Senior Biostatistician FSP (HTA, German-speaking)

Cytel - EMEA; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global pharmaceutical consulting firm is seeking a Senior Biostatistician based in the United Kingdom. In this role, you will provide essential statistical support for Health Technology Assessment (HTA) activities, particularly related to German dossiers. Ideal candidates bring over 5 years of experience in drug development or HTA, along with mastery in statistical programming (SAS or R) and native-level German skills. Join a dynamic team dedicated to innovation in patient treatment and enhance your career in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in drug development or HTA activities in the Pharmaceutical or Biotechnology industry.
• Strong experience with HTA dossier preparation and GBA interactions.
• Commitment to driving effective delivery aligned with project goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide statistical support for German HTA dossiers.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary project teams.
• Prepare and participate in consultations with authorities.
• Ensure quality control of clinical study data analyses.
• Utilize strong communication skills to explain methodologies.

Skills

Statistical analysis

SAS programming

R programming

Communication skills

German language proficiency

Education

Master’s degree in statistics or related discipline

Ph.D. (desirable)

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Who Are You?

An experienced Biostatistician with a passion for clinical development and analysis, adept at utilizing advanced statistical methods, you will support our customer's Health Technology Assessment (HTA) dossiers in Germany. You are motivated to do great work and collaborate easily with your clients. You never settle for what is, but always push clinical development forward to what it could be. You motivate others to do the same.

Sponsor-dedicated:

Working fully embedded within one of our pharmaceutical clients, with the support of Cytel right behind you, you'll be at the heart of our client's innovation. As a Senior Biostatistician you will be dedicated to one of our global pharmaceutical clients; a company that is driving the next generation of patient treatment, where individuals are empowered to work with autonomy and ownership. This is an exciting time to be a part of this new program.

Position Overview:

This role is to support our customer's German Health Technology Assessment (HTA) dossier activities. Having exposure to this area is a bonus, and will enable collaborating effectively, with colleagues from the different functions involved. Strong statistical skills and a flexible, customer-oriented mindset, but in full adherence to good statistical principles, will make you an asset for this role.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Senior Biostatistician, your responsibilities will include:

• Providing statistical support to our customer's HTA activities, in particular for German HTA dossiers.
• Collaborate with all functions involved as part of interdisciplinary HTA project teams
• Provide strategic statistical input in the development of HTA dossiers for the relevant HTA authorities in Germany according to AMNOG (Arzneimittelneuordnungsgesetz)
• Preparation and possible participation in consultations and meetings with the relevant authorities
• Specification, quality control and delivery of (re-)analyses of clinical study data based on a Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP), working with the assigned programming teams
• Participation in initiatives on topics like standard templates, analysis methods, presentation of results
• Utilizing your strong communication skills to present and explain the methodology and consequences of decisions.
• Understand and follow applicable guidelines

QUALIFICATIONS

Here at Cytel we want our employees to succeed and we enable this success through consistent training, development and support. To be successful in this position you will have:

• Master’s degree in statistics or a related discipline. Ph.D. is desirable.
• 5+ years supporting drug development or HTA/post-marketing activities in the Pharmaceutical or Biotechnology industry.
• Experience with HTA activities and/or economic modelling is strongly desired. Experience related to HTA dossier and GBA (Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss) interaction is an even stronger asset for this role.
• German language skill at native or near-native level (written and spoken) is a must.
• Good SAS and/or R programming skills for generation and QC of deliverables and exploratory activities/modelling
• Solid understanding & implementation of CDISC requirements for regulatory submissions.
• Full commitment to driving effective delivery and contributing to the strategic goals of the customer's project
• The ability to build strong external & internal relationships and motivate a regional or global team.
• Effective communicator: able to explain methodology and consequences of decisions in lay terms.