FSP Principal Biostatistician, Medical Affairs

IQVIA; Durham (NC); Remote; USD 111,000 - 309,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home-based remote

Flexible schedule

Collaborative teams

Tailored development curriculum

Research opportunities

Career trajectory

Regulatory submissions experience

Job stability

Work-life balance

Job summary

IQVIA, Data Sciences Staffing Solutions (DSSS), is seeking a Home-based Principal Biostatistician for US/Canada. This FSP role supports Phase 2/3 trials, offers collaborative cross-functional work with sponsor teams, and provides ongoing training, development, and long-term engagement opportunities.

You will author analysis plans, guide programmers, and contribute to publications while ensuring regulatory standards and data integrity in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics, or related field with 5+ years industry experience.
• MS in Statistics, Biostatistics, or related field with 7+ years of industry experience.
• At least 3 years in Phase 2/3 clinical trial experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work proactively and independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to effectively communicate ideas and to manage programmers in a constructive manner.
• Ability to use R or SAS to perform efficacy and safety analyses and validate important data derivations when necessary.
• Understanding of ICH GCP, ICH E9 plus general knowledge of industry practices and standards.
• Experience with CDISC, including SDTM, ADAM, CDASH

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary project teams to establish project objectives and timelines.
• Author statistical analysis plans.
• Collaborate with Biostatistics, Statistical Programming, Clinical Development, and Clinical Operations to provide statistical expertise.
• Contribute to publications and presentations.
• Provide guidance and supervision to programmers in planning and execution of analysis.
• Independently program or validate statistical outputs (tables, listings and figures) using SAS or R
• Interpret study results and review reports of study results for accuracy.
• Support exploratory analyses.

Skills

R

SAS

ICH GCP knowledge

CDISC (SDTM/ADAM/CDASH)

Communication

Education

PhD in Statistics/Biostatistics

MS in Statistics/Biostatistics

Job description

Job Level: FSP Principal Biostatistician, Medical Affairs

Location: Home-based in the U.S. or Canada

Why DSSS?

Data Sciences Staffing Solutions, DSSS, is a unit within IQVIA that provides our sponsors with fully embedded resources through a Functional Service Provider (FSP) partnership. This yields all the benefits of working for an industry leading global CRO and collaborating directly with cross-functional sponsor teams. Sponsor clients include world class pharmaceutical and biotech companies offering you unique opportunities to influence the future of medicine and advance therapies to market.

Job Summary:

The Principal Biostatistician is responsible for providing statistical analysis support for pharmaceutical research in Phase 2 and 3 clinical trials.

Additional Benefits:

• Home-based remote working opportunities.
• Work/life balance as well as flexible schedules.
• Collaborating with motivated, high-performance, statistical and research teams.
• Technical training and tailored development curriculum.
• Research opportunities that match your unique skillset.
• Promising career trajectory.
• Job stability: long-term engagements and re-deployment opportunities.
• Focus on bringing new therapies to market rather than project budgets and change orders.
• Experience with regulatory submissions.
• Engaging, fast-paced environment.
• Good work-life balance.

Job Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary project teams to establish project objectives and timelines.
• Author statistical analysis plans.
• Collaborate with Biostatistics, Statistical Programming, Clinical Development, and Clinical Operations to provide statistical expertise.
• Contribute to publications and presentations.
• Provide guidance and supervision to programmers in planning and execution of analysis.
• Independently program or validate statistical outputs (tables, listings and figures) using SAS or R
• Interpret study results and review reports of study results for accuracy.
• Support exploratory analyses.

Qualifications (Minimal acceptable level of education, work experience, and competency)

• PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics, or related field with 5+ years industry experience.
• MS in Statistics, Biostatistics, or related field with 7+ years of industry experience.
• At least 3 years in Phase 2/3 clinical trial experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work proactively and independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to effectively communicate his/her ideas and to manage programmers in a constructive manner.
• Ability to use R or SAS to perform efficacy and safety analyses and validate important data derivations when necessary.
• Understanding of ICH GCP, ICH E9 plus general knowledge of industry practices and standards.
• Experience with CDISC, including SDTM, ADAM, CDASH

Desired Experience:

• Contributing to peer-reviewed publications and presentations.

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IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

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IQVIA is committed to integrity in our hiring process and maintains a zero tolerance policy for candidate fraud. All information and credentials submitted in your application must be truthful and complete. Any false statements, misrepresentations, or material omissions during the recruitment process will result in immediate disqualification of your application, or termination of employment if discovered later, in accordance with applicable law. We appreciate your honesty and professionalism.

The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $111,000.00 - $309,000.00. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.