Senior Statistician II
About The Position
The Senior Statistician II works independently on statistical activities relating to the design, delivery, and interpretation of preclinical studies, regulatory submissions, and/or commercialisation. The role performs and communicates results of technical analyses, guides less experienced staff, develops and applies statistical ideas and approaches, and collaborates across functions. The position may work directly on projects and/or support statistical methodological advances. For direct project support, the role provides statistical expertise for complex study and programme design and interpretation, governance committees, regulatory submissions, and commercialisation. It analyses internal and external information and uses modelling and simulation to inform design decisions and decision criteria; develops statistical analysis plans; coaches less experienced statisticians; and interprets and communicates complex study results. The role also contributes to regulatory documents and responses, identifies opportunities to improve study design and statistical methods, helps establish best practices, and takes responsibility for the quality of its statistical work and professional development. For methodological work, the role develops pragmatic solutions under guidance from a more experienced statistician, drafts analysis plans, and provides statistical consultancy to colleagues and other business partners. It investigates and applies statistical approaches relevant to scientific and regulatory questions, develops methods and standards, builds external scientific and academic collaborations, contributes to process improvement or departmental capability development, and communicates research internally and externally, including through conferences and journal publications. The position collaborates with Biometrics teams, Therapeutic Area scientists, colleagues in other departments, drug project leaders in GPT and CPT, vendors, project managers, and other Biometrics contacts. AstraZeneca describes an average expectation of at least three office days per week, with flexibility. The annual base pay range is $119,848 to $179,772, with eligibility for incentives and benefits including retirement programs, paid time off, and health, dental, and vision coverage.
Requirements
- Master’s degree plus 4 years of experience, or PhD plus 2 years of experience, in Statistics, Mathematics with a substantial statistical component, or a recognised equivalent to a statistics MSc.
- Experience working as a statistician in the pharmaceutical industry sufficient to work independently.
- Ability to perform and communicate results of technical statistical analyses.
- Ability to guide less experienced staff and collaborate across functions.
- Ability to apply statistical expertise to problems, with problem-solving ability and a quality focus.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Nice To Haves
- Competence as a statistical programmer using SAS and R.
- Knowledge of key technical and regulatory requirements.
- Experience designing, analysing, and reporting preclinical or clinical studies in more than one setting.
- Experience and knowledge of statistical methods and their applications in study design, analysis, and interpretation.
Responsibilities
- Provide statistical expertise for complex design and interpretation of preclinical or clinical programmes, governance committees, regulatory submissions, and/or commercialisation.
- Analyse internal and external information and perform modelling and simulation to inform study design decisions and decision criteria.
- Develop statistical analysis plans for complex studies and project deliveries.
- Coach and guide less experienced statisticians in producing analyses, graphics, and tables for study reports, Global Medical Affairs studies, or publications.
- Analyse, interpret, summarise, and communicate results of complex studies.
- Contribute to regulatory submissions, including specification of overview documents and responses to regulatory questions.
- Identify opportunities to use modelling and simulation to improve study design.
- Identify opportunities to improve methodology and provide practical solutions to problems.
- Identify and apply statistical methodology to improve processes and delivery activities.
- Contribute to best practices that improve quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.
- Maintain accountability for the quality of statistical work, provide discipline-specific insight and constructive challenge, and take ownership of development needs.
- Under guidance, produce pragmatic solutions, initially prioritising delivery and subsequently refining and developing solutions.
- Provide statistical consultancy to statisticians in therapeutically aligned groups, medical scientists, and other business roles.
- Investigate and apply novel statistical approaches to relevant statistical issues, regulatory guidance, and value demonstration.
- Investigate and improve statistical approaches, establish standards and best practices, and develop and implement new methodology with external scientists.
- Identify opportunities to add value and develop collaborative relationships with the external scientific and academic community while maintaining academic links.
- Contribute to or lead process improvement and/or departmental capability development.
- Develop an understanding of the pharmaceutical business and AstraZeneca ways of working.
- Communicate research and results internally and externally through conferences and journal publications.
Benefits
- Eligibility for short-term incentive bonuses.
- Equity-based awards for salaried roles.
- Qualified retirement programs.
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and leaves.
- Health coverage.
- Dental coverage.
- Vision coverage.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
