Senior Principal Programmer

Salary: £70,000 - 110,000 per year

Requirements:

• We need 5+ years of experience in clinical trial results generation, reporting, and submission processes.
• We need experience supporting Statistical Computing Environments, including process flows, user access, and Biometrics requirements.
• We need knowledge of CDISC standards, including SDTM and ADaM, and experience with Tables, Figures, and Listings.
• We need experience working in regulated pharmaceutical environments and understanding of SDLC, validation, audit readiness, and compliant configuration expectations.
• We need the ability to communicate clearly with technical teams and business stakeholders while tracking setup processes across systems and teams.
• We need practical experience with tools such as Domino Data Lab, SAS, R, Git, Azure DevOps, VS Code, or SAS Studio.

Responsibilities:

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

Technologies:

• Azure
• DevOps
• Git
• Support
• SAS
• VS Code
• Cloud

More:

We are UCB, a global biopharmaceutical company focused on neurology and immunology, with more than 9,000 people across the world driven by science and inspired by patients. We are hiring for a Senior Principal Programmer (Statistical Computing Environment Business Coordinator) to join our Programming, Visualization and Reporting team in Brussels, Monheim, Raleigh, or Slough. This is a permanent hybrid-first role, typically with 40% of time spent in the office, and we offer a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and able to grow. We value collaboration, innovation, and a human focus in everything we do, and we aim to help our people build their careers while creating value for patients.

last updated 35 week of 2026