Lead R&D Technologist - Statistical Programming

ZS is a place where passion changes lives. As a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life and how we live it, we transform ideas into impact by bringing together data, science, technology and human ingenuity to deliver better outcomes for all. Here you’ll work side-by-side with a powerful collective of thinkers and experts shaping life-changing solutions for patients, caregivers and consumers, worldwide. ZSers drive impact by bringing a client-first mentality to each and every engagement. We partner collaboratively with our clients to develop custom solutions and technology products that create value and deliver company results across critical areas of their business. Bring your curiosity for learning, bold ideas, courage and passion to drive life-changing impact to ZS.

What You’ll Do -

• You will design & implement various innovative solutions in the realms of clinical trial, data management, analytics
• You will work in designing common data model based on clinical standards like SDTM / ADAM/ I ISS/ ISE .
• You will work on designing safety data mart for cross study analysis and exploratory analysis
• You will work on building analysis ready datasets which serves various safety and exploratory use cases across clinical trials.
• You have experience of building usecases like safety signal detection, reverse translation research, combination therapy exploration
• As a solution lead, your role will involve planning, offering tech consultancy, conducting assessments, and executing technology projects.
• You will support leaders in engaging with clients to review clinical data models , determining requirements, establishing safety usecases, and delivering solutions that have significant impact.
• You will lead requirements gathering activities and collaborate with product owner to prioritize and groom the backlog to ensure appropriate level of detail is captured at the right time
• You will review and author high-level user stories and develop related tasks, acceptance criteria and review test cases
• Your will work closely with project teams in creating requirement Specifications, requirement traceability metrics, user guides and other project requirement documents
• You will plan and facilitate various requirement gathering, solution meetings and artefacts
• You will work on creating process flows based on client and internal project discussions
• You will work to perform business process modelling, data flow, user experience modeling, and basic solution architecture diagramming
• You will work in building a Business Analysis capability, mentoring and upscaling more junior colleagues, and contributing to the growth of a BA community.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering / Pharma/ Bioinformatics / Medicine or related disciplines
• Master’s degree in business analyst, Engineering or Science preferred.
• Experience working within Life Science Domain as solution architect / business analyst / data analyst is required.
• Experience of clinical data standards like CDISC (SDTM, ADaM), Safety data marts is required
• Experience of FHIR, HL7, USDM is preferred.
• Experience of Data mapping and transformation in clinical data using various tools like TAMR ,Oracle LSH etc
• Experience of generating SDTM, ADaM datasets as part of statistical programming deliverables of clinical trials.
• Experience of designing clinical data models as part of SDTM, ADaM or safety data marts for submission or exploratory analysis
• Experience of building usecases like safety signal detection, reverse translation research, combination therapy exploration for exploratory analysis for clinical data of cross study
• Experience of working in any of Clinical trial design, data management, analytics, product implementation and Integration like EDC (Rave, Veeva, InForm), Non-EDC(ePRO, LAB,eCOA) , clinical data repository (CDR – SAS LSAF, Oracle LSH, eClinical elluminate ), Metadata Repository (MDR – Nurocor, Sycamore, Formedix) , statistical computing environment (Domino, Sas Viya) system, CTMS, eTMF, CDMS is preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to articulate results and issues to internal and client teams
• Experience in driving requirements discussions, workshops and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, across time zones, during the planning and delivery of technology projects is required
• Experience working in end-to-end Clinical Data Repository implementation with Biometrics space will be preferred.
• Exposure to clinical data standards like CDISC (SDTM, ADaM), FHIR, HL7, USDM is required.
• Experience in building and delivering GxP compliant solutions for large enterprise program is required.
• Exposure to programming language like R, Python and SAS is preferred.

How you’ll grow:

• Cross-functional skills development & custom learning pathways
• Milestone training programs aligned to career progression opportunities
• Internal mobility paths that empower growth via s-curves, individual contribution and role expansions

Perks & Benefits: At ZS, your growth matters. We offer a comprehensive total rewards package that supports your health and well‑being, financial future, time away, and professional development. With robust skills‑building programs, multiple career progression paths, internal mobility, and a deeply collaborative culture, you’ll have the opportunity to do meaningful work, expand your capabilities, and thrive as part of a global community. For details on total rewards in India, visit ZS India office locations | Where we work | ZS.

Hybrid working model: We are committed to giving our employees a flexible and connected way of working. A flexible and connected ZS allows us to combine work from home and on-site presence at clients/ZS offices for the majority of our week. The magic of ZS culture and innovation thrives in both planned and spontaneous face-to-face connections.

Travel: Travel is a requirement at ZS for client facing ZSers; business needs of your project and client are the priority. While some projects may be local, all client-facing ZSers should be prepared to travel as needed. Travel provides opportunities to strengthen client relationships, gain diverse experiences, and enhance professional growth by working in different environments and cultures.

Considering applying? At ZS, we honor the visible and invisible elements of our identities, personal experiences, and belief systems—the ones that comprise us as individuals, shape who we are, and make us unique. We believe your personal interests, identities, and desire to learn are integral to your success here. We are committed to building a team that reflects a broad variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Learn more about our inclusion and belonging efforts and the networks ZS supports to assist our ZSers in cultivating community spaces and obtaining the resources they need to thrive.

If you’re eager to grow, contribute, and bring your unique self to our work, we encourage you to apply.

ZS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities without regard to any class protected by applicable law.

To complete your application:

Candidates must possess or be able to obtain work authorization for their intended country of employment. An on-line application, including a full set of transcripts (official or unofficial), is required to be considered.

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