Senior/Principal Biostatistician at Thermo Fisher Scientific

Senior/Principal Biostatistician (FSP or Multi-Sponsor) - Home based, EMEA

• We are vital links between an idea for a new medicine and the people who need it. We are the people of PPD — thousands of employees in locations worldwide connected by tenacity and passion for our purpose: to improve health. You will be joining a truly collaborative and winning culture as we strive to bend the time and cost curve of delivering life-saving therapies to patients.   
• Our Biostatistics department are passionate about being data and technically agile, and driving enhanced value for our clients and patients. Determined to improve patient health, we help PPD provide industry-leading statistical, programming and clinical pharmacology contributions through global delivery, consistent quality adherence and scientific insight.
• We currently have multiple roles available at the Senior/Principal Biostatistician level, across various projects.

As a Senior/Principal Biostatistician, you will function independently as Lead Statistician on projects, whilst leading/mentoring junior statisticians. Your responsibilities will include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Lead the project team, conduct team meetings, maintain project timelines, assess resources needed and allocate resources as required.
• Provide mentorship to junior team members.
• Develop statistical analysis plans, including analysis database and tables & listing specifications.
• Provide randomization schemes and appropriate documentation.
• Provide sample size calculations and review protocols for completeness, appropriateness of clinical design and sound statistical analysis.
• Coordinate and collaborate with Programmers and Data Management personnel as to database maintenance, updating and documentation.

To be considered for the role you should have the following qualifications and experience:

• Master's Degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, Mathematics or related field
• 5+ years of experience working in Biostatistics (previous CRO experience is desirable)
• Solid SAS programming experience (proficient in BASE, STAT, MACRO and GRAPH)
• Strong understanding of statistical principles and excellent statistical skills
• Good project management experience, demonstrated through previous experience managing multiple projects
• Capable of providing mentorship and promoting teamwork in a multi-disciplinary team setting
• Fluency in English is essential