Senior Real-World Evidence Biostatistics Lead

Bristol Myers Squibb; Denham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking an experienced RWE Analyst to join GBDS's RWE-CoE. The role involves curating real-world data, building pipelines, and collaborating with Biostatistics, Data Science, HEOR, Epidemiology, and IT to inform evidence generation and study design.

The position is on-site with 50% office time in Uxbridge, offering a cross-functional environment, rigorous data governance, and opportunities to contribute to regulatory and clinical strategies through high-quality analyses.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Data Science, Health Informatics, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience working with real-world healthcare data (claims, EMR, registries, etc.).
• 2+ years of experience in pharmaceutical industry (e.g. Pharma, CRO, Biotech) and clinical trials.
• Proficiency in SAS, R, Python, or similar tools for data manipulation and analysis. AI/ML knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Curate and assess the quality of real-world data (RWD) assets to ensure their suitability and understanding for intended use.
• Design and implement data pipelines to transform raw RWD into datasets ready for analysis.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including Biostatistics, Data Science, HEOR, Epidemiology/Safety, Clinical, and IT—to define data requirements and analytical strategies.
• Conduct exploratory data analyses, identify patient cohorts, and perform data summary analytics to support real-world evidence (RWE) generation.
• Participate in the design of RWE studies, including the development of methodologies, data analysis, interpretation, and reporting of study results.
• Author or review study documents such as protocols, statistical analysis plans, study reports, publications, and study-level specifications.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Analytical reasoning

Project management

Education

Master’s or PhD in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Data Science, Health Informatics, or related field

Tools

SAS

R

Python

RWD databases

Job description

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking an experienced RWE Analyst to join GBDS's RWE-CoE. The role involves curating real-world data, building pipelines, and collaborating with Biostatistics, Data Science, HEOR, Epidemiology, and IT to inform evidence generation and study design.

The position is on-site with 50% office time in Uxbridge, offering a cross-functional environment, rigorous data governance, and opportunities to contribute to regulatory and clinical strategies through high-quality analyses.