Sanofi-Aventis SA (Spain) Posted October 1, 2026

Principal Statistical Programmer

Barcelona, Spain Full time
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About this opportunity

Location: Barcelona

Our Team:

Sanofi Business Operations is an internal Sanofi resource organization based in India and is setup to centralize processes and activities to support Specialty Care, Vaccines, General Medicines, CHC, CMO, and R&D, Data & Digital functions. Sanofi Business Operations strives to be a strategic and functional partner for tactical deliveries to Medical, HEVA, and Commercial organizations in Sanofi, globally.

About the job

The Principal Statistical Programmer will work with Medical Affairs biostatisticians and/or programmers and Sanofi Business Operations biostatistics and programming personnel to implement statistical analysis plans and provide QC’d data packages including tables, figures, and listings for use in publications (i.e. abstracts, posters, oral, presentations, manuscripts and ad-hoc data analysis requests) .

The Principal Statistical Programmer will develop, implement, and document non-routine macros and advanced techniques, as well as ensure SOPs are followed and timelines and quality are met. Collaborating with Local biostatistics and programming teams, Global Medical Affairs biostatisticians and Global Medical Affairs Scientific Communications personnel.

People: 1) Develop and maintain effective relationships and collaborations with the end stakeholders (Medical community) and local biostatistics and/or programming team members within the allocated Global business unit and product – with an objective to develop statistical data outputs. 2) Coach/mentor new team members to support efficient and quick onboarding. 3) Support graduate hiring program as needed

Performance / Process:  1) Conduct appropriate post-hoc statistical analyses of clinical trial data and/or registry. 2) Design, develop, test, implement, and document statistical programming in high-level software packages e.g. SAS. 3) Produce well documented data packages that include tables, listings, and figures. 4) Remain current on advanced programming methods. 5) Work closely with the Global Medical Affairs biostatisticians and/or programmers to develop and implement project QC plans and timelines.

Customer: 1) Work closely with Global Medical Affairs biostatisticians and/or programmers to identify statistical analysis needs and assist in developing assigned deliverables.

About you

Experience: Master's degree minimum 6 years/B.Sc. minimum 8 years of relevant experience required

Soft skills: Stakeholder management, Ability to manage timelines and Ability to work independently and within a team environment, Autonomy in the management of activities; ability to manage multiple conflicting high priority deadlines

Technical skills: Advance SAS programming skills, SDTM & ADaM (CDISC) and clinical data environment across multiple therapeutic areas

Education: Bachelor or Master of Science degree or equivalent in Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Life Science, or related field.

Languages: Excellent English language knowledge – written and spoken

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Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

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Pursue progress , discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com !

The salary range for this position is :€60.000,00 - €80.000 Final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.

Job details

Seniority
Principal
Function
Clinical Development
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

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We currently track 331 comparable Principal Clinical Development roles across 59 biopharma companies.

331Comparable roles tracked
302Currently active
59Companies hiring similar roles
22Countries represented

Salary context

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Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

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Peer group range $0 – $392,100 (median $259,448)

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