Sr Biostatistician-Sr Data Scientist/Analyst (US and UK Only)

Syneos Health, Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

A biopharmaceutical solutions organization is looking for a Sr Biostatistician-Sr Data Scientist/Analyst in London. The ideal candidate should have a Master's degree in Biostatistics or related fields, with 5-8 years of experience. Responsibilities include leading the development of analysis specifications and collaborating across teams. The position requires proficiency in statistical programming tools such as R, SAS, and SQL, and offers a competitive salary range of $80,600.00 - $145,000.00.

Benefits

Company car or car allowance

Health benefits (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) with company match

Flexible paid time off

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of relevant post-graduation experience or PhD with 3+ years post-graduation experience.
• Experience with healthcare databases and analysis.
• Proven ability to manage projects autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis development and conduct technical guidance for RWD research.
• Ensure quality standards and methodological rigor across projects.
• Develop statistical analysis plans and protocols.

Skills

Statistical programming proficiency

Cross-functional team collaboration

Project management

Technical communication

Education

Master’s degree in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Data Science, or related field

Tools

R

SAS

SQL

Python

Job description

Sr Biostatistician-Sr Data Scientist/Analyst (US and UK Only)

Updated: Yesterday

Location: London, LND, United Kingdom

Job ID: 25103480-OTHLOC-3526-2DR

Description

Sr Biostatistician-Sr Data Scientist/Analyst (US and UK Only)

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.

Our Clinical Development model brings the customer and the patient to the center of everything that we do. We are continuously looking for ways to simplify and streamline our work to not only make Syneos Health easier to work with, but to make us easier to work for.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to accelerate the delivery of therapies, because we are passionate to change lives.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know:

WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE

Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Responsibilities

• Must be located in the United States or UK with no sponsorship needs to be considered for this position.
• Lead development of analysis specifications, develop programs, and conduct analyses while providing technical guidance for Real World Data (RWD) research. Ensure quality standards and methodological rigor across projects through development of patient cohorts and validation of key variables.
• Lead development of technical specifications and study methodology.
• Statistical programming proficiency (R, SAS, SQL, Python).
• Oversight of quality control processes.
• Cross-functional team collaboration.
• Management of project timelines and deliverables.
• Development of best practices and standards.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex analyses to non-technical stakeholders.
• Technical Expertise
  • Proficiency in SAS or R & SQL is a must; ability to program independently, create packages, take requirements, write specifications, work with complex data structures and study design.
  • Experience in more complex programming, such as propensity score analysis, lines of therapy, Sankey diagrams, machine learning.
  • Experience with complex statistical programming, such as propensity score matching.
  • Experience applying machine learning methods (e.g., LASSO, decision trees, random forest, XGBoost) with RWD.
• Experience with OHDSI or DARWIN tool sets in R.
• Subject Matter Expertise
  • Understanding of epidemiology/outcomes research; experience with study design and execution; Biomarker/genomic data sources.
  • Experience with healthcare databases: Claims (e.g., Optum, MarketScan, Pharmetrics+, HealthVerity, CPRD); Electronic Health Records (e.g., IQVIA, Flatiron, Concert AI, TriNetX).
  • Experience with OMOP CDM or similar common data model framework.
  • Knowledge of US/international data sources.
  • For clinical trial analysis specifically, experience with psychometric validation.
• Project Implementation capability (reviewing, contributing to technical review and suggesting edits, executing) in the following areas:
  • Statistical analysis plan development.
  • Protocol/manuscript development.
  • Study design and execution.
  • Cross-functional team collaboration.
  • Tracking and updating work in Jira or ADO.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Data Science, Bioinformatics, or related field with 5-8 years of relevant post-graduation experience or PhD with 3+ years post-graduation experience.
• Advanced expertise in statistical programming and observational research methods.
• Comprehensive experience with healthcare data sources and analysis.
• Proven ability to lead projects autonomously in a matrix environment.
• Track record of managing priorities and performance targets.

Additional requirements may include:

• Oncology Specific: Experience in oncology observational studies, experience in Flatiron and ConcertAI, understanding of programming logic in lines of therapy.
• Molecular Epidemiology Specific:
  • Cloud-based SQL is desirable.
  • Experience with clinico-genomic multi-modal data (e.g. Tempus AI) or population biobank data (UK Biobank).
  • Experience and comfort multitasking and working in a matrix environment.
  • Tableau or Power BI or other graphics tool is a plus.
• HEOR Specific:
  • SAS/SQL required; additional experience with R beneficial.
  • Experience with health economics and outcomes research methodologies, including cost analysis, burden of illness studies, and comparative effectiveness research.

Benefits and Salary

At Syneos Health, we provide an environment in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. Benefits may include a company car or car allowance, health benefits (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) with company match, eligibility for Employee Stock Purchase Plan, eligibility to earn commissions/bonus, and flexible paid time off. Paid sick time eligibility varies by location in accordance with local laws. Syneos complies with applicable paid sick time requirements.

Salary Range: $80,600.00 - $145,000.00

The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on qualifications, skills, and proficiency for the role.

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 studies across 73,000 sites and 675,000+ trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health at www.syneoshealth.com.

Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company may assign other tasks at its sole discretion. Qualifications may differ from those listed. The Company will determine what constitutes an equivalent qualification. This description is in compliance with applicable laws and is not a contract of employment. The company may require, at times, additional skills/experiences as needed.

Discover what our more than 29,000 employees know: work here matters everywhere. A career with Syneos Health means your everyday work improves patients’ lives around the world.