Principal Statistician

Senior or Principal Biostatistician – Leading CRO – Homebased – Spain

We have recently partnered with an award-winning CRO, seeking an experienced Principal Statistician (or Senior aiming to advance to Principal) to join their successful study delivery team. Candidates from any area of specialization are considered.

How You Will Be a Success :

As a Principal Biostatistician, your responsibilities will include:

1. Leading biostatistics and programming activities for a program of studies with moderate complexity and/or high impact.
2. Planning, monitoring, organizing, and reviewing the work of biostatisticians and programmers on assigned studies.
3. Ensuring timely, budget-compliant delivery of studies and analyses meeting quality standards.
4. Maintaining consistency across studies within the program.
5. Providing strategic oversight, focusing on resource allocation and team performance.
6. Utilizing your regulatory experience to ensure compliance and support regulatory submissions and inquiries.
7. Contributing to clinical program design, including protocol development, sample size calculations, and randomization schemes.
8. Supporting statistical aspects of CRF design.
9. Reviewing database structures, edit checks, and data management conventions.
10. Preparing SAPs, defining derived data, and designing tables, figures, and listings for reports.
11. Conducting data analysis, interpretation, and reporting.
12. Writing and reviewing statistical methods sections of reports.
13. Supporting responses to regulatory questions and participating in presentations.
14. Preparing biostatistics input for proposals and engaging in client meetings.

Key Qualifications and Skills :

1. M.S. or Ph.D. in statistics, biostatistics, or a related field.
2. Extensive experience in biostatistics and clinical trials analysis.
3. Proven leadership in biostatistics and programming for complex programs.
4. Excellent leadership, coaching, and mentorship skills.
5. Deep knowledge of trial methodology, regulations, and statistical software (e.g., SAS).
6. Strong communication skills for diverse stakeholders.

What you get in return :

Opportunities for career progression, skill enhancement, and flexible working arrangements. The company emphasizes work-life balance and provides competitive employment packages and benefits.

Company culture :

The organization values diversity, accountability, collaboration, partnership, and integrity, aiming to deliver excellence and be the partner of choice in drug development.

What to do next : If interested, please apply with your CV. The organization is eager to onboard a new Statistician promptly.

For confidential discussions about other opportunities, contact Aimee Weston.