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Principal Stats Programmer (VAX)
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With us, you’ll break new ground across a growing and diverse portfolio – from established medicines that millions rely on to pioneering breakthroughs in immunology and chronic disease care. Imagine the scale: your work will help deliver treatments to people around the world who live with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and complications arising from transplant.
Fueled by groundbreaking advances in technology, we are accelerating innovation and expanding access faster than ever. If you’re ready to push boundaries, embrace the power of AI and digital tools, and shape the future of healthcare, this is where your ambition meets impact.
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About the job
Our Hubs are a crucial part of how we innovate, improving performance across Sanofi departments and providing a springboard for the amazing work we do. Build a career and you can be part of transforming our business while helping to change millions of lives. Ready?
As a Principal Statistical Programmer within our Hyderabad Hub, you’ll be part of a performing team, delivering biostatistics and programming activities throughout the Vaccines R&D value chain (Pre-Clinical, Clinical, Translational, CMC) with our Vaccines Global Biostatistical Sciences team.
We are an innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year. Across different countries, our talented teams are exploring new technologies to protect people and promote healthy communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world
Main responsibilities:
- Plan and execute high quality and timely statistical programming deliverables in the context of a vaccine project
- At study level for various analyses within a study:
- Review and provide feedback on study documents (e.g.: protocol statistical section, Case Report Form, Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP)); create mock TLFs
- Write and provide the programming specifications for the SDTM/ADaM/TLFs to fulfil the study or project objectives
- Deliver compliant CDISC data package with all relevant documentation (ie: aCRF, reviewers guide, define.xml) fulfilling Heath Authorities expectations
- At project level for various analyses within an asset:
- Review and provide feedback on integrated analysis plan and create mock TLFs
- Create core integrated clinical database, pooling SDTM/ADaM across several studies for different reporting purposes like ISS/ISE/ISI, DSUR, PBRER or safety surveillance
- Ensure TLF’s format fulfil the requirements of targeted publishing (i.e.: clinical study report, publication, Transparency like Eudract, CTT.gov, lay summaries,...)
- Take leadership, guiding more junior staff and ensuring quality and timely deliveries
- Perform quality control for statistical programming deliverables and complete the associated documentation: Validation plan and quality control (QC) documentation.
- Propose and Program exploratory and/or post’hoc analyses based on problem statement
- Ensure compliance to SOP's, standards, and guidelines.
About you
You are a passionate leader with following experience and competences who like the challenge and growing into a new environment:
Experience:
- Experience in statistical programming clinical research with some Vaccines experience (designs, endpoints, statistical methods, …)
- SAS : excellent technical skills in BASE, STAT, MACRO, GRAPH, SQL, R, and familiar in statistical programming
- Experience programming CDISC SDTM/ADaM datasets and notably vaccines specifics (including writing specifications, P21, proficiency with controlled terminology, value-level metadata, analysis results metadata, define.xml, Reviewers Guide)
- Experience in providing solutions for complex programming issues (including creation of complex macros), presenting alternatives and identifying the best solution
- Experience pooling data from multiple studies according to existing specifications
- Experience planning and drafting specifications for pooling data from multiple studies
- Consistent successful experience as a lead on several concurrent studies/projects
- e-submission preparation experience strongly preferred
Skills:
- Good understanding of processes associated with clinical trials
- Ability to independently create specifications
- Knowledge of descriptive statistics
- Demonstrate interpersonal skills necessary for effective teamwork
- Demonstrate ability to organize multiple work assignments and establish priorities
- Demonstrate critical thinking skills beyond simply following directions or specifications
- Ability to lead complex and large tasks, demonstration of strong project management skills
Education:
Bachelors or Masters degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related health sciences or equivalent experience
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Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.
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- Do the never done before. We push the boundaries of what’s possible: expanding access, accelerating innovation, and finding new ways to improve everyday health for millions.
- Drive the transformation. We’re leading the shift to AI-powered healthcare, using digital tools to reinvent how medicines are developed, manufactured, and delivered worldwide.
- Deliver at scale. Our reach is unmatched—we bring trusted treatments to millions worldwide, ensuring broad access and real-world impact at every stage of care.
- Make an impact that matters. From tackling global health challenges to advancing sustainable, inclusive healthcare, everything we do is driven by purpose.
Who ignites your potential?
For Sam, it was her mom—teaching her to listen, push boundaries, and put patients first. At Sanofi, we know your inspiration drives your impact. Bring your passion, and together, we’ll chase the miracles of science.

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Executive Vice President, General Medicines
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