Penfield Search Partners Ltd · 2 months ago
R Programmer / Biostatistician (Clinical Trial Simulation & Data Engineering) - Remote
United States
Contract
Remote
Mid, Senior LevelPenfield Search Partners is seeking an experienced R Programmer / Biostatistician who can operate at the intersection of data engineering and biostatistics. This role involves building clinical trial simulations, performing data wrangling, and collaborating with various teams to optimize workflows and improve data accessibility.
BiotechnologyInsuranceLife SciencePharmaceuticalRecruitingRisk Management
Responsibilities
Build and run clinical trial simulations to support study design decisions
Perform advanced data wrangling, cleaning, and transformation in R and PostgreSQL
Work across modern data platforms (Databricks, PostgreSQL, etc.) to integrate, query, and prepare datasets
Develop reproducible, well-documented R code for modeling, analysis, and reporting
Leverage Seql (Posit’s new AI-assisted R/Python tool) to accelerate analysis and automate code generation
Collaborate with biostatistics, data science, and engineering teams to optimize workflows and improve data accessibility
Support onboarding and integration of new team members into R-based and database environments
Qualification
Required
Fluency in R for programming, data manipulation, and simulation
Strong SQL experience (preferably PostgreSQL) for querying and data integration
Proven experience with clinical trial simulations, adaptive/study design, or statistical modeling
Expertise in data wrangling and structuring messy datasets for analysis
Comfort working in modern data ecosystems (e.g., Databricks, cloud data warehouses, pipelines)
Excellent documentation and communication skills, with a collaborative, problem-solving mindset
Preferred
Familiarity with Seql (Posit's AI-assisted R/Python tool)
Experience in biostatistics, clinical research, or pharma/biotech environments
Exposure to Bayesian simulation, Monte Carlo modeling, or reproducible R workflows (e.g., R Markdown, Quarto)
Company
Penfield Search Partners Ltd
At Penfield, we specialize in recruitment services for the pharmaceutical, biotech, and CRO industries, as well as the property and casualty insurance sector.
Founded in 2012
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Barbara Day
Principal, and Biometrics Recruiter Pharmaceutical Division
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