Senior Statistician

OPIS; Batu Pahat; Remote; MYR 252,000 - 422,000; Full time

Job summary

An international CRO is seeking a Senior Statistician to join their team remotely. This role involves overseeing all statistical activities for clinical studies including study design and analysis. Candidates should have a degree in Statistics, at least 3 years of related experience, and proficiency in SAS. A competitive salary, bonuses, and the chance for professional growth are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonuses

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in CRO, biotech, pharma, or research institutes.
• Proven knowledge of statistics and its applications to clinical research.
• Solid understanding of drug development processes and GCP guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all statistical activities of assigned clinical studies.
• Independently contributes to clinical study design and statistical methodology.
• Generates randomization lists and collaborates with the Data Management team.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Clinical research knowledge

SAS programming

Communication skills

Team-working

Education

Degree in Statistics or equivalent

Tools

SAS

Statistical software packages

Job description

Overview

Due to our ongoing global expansion, we have a great opportunity for a Senior Statistician to join our growing team, on a fully remote basis.

The Senior Statistician reports to the Biostatistics Coordinator, serves as the primary point of contact to the study team for statistical related matters, liaises with external stakeholders and ensures clinical data are analyzed in compliance with applicable standards, regulatory guidelines and OPIS SOPs. The Senior Statistician provides the study team and the Sponsor with advice on statistical methodology and study design and acts as a mentor for junior staff. This is a remote (work from home) position.

What you'll do

• Be responsible for all statistical activities regarding the assigned clinical studies, e.g. study design, sample size estimation, analysis plan, analysis populations, statistical analyses and reporting
• Work independently with minimal support from the Head of Biostatistics Unit- Contribute to the design of clinical studies providing appropriate statistical methodology
• Review the study objectives and endpoints with the study team and/or the Sponsor and write detailed statistical analysis plan (SAP)
• Generate randomization lists or random selection procedures and collaborate with the Data Manager to produce the related documentation
• Collaborate with the Data Management team to design and review the study CRF, to define protocol deviations, edit checks and other data quality controls
• Develop SAS programs and/or collaborate with the SAS programmer to generate analysis, datasets, mock shells, TFLs for reporting and publications
• Perform the quality control of deliverables generated by other statisticians or SAS programmers
• Write the Statistical Report and/or the statistical sections of the Clinical Study Report
• Track activities and milestones to ensure timely project deliverables
• Liaise with Sponsor and external stakeholders regarding statistical activities and results of statistical analyses
• Present and share knowledge at team meetings
• Collaborate in establishing and maintaining SOPs related to Biostatistics
• Organize/perform trainings for project team and acts as a mentor for junior staff

What we are looking for

• Degree in Statistics (or equivalent degree) with a specialization in medical or epidemiological statistics
• At least 3 year of experience in CRO, biotech, pharma, research institutes or similar
• Proven knowledge and expertise in statistics and its applications to clinical research
• Solid knowledge and experience in drug development process and GCP guidelines
• Solid knowledge of SAS and other statistical software packages
• Experience in developing CDISC standard specifications and datasets (SDTM, ADaM)
• Knowledge of computer systems related to clinical trials (EDC, IVRS, IWRDS, EPRO, CTMS, etc.)
• Excellent communication and team-working skills
• Strong commitment to quality
• Proactive attitude and independence in organizing activities
• Flexibility and propensity for innovation
• English language fluent
• Planning and organizational skills
• Communication skills
• Team-working oriented

What we offer

We offer a competitive salary, bonuses, and other benefits together with the opportunity to develop your professional career with an expanding and growing international company.

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Who we are

OPIS is an International CRO with 25 years of experience in conducting Phase I-IV, non-interventional and medical devices studies on an international level. We always offer state-of-the-art information technology solutions and innovative approaches to the increasing complexity and variety of projects. OPIS extensive expertise covers all phases of drug-related trials, taking care of the Sponsor beyond the therapeutic area, offering also accurate clinical investigations for medical and diagnostic devices. With Global Clinical Research Locations all over the world, OPIS offers a full range of integrated clinical research services as scientific advice, medical writing, trial start-up, monitoring, study management, data management, statistics, pharmacovigilance, medical monitoring, electronic data capture as well as quality assurance and training.