Principal Statistician

Warman O'Brien; España; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Pension

Life Insurance

Home-based role

Job summary

Warman O'Brien, partnering with a leading global CRO, seeks an experienced Principal Biostatistician to provide statistical leadership across complex global clinical trials, lead studies and regulatory submissions, and mentor junior statisticians.

This fully home-based role supports Poland, Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic or Hungary, offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits. You will collaborate with pharma and biotech clients on innovative development programmes.

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in Biostatistics, Statistics or related discipline.
• 7+ years' experience (PhD) or 9+ years' experience (MSc) within clinical biostatistics.
• Extensive experience supporting Phase I-IV clinical trials within a pharma or CRO environment.
• Strong knowledge of statistical methodologies, clinical trial design and the drug development process.
• Experience leading multiple studies, submissions or clinical programmes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with proven leadership experience.
• Ability to work effectively across cross-functional and international project teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead biostatistics activities across individual studies, programmes of studies and regulatory submissions.
• Provide statistical leadership and oversight throughout the clinical development lifecycle.
• Review and approve study protocols, SAPs, CSRs and other key deliverables.
• Collaborate with sponsors, project teams and regulatory agencies to ensure high-quality study delivery.
• Provide statistical consultancy to support proposal development, project planning and budgeting.
• Mentor and support junior statisticians while promoting best practices across projects.
• Ensure all statistical deliverables are produced to the highest quality and in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Education

MSc in Biostatistics

PhD in Biostatistics

Job description

We are partnering with a leading global CRO to recruit an experienced Principal Biostatistician to join their growing biometrics team. This is an excellent opportunity for a Principal Biostatistician looking to take on a highly visible role, providing statistical leadership across complex global clinical trials while working closely with pharma and biotech clients. You will lead studies and regulatory submissions, collaborate with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders, mentor junior statisticians, and play a key role in delivering high-quality clinical development programmes.

This is a fully home-based position (Poland, Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic or Hungary).

What you will be doing:

• Lead biostatistics activities across individual studies, programmes of studies and regulatory submissions
• Provide statistical leadership and oversight throughout the clinical development lifecycle
• Review and approve study protocols, Statistical Analysis Plans (SAPs), clinical study reports and other key statistical deliverables
• Collaborate with sponsors, project teams and regulatory agencies to ensure high-quality study delivery
• Provide statistical consultancy to support proposal development, project planning and budgeting
• Participate in bid defence meetings and client presentations, representing the biostatistics function
• Mentor and support junior statisticians while promoting best practices across projects
• Ensure all statistical deliverables are produced to the highest quality and in accordance with regulatory requirements

What you will need:

• MSc or PhD in Biostatistics, Statistics or a related discipline
• 7+ years' experience (PhD) or 9+ years' experience (MSc) within clinical biostatistics
• Extensive experience supporting Phase I-IV clinical trials within a pharma or CRO environment
• Strong knowledge of statistical methodologies, clinical trial design and the drug development process
• Experience leading multiple studies, submissions or clinical programmes
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with proven leadership experience
• Ability to work effectively across cross-functional and international project teams

What's in it for you:

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, pension and life insurance
• Fully home-based in Poland, Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic or Hungary
• Excellent long-term career development and progression opportunities
• Structured learning and development programmes
• Opportunity to work on innovative global clinical development programmes within a collaborative and supportive environment