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  • Location: London
  • Salary: Competitive Salary (based on experience) + attractive benefit package including 37 days holiday
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted over 1 year ago

Senior Statistician
Remote UK

Have you got experience in the application of statistics in the pharmaceutical, healthcare or life science sectors?  Do you want to be at the forefront of statistical innovations, leading the way on clinical trial design and analysis? Are you looking for an opportunity that offers you a flexible work solution and one that will take your career to the next level of responsibility?  Would you like to join a dynamic, growing firm where you can really make an impact, not just on the company but to accelerate drug development and ultimately benefit patients?

We are looking for a passionate and motivated statistician to work within our services team to deliver high quality, innovative, analytical services within a clinical setting as our platform moves into the next phase.

On offer is a generous and competitive salary (dependant on experience) with extensive benefits including great holiday entitlement (37 days), pension scheme and private health insurance.  The fantastic opportunity offers professional development both through formal training and through exposure to a variety of challenges. This role can be worked fully remotely with regular meetings conducted over video.

Key responsibilities of the Senior Statistician:

  • Independently creates and reviews statistical documents such as study protocol, Statistical Analysis Plans (SAPs) and Statistical Analysis Reports (SARs).
  • Performs analyses independently, or as part of a team, and may be responsible for the delivery of projects to clients.
  • Applies a wide range of skills and can adapt them to suit many situations, using discretion to independently select the most appropriate techniques/study design.
  • Seeks opportunities to education others in some skill areas and contributes to the development of internal resources.
  • Delivers results to an agreed timeline with optimal quality.
  • Interacts regularly with a broad range of stakeholders, communicating proactively and clearly, including technical subjects.
 
Essential skillset for the Senior Statistician
  • Degree in mathematics, statistics, physics, pharmacology or with a strong statistical component
  • Typically would have a minimum of 4 years’ relevant experience in the application of statistics on clinical trials (pharma, CRO, academic)
  • Ability to communicate clearly in both written and spoken English
  • Experience in SAS statistical software package
  • Experience in study design and protocol contribution
 
Desirable skillset:
  • Higher degree in statistics or similar scientific discipline
  • Experience in statistical software package R
  • Experience of modelling and simulation techniques to explore complex study designs
  • Experience of early-phase drug development processes including innovative/adaptive study design
  • Experience providing recommendations for innovative analysis options to address strategic objectives in discussion with customers
  • Experience in delivering customer projects to high quality standards