Technical Statistician (remote-based)

Hobson Prior currently have a pioneering opportunity for a Technical Statistician to join a leading pharmaceutical organisation remotely on a contract basis.

Job Responsibilities:

• Supports the development, assessment and introduction of new statistical technology and methodology, including statistical model-based drug development approaches using frequentist and/or Bayesian methodologies.
• As needed, carries out advanced statistical analyses to address complex design problems across therapy areas, for instance, performing complex simulations to determine sample size and power considerations for different study design options.
• Communicates complex issues in nontechnical language by using visuals, simulations and other illustrative techniques.
• Effectively leads cross-functional or multi-disciplinary groups and use technical expertise to pro-actively influence business decisions.
• To provide statistical sciences training to internal employees from different disciplines on advanced statistical concepts.
• Seeks opportunities to represent the organisation by active participation in external professional/technical forums.
• Reviews and approves abstracts, posters, presentations, and manuscripts for publication and ensures accuracy of all biostatistical aspects of such documents.
• Stays current with ongoing developments in statistical methods applications in the pharmaceutical industry.
• May be asked to participate on special projects across therapy areas and practices.

Requirements:

• Strong programming skills in R or SAS.
• Experience in Bayesian methods and adaptive trials is essential.

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