Associate Director, Biostatistician (Client dedicated)

ICON; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading clinical research organization in the United Kingdom is seeking an Associate Director, Biostatistician. This role involves applying statistical methodologies and R programming expertise to support critical oncology clinical development programs. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in biostatistics, strong knowledge of CDISC standards, and a passion for driving high-quality data analysis. Competitive salary and a variety of benefits offered, including health insurance and retirement planning.

Benefits

Various annual leave entitlements

Range of health insurance offerings

Competitive retirement planning

Global Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible country-specific optional benefits

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant experience in biostatistics within the pharmaceutical/biotech industry.
• Familiarity with regulatory guidelines such as ICH, GCP.
• Experience with hematologic malignancies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support study design, protocol development, analysis planning, and execution.
• Generate high-quality statistical programs with minimal oversight.
• Ensure compliance with CDISC standards and Health Authority requirements.

Skills

Advanced proficiency in R programming

Strong knowledge of CDISC standards

Proven oncology experience

Education

PhD in Statistics or related discipline

Master’s degree with 8+ years of experience

Tools

SAS

Job description

As a Associate Director, Biostatistician you will be joining the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence.

Join a high-impact role supporting a Top 5 global pharmaceutical client, where your contributions as an individual contributor will gain strong visibility within a collaborative, expert team. Apply your statistical and R programming expertise to drive high-quality, compliant, and meaningful data analysis in support of critical clinical development programs within the oncology field.

What you will be doing:

• You will work as individual contributor to support one of our big pharma client (This is not a position for a people manager).

• Apply appropriate statistical methodologies to support study design, protocol development, analysis planning, execution, and reporting.

• Develop accurate, reproducible statistical analyses using SAS or R, in compliance with internal and external standards.

• Generate high-quality statistical programs and deliverables with minimal oversight; independently manage complex analytical assignments.

• Maintain and govern data analysis standards, including specifications for protocols, SAPs, tables/listings/figures, and data presentation formats.

• Ensure standards meet CDISC, ADaM, and Health Authority compliance requirements, while aligning with disease-area and study design needs.

• Oversee change management and version control processes for standard templates and tools.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (e.g., statisticians, data standards teams, implementation leads) to drive effective adoption of standards.

• Support strategic cross-program analyses and regulatory response activities.

• Ensure thorough documentation of statistical activities for traceability and reproducibility, maintaining records in shared systems and repositories.

You are:

• PhD in Statistics or related discipline with at least 6 years of relevant experience, orMaster’s degree with 8+ years of experience in biostatistics within the pharmaceutical/biotech industry.

• Advanced proficiency in R programming.

• Strong knowledge of CDISC standards, particularly ADaM and SDTM.

• Familiarity with regulatory guidelines such as ICH, GCP, and other industry standards.

• Proven oncology experience is required

• Preferred Qualifications:
  - Experience with hematologic malignancies (e.g., multiple myeloma, leukemia, lymphoma) is a strong asset.

  - Involvement in statistical design or regulatory response support.

  - Operational experience in statistical standards governance or implementation.

What ICON can offer you:

Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

• Various annual leave entitlements
• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs
• Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximise savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being
• Life assurance
• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others

Visit our careers website to read more about the benefits of working at ICON: https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know through the form below.

https://careers.iconplc.com/reasonable-accommodations

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.