Senior SAS Programmer (Hybrid)

We are currently seeking a Senior SAS Programmer, Clinical Data Scientist to join our Joint Replacement Division. This is a hybrid position based onsite in Mahwah, New Jersey two to three days per week.

What you will do

As the Senior SAS Programmer , you will be responsible for implementation of SAS programming in support of clinical trials, including: generation of data tables, listings and reports using SAS; independent validation of statistical programming; assisting in the preparation of statistical analysis plans; contribution to statistical section of clinical trial protocols; generation of real-world evidence from various data sources, and supporting new and ongoing clinical research initiatives. Ensure timely delivery of tables, listing, and summaries requested by users using SAS.

• Ensure timely delivery of tables, listing, and summaries requested by users using SAS.

• Develop SAS programs to generate clinical evidence from Real-world data sources (e.g., national registries, hospital registry, commercial datasets, etc.)

• Periodically review and report on data trends and cleanliness. Do meta-analysis of data across studies to support business needs.

• Provide programming and statistical analysis support for FDA annual/final submission, post marketing study reports, EU MDR submission, ODEP rating submissions, and publication in professional journals.

• Support publications by providing reports and statistical analyses to researchers and Investigators.

• Interface with biostatistician as needed for complex analyses to support publications and reports.

• Provide input and review statistical analysis plan (e.g., specifications of analysis data sets, pooled data sets, listing, summaries, figures, and tables) for Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical studies, post-marketing studies, and other Real-world clinical trials

• Creation study reporting using RAVE reporting functions, BO4, and SAS/R

• Validation study summary report using SAS or R

• Participate in continuous (breakthrough) improvement activity and process reengineering projects in support of Stryker Orthopaedics’ continuous improvement and global clinical initiatives.

What you need

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical and/or scientific discipline

• 2+ years of SAS programming experience with 1+ years in a clinical environment

• Demonstrated SAS report programming skills and be able to independently handle in-house SAS related requests

• Comfortable working with AI‑enabled tools (e.g., AI‑assisted coding, data exploration, or documentation) and willing to adopt new analytical technologies.

• Strong programming fundamentals with the ability to learn and apply additional languages, tools, or platforms as needed.

• Demonstrated working knowledge of statistical methods and principles that are commonly used in clinical trials and be able to assist biostatistician conducting data analysis

• Working knowledge of data processing, database design and organization in clinical data environment

• Basic knowledge of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations and Standard operation procedures (SOP) as they apply to clinical studies

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related field

• M.S. in health/science-related field

• Industry experience in medical technology or pharma

• 2+ years of experience in clinical data management supporting device or pharmaceutical clinical trials

• Experience working with cloud‑based data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, or AWS

• Experience with additional programming languages such as R and/or Python for statistical analysis, automation, or advanced analytics

• Comfortable working in hybrid analytics environments combining SAS with modern tools such as R, Python, cloud platforms, and AI‑enabled workflows

$100,000.00 - $166,600.00 salary plus bonus eligible + benefits. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.