（Senior）Statistician

Typical Accountabilities
- Act as a technical expert supporting the delivery of statistical outputs within the area of Biostatics and provide statistical consultancy.
- Develop operational systems and research processes across area of responsibility to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of projects.
- Act as a source of knowledge in area of expertise, define and communicate important initiatives across departments and functions.
- Contribute to establishing and implementing policies, procedures and objectives for own work to ensure compliance with both internal and external regulations.
- Lead the development of setting statistical standards or techniques in order that the quality, efficiency or effectiveness of projects are improved for overall group efficiency.
- Account for specialised research to enhance the effectiveness of Biostatistics contributions to worldwide submissions across a range of products.
- Provide a highly experienced strategic input, statistical expertise, and leadership to project teams in the design and interpretation of clinical studies and programmes of studies.
- Apply expert statistical skills to support clinical development programs and external regulatory interactions.
- Promote good statistical practice and ensures adherence with relevant statistical analysis plans.

Qualifications and Skills
Essential: Masters in Statistics or a related discipline; extensive experience in applied statistics within drug development; in-depth understanding of clinical trial data analysis and statistical study design across all phases; proficiency in statistical modeling and simulation for clinical program enhancement.
Desirable: Doctoral degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, or a related field; certification in advanced statistical software tools; experience with regulatory submission practices; familiarity with global health authority guidelines; excellent written and verbal communication skills; a publication history in peer-reviewed journals; leadership experience in cross-functional biostatistical projects.

Key Relationship to Reach Solutions
Internal: Members of all functions on project team; Members of Development.
External: External service providers; External regulatory agencies.

Date Posted

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