Principal Scientist Biostatistics Full-time

Principal Statistician

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Job Function: Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

Job Sub Function: Biostatistics

Job Category: Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Job Description:

Key Job Responsibilities:

As a Principal Statistician, you will provide statistical support to Late Clinical Development projects (Phase 2 and 3) in the area of Oncology. Your primary responsibilities will include, but won't be limited to:

• Supporting, and facilitating collaborations within project team members on clinical studies design, data analysis plan, interpretation, and clear communication of results with minimal supervision. Supporting statistical support for submission related activities.
• Facilitating the use of appropriate statistical methods in decision making.
• Providing input to teams for optimizing study designs, supporting scenarios simulations and sample size calculation based on relevant technical and scientific disease functional knowledge.
• Supervising junior colleagues and external contractors.
• Participating in scientific activities in professional communities.

Qualifications:

You should have the following:

• Ph.D. in Statistics or related field with minimum 3 years relevant experience, or a Master's in Statistics or related field with commensurate years of relevant experience (ideally late phase).
• Analytical mind-set, intellectual curiosity, eagerness for continuous learning and passion for translating data into business-critical evidence. Ability to work independently as well as in interdisciplinary teams. Very good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills in English language.
• Proficiency in R or SAS.
• Have a good understanding of drug development processes and health authority acceptability, a proven track record of scientific achievement and project influence including decision-making support at program level.
• Desire to build relationships with various stakeholders, promote positive change and the ability to adapt to rapidly changing organizational & business environment. Promote a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion within the teams.

Required Skills: Preferred Skills: Advanced Analytics, Biostatistics, Clinical Data Management, Collaborating, Compliance Management, Critical Thinking, Data Privacy Standards, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Organizing, Presentation Design, Program Management, Quality Assurance (QA), Regulatory Affairs Management, Research Documents, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Statistical Analysis Systems (SAS) Programming, Survey Design