACTIVITIES:
- Effective analysis and report programming development and validation utilizing global and TA standards
- Following departmental SOPs and good programming practices
- Maintain and manage a project plan including resource forecasting
- Coordinate the activities of a global programming team that includes outsource provider staff
- Membership on departmental strategic initiative teams
EDUCATION AND MINIMUM REQUIREMENT:
- BA/BS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field plus a minimum of 9 years SAS programming experience in a clinical trial environment
- MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field plus a minimum of 7 years SAS programming experience in a clinical trial environment
DEPARTMENT REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to negotiate and collaborate effectively
- Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills
- Broad knowledge and significant experience in developing analysis and reporting deliverables for R&D projects (data, analyses, tables, graphics, listings)
- Strong project management skills; leadership at a program level; determines approach and ensures consistency and directs development of others when opportunities arise; ability to engage key stakeholders
POSITION SPECIFIC REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Significant expertise in SAS and clinical trial programming including data steps, procedures, SAS/MACRO, SAS/GRAPH; systems and database expertise
- Experience leading large and/or complex statistical programming projects that include coordinating the activities of a programming team
- US and/or worldwide drug or vaccine regulatory application submission experience at the leadership level including the development of electronic submission deliverables
- Designs and develops complex programming algorithms
- Ability to comprehend analysis plans which may describe methodology to be programmed; an understanding of statistical terminology and concepts
- Familiarity with clinical data management concepts
- Experience in CDISC and ADaM standards
- Demonstrated success in the assurance of deliverable quality and process compliance
- Strategic thinking - ability to turn strategy into tactical activities; design of statistical databases with the end in mind that optimize analysis and reporting and leverage departmental standards and industry best-practices
- Ability to anticipate stakeholder requirements
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Strong working knowledge of reporting processes (SOPs) and software development life-cycle (SDLC)
- Experience with GenAI tools (e.g., Python, R, R Shiny, Claude, etc.)
- Experience providing technical and/or programming guidance and mentoring to colleagues
- Ability and interest to work across cultures and geographies
- Ability to complete statistical programming deliverables through the use of global outsource partner programming staff
- Experience developing and managing a project plan using Microsoft Project or similar package
- Active in professional societies
- Experience in process improvement
REQUIRED SKILLS:
CDISC ADaM, Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standards, Project Management, Regulatory Submissions, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Statistical Analysis Systems (SAS) Programming
PREFERRED SKILLS:
Generative AI, Python (Programming Language), R Programming
US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:
Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:
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COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $142,400.00 - $224,100.00
This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.
The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.
You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.
San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
Employee Status:
Regular
Relocation:
Domestic
VISA Sponsorship:
Yes
Travel Requirements:
10%
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid
Shift:
Not Indicated
Valid Driving License:
No
Hazardous Material(s):
n/a
Job Posting End Date:
A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
Requisition ID: R416557
INTRODUCTION
In BARDS (Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences), a distinguished department within our company's renowned Research and Development division, quantitative scientists, in partnership with other subject matter experts, apply state-of-the-art scientific methodologies and tools to enable the discovery, development, regulatory approval, manufacturing, and marketing of medical drugs and vaccines for the benefit of patients and global human health.
This position leads statistical programming activities for multiple and/or late-stage drug/vaccine clinical development projects. Accountability predominantly includes the development and execution of statistical analysis and reporting deliverables (e.g. safety and efficacy analysis datasets, tables, listings, figures), the span of which range from individual clinical trials to world-wide regulatory application submissions and post marketing support.
The incumbent is responsible for the design and maintenance of statistical datasets that support multiple stakeholder groups which include clinical development, outcomes research and safety evaluation.
The position is a key collaborator with statistics and other project stakeholders in ensuring that project plans are executed efficiently with timely and high-quality deliverables.
For assigned projects the position serves as the statistical programming point of contact and knowledge holder through the entire product lifecycle.
PRIMARY ACTIVITIES:
- Effective analysis and report programming development and validation utilizing global and TA standards
- Following departmental SOPs and good programming practices
- Maintain and manage a project plan including resource forecasting
- Coordinate the activities of a global programming team that includes outsource provider staff
- Membership on departmental strategic initiative teams
EDUCATION AND MINIMUM REQUIREMENT:
- BA/BS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field plus a minimum of 9 years SAS programming experience in a clinical trial environment
- MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field plus a minimum of 7 years SAS programming experience in a clinical trial environment
DEPARTMENT REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to negotiate and collaborate effectively
- Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills
- Broad knowledge and significant experience in developing analysis and reporting deliverables for R&D projects (data, analyses, tables, graphics, listings)
- Strong project management skills; leadership at a program level; determines approach and ensures consistency and directs development of others when opportunities arise; ability to engage key stakeholders
POSITION SPECIFIC REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Significant expertise in SAS and clinical trial programming including data steps, procedures, SAS/MACRO, SAS/GRAPH; systems and database expertise
- Experience leading large and/or complex statistical programming projects that include coordinating the activities of a programming team
- US and/or worldwide drug or vaccine regulatory application submission experience at the leadership level including the development of electronic submission deliverables
- Designs and develops complex programming algorithms
- Ability to comprehend analysis plans which may describe methodology to be programmed; an understanding of statistical terminology and concepts
- Familiarity with clinical data management concepts
- Experience in CDISC and ADaM standards
- Demonstrated success in the assurance of deliverable quality and process compliance
- Strategic thinking - ability to turn strategy into tactical activities; design of statistical databases with the end in mind that optimize analysis and reporting and leverage departmental standards and industry best-practices
- Ability to anticipate stakeholder requirements
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Strong working knowledge of reporting processes (SOPs) and software development life-cycle (SDLC)
- Experience with GenAI tools (e.g., Python, R, R Shiny, Claude, etc.)
- Experience providing technical and/or programming guidance and mentoring to colleagues
- Ability and interest to work across cultures and geographies
- Ability to complete statistical programming deliverables through the use of global outsource partner programming staff
- Experience developing and managing a project plan using Microsoft Project or similar package
- Active in professional societies
- Experience in process improvement
REQUIRED SKILLS:
CDISC ADaM, Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standards, Project Management, Regulatory Submissions, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Statistical Analysis Systems (SAS) Programming
PREFERRED SKILLS:
Generative AI, Python (Programming Language), R Programming
US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:
Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:
EEOC Know Your Rights
EEOC GINA Supplement
We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.
Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts
COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $142,400.00 - $224,100.00
This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.
The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.
You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.
San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
Employee Status:
Regular
Relocation:
Domestic
VISA Sponsorship:
Yes
Travel Requirements:
10%
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid
Shift:
Not Indicated
Valid Driving License:
No
Hazardous Material(s):
n/a
Job Posting End Date:
A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
Requisition ID: R416557
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Statistical Analyst
Document your statistical credentials before applying
Compile official transcripts, degree equivalency evaluations, and employment verification letters that tie your quantitative training to specific job duties. PERM requires precise credential matching between your background and the certified position description.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Search DOL OFLC disclosure data filtered by SOC code 15-2041 to identify companies that have filed PERM applications for Statistical Analyst roles. Past filings signal that a company understands the process and has budget for it.
Find sponsoring employers through Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to search for Statistical Analyst positions at employers with verified green card sponsorship history. Filtering by EB-2 or EB-3 eligibility saves time you'd otherwise spend cold-asking recruiters about sponsorship intent.
Negotiate the job description before PERM is filed
The PERM labor certification locks in the minimum requirements for your position. Work with your employer to ensure the job description accurately reflects your actual duties and degree field so your credentials match without requiring a waiver later.
Clarify your country's priority date backlog early
EB-3 has no annual cap concerns for most countries, but nationals from India and China face significant backlog delays even after I-140 approval. Check the USCIS Visa Bulletin before accepting an offer to understand your realistic timeline to permanent residency.
Use OFLC Wage Search to verify your prevailing wage tier
PERM requires your employer to pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your role and location. Pull your wage tier from OFLC Wage Search using your job title and work site ZIP code before final offer negotiations to confirm the number is defensible.
Green Card Statistical Analyst: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Statistical Analyst role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Statistical Analyst positions typically qualify for EB-3 as a professional role requiring a bachelor's degree in statistics, mathematics, or a closely related field. If the position requires a master's degree or you hold one and it is a standard requirement for the role, EB-2 may apply. Your employer's attorney will determine the correct category based on the actual job requirements and your credentials.
How is PERM green card sponsorship different from H-1B for a Statistical Analyst?
The H-1B visa is a temporary work visa requiring renewal every three years and subject to an annual lottery cap. PERM-based green card sponsorship leads to permanent residency with no visa renewal cycle and no lottery. The process takes longer, typically two to four years from PERM filing to I-485 approval for most countries, but the outcome is a permanent immigration status rather than a temporary work authorization that can expire.
What makes a Statistical Analyst role approvable under PERM?
DOL approves PERM when the employer demonstrates that no minimally qualified U.S. worker applied for the role during the required recruitment period. The job description must tie the duties specifically to a quantitative field, and your degree and experience must match those minimum requirements exactly. Vague job descriptions or overly tailored requirements are common audit triggers that delay certification.
How can I find Statistical Analyst jobs where employers will sponsor a green card?
Many employers are willing to sponsor but do not advertise it in job postings. Migrate Mate lets you search Statistical Analyst roles filtered by employers with documented green card sponsorship history, so you can focus your applications on companies that have already completed the PERM process for similar positions rather than spending time asking each recruiter individually.
Can I switch employers while my PERM or I-140 is pending?
Changing employers before your I-140 is approved cancels the PERM and requires your new employer to restart the process. After your I-140 is approved and your priority date is current or you have been in adjustment of status for 180 days or more, portability under AC21 lets you move to a same or similar occupation without losing your place in line.