Associate Director - Real World Biostatistics - Remote in the US or the UK

GlaxoSmithKline; Upper Providence (Delaware County); Remote; USD 142,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare and wellbeing programs

Pension plan membership

Share and savings programme

Remote or hybrid working model

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline is seeking an Associate Director - Real World Biostatistics to lead the design and delivery of biostatistical methods for real-world data to support access and patient impact in the United States. This role collaborates across medical affairs, epidemiology, health economics, and partnerships, with a focus on informing trial design, regulatory submissions, and payer dossiers.

The role is fully remote in the US or the UK, offers meaningful career growth, and includes a competitive

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in biostatistics, epidemiology, statistics, data science, or related quantitative field.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience applying biostatistics to real-world data, pharmacoepidemiology, or health outcomes research.

Responsibilities

• Lead statistical design and analysis for real-world evidence studies using large healthcare data sets.
• Translate stakeholder questions into study protocols and statistical analysis plans that address bias and study limitations.
• Manage study execution, including timelines, budgets, quality control, and vendor coordination.
• Develop and review analytic code ensuring reproducibility and quality using programming tools such as R or SAS.
• Communicate results clearly to internal teams and external audiences, supporting publications and payer dossiers.
• Mentor junior biostatisticians and contribute to best practices across evidence generation teams.

Skills

Cross-Functional Leadership

Digital Fluency

Evidence Based Decision Making

Flexible Mindset

High Impact Communication

Launch Excellence

Patient Journey

Education

Master's degree or PhD in biostatistics, epidemiology, statistics, data science, or related quantitative field

Tools

R

SAS

Job description

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Associate Director - Real World Biostatistics

As an Associate Director - Real World Biostatistics, you will lead the design and delivery of biostatistical methods and analyses for real-world data to support access and patient impact in the United States. The role advises on and applies advanced biostatistical methods and AI tools to real world data (RWD) to generate real world evidence (RWE) for informing trial design, regulatory submissions, reimbursement and safety signals. You will collaborate closely with diverse teams across medical affairs, epidemiology, health economics, market access, and external partners. We value candidates who are curious, collaborative, and communicate clearly. This role offers meaningful impact, strong career growth, and a chance to align with GSK's mission of uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.

This role is fully remote in the US or the UK.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Lead statistical design and analysis for real-world evidence studies using large healthcare data sets.
• Translate stakeholder questions into study protocols and statistical analysis plans that address bias and study limitations.
• Manage study execution, including timelines, budgets, quality control, and vendor coordination.
• Develop and review analytic code ensuring reproducibility and quality using programming tools such as R or SAS.
• Communicate results clearly to internal teams and external audiences, supporting publications and payer dossiers.
• Mentor junior biostatisticians and contribute to best practices across evidence generation teams.

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Master's degree or PhD in biostatistics, epidemiology, statistics, data science, or related quantitative field.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience applying biostatistics to real-world data, pharmacoepidemiology, or health outcomes research.

Preferred Qualifications:

Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:

• PhD in biostatistics, epidemiology, or related discipline.
• Practical experience with programming languages such as R and/or SAS and reproducible analysis workflows.
• Experience working with large US real-world data sources such as insurance claims, electronic health records, or registries.
• Prior experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry supporting access, reimbursement, or regulatory decisions.
• A track record of peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, or contributions to methodological guidelines.
• Familiarity with advanced causal inference methods, propensity score techniques, or longitudinal modeling.
• Strong knowledge of observational study design, causal inference methods, and methods to address bias.
• Experience mentoring and developing junior biostatisticians or early career scientists.
• Experience working in matrix environments with cross-functional teams and managing vendors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to clearly explain technical results to non-technical audiences.

Skills

Cross-Functional Leadership, Digital Fluency, Enterprise Thinking, Evidence Based Decision Making, Flexible Mindset, High Impact Communication, Launch Excellence, Patient JourneyThe US annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges from $141,750 to $236,250. The US salary ranges take into account a number of factors including work location within the US market, the candidate's skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases - to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we're committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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