Biostatistical Programming Manager
- Employer
- Missing Recruiter 247739
- Location
- Washington D.C., District of Columbia
- Posted date
- Aug 26, 2026
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- Discipline
- Science/R&D, Biostatistics
- Required Education
- High School or equivalent
- Position Type
- Full time
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Job Details
Join Amgens Mission of Serving Patients
At Amgen, if you feel like youre part of something bigger, its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients living with serious illnessesdrives all that we do.
Since 1980, weve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the worlds toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, youll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.
Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, youll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.
Biostatistical Programming Manager
What you will do
Lets do this. Lets change the world. In this vital role you will provide both strategic oversight and hands-on statistical programming support to enable high-quality and timely clinical trial deliverables.
This role is part of the centrally managed Quality and Quick Response (QQR) Programming team and is responsible for supporting urgent and high-priority programming needs across development programs. The manager will serve as a technical programming expert who can rapidly respond to internal and external requests, support special projects, provide global quality oversight, and contribute directly to programming deliverables when needed.
This role will primarily support programs within the Obesity Therapeutic Area and requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams to support fast-paced development activities and evolving business priorities.
Responsibilities
Provide rapid response statistical programming support for urgent internal and external requests
Serve as a lead programmer for studies and projects, such as Data Access Plan (DAP) activities, unblinding efforts, and special projects
Deliver hands-on programming support for SDTM, ADaM, Tables, Listings, and Figures (TFLs), and other study and regulatory submission deliverables as needed
Oversee the execution and quality of projects managed by our FSP partners per Amgen Global Statistical Programming (GSP) Quality Oversight Plan (QOP)
Ensure that FSP and in-house programming deliverables meet quality, compliance, timeline, and productivity expectations
Mitigate at-risk projects by providing technical expertise, programming support, and operational guidance
Contribute to training material development and delivery to internal teams and FSP partners
Provide guidance and technical consultancy to study programming team on Amgen processes, tools, and utilities
Lead/contribute to GSP continuous improvement iniatives and support cross-functional initiatives including inspection readiness, process improvement, innovation, and training activities
Contribute to programming team performance metrics development, data collection, and reporting
Review project documentation such as specifications, issue logs, deliverable status for accuracy and completeness
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is a manager with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate degree OR
Masters degree and 2 years of statistical programming experience OR
Bachelors degree and 4 years of statistical programming experience OR
Associates degree and 8 years of statistical programming experience OR
High school diploma / GED and 10 years of statistical programming experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Masters in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Life Sciences or another relevant scientific subject
6+ years of statistical programming in biopharmaceutical industry
Regulatory submission experience
Strong hands-on SAS programming expertise including SAS Base, Macro, SQL, SAS/Graph and Stat packages
Experience with R programming for clinical trial analyses, data manipulation, reporting and visualization preferred
Familiarity with additional programming languages and tools such as Python preferred
Hands-on experience developing and validating SDTM, ADaM datasets, and TFLs
Thorough understanding of clinical trial processes from data collection through analysis and reporting
Ability to lead programmers in successful completion of all study programming activities and provide guidance on technical and process questions
Strong understanding of data standards and compliance checks including Pinnacle 21
Experience providing quality oversight for outsourced and internal programming deliverables
Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and turnaround at-risk projects
Experience working in a globally dispersed team on Phase 1-4 clinical trials
Experience supporting clinical development programs within the Obesity Therapeutic Area preferred
Understanding of obesity clinical endpoints, data standards, and regulatory considerations is highly desirable
Excellent oral and written English communication skills; strong collaboration, negotiation, and organizational skills
What you can expect of us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, well support your journey every step of the way.
The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is $130,000 to $140,000. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.
In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:
A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
Stock-based long-term incentives
Award-winning time-off plans
Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.
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