Head of Statistical Innovation & Modelling

Ipsen; Greater London; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Ipsen is seeking a Senior Director, Statistical Innovation to lead innovative methodology across its R&D portfolio. You will head a 3–5 person team delivering adaptive and Bayesian trial designs, external controls, digital twins, and predictive analytics to strengthen development decisions and portfolio value.

You will collaborate across Biometry, Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, and Data Science to ensure rigour, feasibility, and regulatory acceptability, while building reusable tools

Qualifications

• 10+ years in pharmaceutical/biotech quantitative roles with advanced degrees
• Expertise in innovative trial design, simulation, Bayesian methods, and data mining
• Strong programming and modern modelling capabilities; reproducible workflows

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic input to innovative trial designs including adaptive and master protocol approaches
• Lead a 3–5 person quantitative team with accountability for quality and capability building
• Develop simulation frameworks to optimize sample size and decision rules
• Lead advanced modelling for disease progression, dose/regimen, patient journeys, digital twins and external controls
• Communicate complex statistical outputs to senior stakeholders and ensure regulatory acceptability

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Statistical analysis

Communication

Education

MS/MSc or PhD in statistics or mathematics

Tools

R

Python

SAS

Job description

Ipsen is seeking a Senior Director, Statistical Innovation to lead innovative methodology across its R&D portfolio. You will head a 3–5 person team delivering adaptive and Bayesian trial designs, external controls, digital twins, and predictive analytics to strengthen development decisions and portfolio value.

You will collaborate across Biometry, Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, and Data Science to ensure rigour, feasibility, and regulatory acceptability, while building reusable tools