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Senior Specialist, Biostatistics

MSD


Job Location:

Rahway, NJ - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 117000 - 184200
Posted: 29 September 2026 (3 days ago)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

Join Our Companys Rahway Animal Health Team

Our Companys Global Animal Health Research & Development (R&D) division is a pioneer in the discovery development and registration of medicines products and therapeutics for animals. To strengthen the team responsible for our global initiatives we are looking for a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our R&D team.

Position Summary

The Statistical Programmer is responsible for developing validating and maintaining statistical programs used in the analysis and reporting of clinical operational or research data. This role works closely with statisticians data managers and clinical teams to ensure high-quality reproducible outputs that meet industry and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and validate statistical programs using statistical tools SAS and R

  • Create analysis datasets tables listings and figures (TLFs) according to study requirements and analysis plans

  • Support data cleaning transformation and quality control processes

  • Review study protocols and data specifications to ensure programming requirements are understood

  • Perform validation checks and ensure compliance with internal standards SOPs and regulatory guidelines

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including statisticians data managers project managers clinical and regulatory teams

  • Troubleshoot programming issues and provide efficient solutions to support project timelines

  • Maintain clear documentation of programming code processes and deliverables

  • Contribute to process improvements and standardization of repetitive programming tasks

  • Participate the study teams activities when needed

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelors or Masters degree in Statistics Computer Science or a related field

  • At least 5 years of experiences of statistical programming in pharma biotech or CRO.

  • Strong proficiency in SAS R and Excel

  • Good understanding of data structures statistical methods and analysis workflows

  • Experience of leading programming activities

  • Familiarity with regulatory requirements from agencies such as CVM/EMA/USDA

  • Familiarity with Electronic Data Capture Systems such as Prelude and/or Medrio are preferred

Animal Health

Our Animal Health Division is a trusted global leader in veterinary medicine dedicated to preserving and improving health well-being and performance of animals and the people who care for them. We are a global team of professionals working together to make a positive difference in animal care and the worlds food supply and have a deep sense of responsibility towards our customers consumers animals society and our planet. Through our commitment to The Science of Healthier Animals we offer veterinarians farmers pet owners and governments one of the widest ranges of veterinary pharmaceuticals vaccines and health management solutions and services. We invest in dynamic and comprehensive R&D resources and a modern global supply chain. We are present in more than 50 countries while our products are available in some 150 markets.

Required Skills:

Applied Statistics Base SAS Biostatistics Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Protocol Designing Statistical Analysis Statistical Computing Statistical Packages Statistical Programming Timeline Management Waterfall Model

Preferred Skills:

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The salary range for this role is

$117000.00 - $184200.00

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 employees 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 can apply for this role through (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

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Job Posting End Date:

10/5/2026

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Required Experience:

Senior IC


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Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA is known as “Merck” in the United States, Canada & Puerto Rico. We are known as “MSD” in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America & Asia Pacific. We are a global biopharmaceutical leader with a diverse portfolio of prescription medicine ... View more

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