Associate Director, Statistical Programming

Overview

In this role you will lead a high-performing team of statistical programmers to drive quality and efficiency across global clinical programs. You will shape programming strategy, collaborate with biostatistics and data management, and ensure timely, robust analyses that support patient access to therapies. You’ll promote standardization, adopt modern tools, and influence global strategy within Novartis Global Drug Development. This is a high-impact leadership position with cross-functional exposure and opportunities to advance technology adoption. You will work in a hybrid London setup to deliver scalable, data-driven insights.

Pay / Benefits

• performance-based bonus
• insurance plans
• retirement plans
• wellbeing resources
• flexible and hybrid working options
• minimum 14 weeks paid parental leave

Responsibilities

• Lead statistical programming activities for large/complex projects globally or locally across phase I–IV studies
• Coordinate internal and external programmers and manage workload/resources
• Make programming decisions and propose strategies at project or disease level
• Develop programming strategy and documentation with Biostatisticians
• Manage resource allocation within the TA community and share resources across groups
• May act as functional manager providing supervision and guidance to programmers
• Build relationships with cross-functional teams and summarize status of deliverables
• Represent SP at project level, submission teams, and local leadership
• Develop strategy to standardize across studies and adopt R packages, Shiny apps, and AI-enabled tools
• Support capability development, tool adoption, and alignment with standards
• Ensure timely, high-quality development and validation of programming components
• Oversee quality control and audit readiness of deliverables and analytic results
• Provide technical recommendations and thought leadership for major initiatives

Key requirements

• University or college degree in life science, computer science, data science, pharmacy, statistics, nursing or equivalent
• Proven leadership, collaboration and organizational skills with ability to manage multiple trials and deadlines
• Excellent understanding of clinical trials methodology, GCP and medical terminology
• Ability to anticipate challenges and proactively implement solutions
• Ability to work under pressure with agile team leadership
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to operate in a global environment
• Ability to influence and communicate across functions and with external stakeholders
• Experience in Drug Development with experience in Statistical Programming
• Management or leadership experience

• leadership
• collaboration
• communication
• Statistical Programming
• R and Tidyverse
• R Shiny

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