Senior Principal Programmer, Raleigh, NC

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a Senior Principal Programmer (Statistical Computing Environment Business Coordinator) who is collaborative, detail-oriented, and compliance-minded to join our Programming, Visualization and Reporting team, based in Raleigh, NC or Atlanta, GA.

About the role

You will help clinical programming teams move to and work confidently within UCB’s modern Statistical Computing Environment. You will translate clinical reporting needs into well-governed study setups, support compliant platform operations, and help improve the way teams generate, validate, and deliver clinical trial analysis and reporting outputs.

Who you’ll work with

You will work with the Programming, Visualization and Reporting team, statistical programming teams, platform administrators, Biometrics partners, and business stakeholders. You will connect technical and business needs, support users through onboarding and daily operations, and help teams follow consistent, compliant, and practical ways of working.

What you’ll do

• You will review and coordinate clinical trial analysis and reporting setup requests, making sure they are complete, accurate, and delivered on time.
• You will configure study structures, repositories, datasets, reporting components, and access in line with CDISC and governance requirements.
• You will manage role-based access, study configurations, and Git/Azure DevOps resources using approved requests and compliant processes.
• You will coordinate environment provisioning with platform administrators so study teams can begin work in a ready and reliable environment.
• You will support programming teams during onboarding, transition from legacy systems, and ongoing operations as a first-line technical contact.
• You will improve lifecycle management and workflows by documenting processes, supporting validation activities, and automating practical solutions that enhance quality and user experience.

Interested? For this position you’ll need the following education, experience and skills:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in clinical trial results generation, reporting, and submission processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Domino Data Lab or other modern Statistical Computing Environments used in pharmaceutical research.

• Experience supporting or administering Statistical Computing Environments (SCEs) within a pharmaceutical or regulated environment.
• Knowledge of CDISC standards (SDTM, ADaM), statistical programming workflows, and clinical reporting outputs (TFLs).
• Familiarity with platforms and tools such as Domino Data Lab, SAS, R, Python, Git, Azure DevOps, and SAS Studio.
• Experience with computerized systems validation (CSV), SDLC, audit readiness, and compliant system deployment.
• Demonstrated ability to author SOPs, training materials, and technical documentation, and deliver user training.
• Strong project management, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience leading process improvement initiatives.
• Evidence of technical leadership through industry presentations, publications, working groups, or professional organizations.

This position's reasonably anticipated salary range is $148,000-$194,000 annually. The actual salary offered will consider internal equity and may also vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors.

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you! 

About us 
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are over 9.000 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science. 

Why work with us? 
At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equal opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential. 

At UCB, we’ve embraced a hybrid-first approach to work, bringing teams together in local hubs to foster collaborative curiosity. Unless explicitly stated in the description or precluded by the nature of the position, roles are hybrid with 40% of your time spent in the office.

UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. UCB invites you to voluntarily self-identify during the application process. Provision of self-identification information is entirely voluntary and a decision to provide or not provide such information will not have any effect on your application for employment, your employment with UCB, or otherwise subject you to any adverse treatment. Any information you provide will be considered confidential and will be kept separate from your application and/or personnel file and will only be used in accordance with applicable laws, orders, and regulations.

 
Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on US-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com for application to US based roles. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.