Principal Scientist, Stat. Programming- Early Oncology Development; Hybrid
Scorpion Therapeutics · Bristol, PA
FULL-TIME
Posted Sep 21, 2026
140K–210K a year
Job Description
Position: Principal Scientist, Stat. Programming- Early Oncology Development (Hybrid)
Primary Activities
• Provide technical consultation and analytical support to early development statisticians for exploratory and unplanned analyses
• Address operational challenges requiring strategic solutions across early oncology development
• Support development of programming standards to enable efficient, high-quality programming deliverables
• Facilitate global adoption of standards and programming best practices within early oncology
• Pre-process, filter, and manipulate complex data for molecular biomarker, imaging, and other external (non-traditional lab) data
• Lead and actively contribute to departmental strategic initiative project teams
Education and Minimum Requirement
• BA/BS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field + 12+ years SAS/R programming in a clinical trial environment; or
• MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field + 10+ years SAS/R programming in a clinical trial environment
Department/Position Required Skills and Experience
• Excellent interpersonal, written/oral/presentation skills; strong project management and leadership across multiple complex programs
• Significant expertise in SAS and clinical trial programming (data steps, procedures, SAS/MACRO, SAS/GRAPH)
• Experience setting strategy and developing statistical programming deliverables (datasets, analyses, report tables/graphics) meeting quality, compliance, and timeliness requirements
• Ability to design complex algorithms; implement statistical methods not available in commercial software
• Experience with large databases; CDISC and ADaM
• Quality/process compliance; strategic thinking; anticipate stakeholder requirements; work across cultures/geographies
Preferred Skills
• Early oncology development; developing/implementing programming standards; SOPs/SDLC;
Microsoft Project; regulatory submission leadership; PK/PD, process improvement methodologies;
Python and R
Primary Activities
• Provide technical consultation and analytical support to early development statisticians for exploratory and unplanned analyses
• Address operational challenges requiring strategic solutions across early oncology development
• Support development of programming standards to enable efficient, high-quality programming deliverables
• Facilitate global adoption of standards and programming best practices within early oncology
• Pre-process, filter, and manipulate complex data for molecular biomarker, imaging, and other external (non-traditional lab) data
• Lead and actively contribute to departmental strategic initiative project teams
Education and Minimum Requirement
• BA/BS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field + 12+ years SAS/R programming in a clinical trial environment; or
• MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field + 10+ years SAS/R programming in a clinical trial environment
Department/Position Required Skills and Experience
• Excellent interpersonal, written/oral/presentation skills; strong project management and leadership across multiple complex programs
• Significant expertise in SAS and clinical trial programming (data steps, procedures, SAS/MACRO, SAS/GRAPH)
• Experience setting strategy and developing statistical programming deliverables (datasets, analyses, report tables/graphics) meeting quality, compliance, and timeliness requirements
• Ability to design complex algorithms; implement statistical methods not available in commercial software
• Experience with large databases; CDISC and ADaM
• Quality/process compliance; strategic thinking; anticipate stakeholder requirements; work across cultures/geographies
Preferred Skills
• Early oncology development; developing/implementing programming standards; SOPs/SDLC;
Microsoft Project; regulatory submission leadership; PK/PD, process improvement methodologies;
Python and R
Additional Details
- City
- Bristol
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- US
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