Principal Statistician

CK Group- Science, Clinical and Technical
Braintree
3 months ago
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CK Group are recruiting for a Principal Statistician to join a to join a global pharmaceutical company on a contract basis for 24 months.


Salary: £42.42 per hour PAYE - this role is inside IR35


This position is fully remote.


Principal Statistician Role

  • Provide statistical support in protocol development for observational studies and/or clinical trials.
  • Author and review of statistical analysis plans, analysis dataset specifications, and TFL shells.
  • Work with programming and other cross-functional teams in Phase‑4 non‑interventional study to develop CRF, validate and review the datasets and results.
  • Conduct programming and analysis for Medical Affairs, RWE studies.
  • Support develop abstract, poster and manuscript as deliverables.

Background

  • PhD or MS in Biostatistics or Statistics two or equivalent experience
  • Previous experience in pharmaceutical industry to provide statistical input into the study design, statistical analysis, and reporting of interventional and observational studies.
  • Previous experience with Phase‑4 study, Medical Affairs study, Real World Evidence (RWE) or HEOR study.
  • Experience in statistical software, SAS and R.
  • Experience with Real World Data (RWD) and RWE methodologies, such as propensity score analysis, causal inference.

Company

Our clients aim is to be a global leader in generics and biopharmaceuticals, improving the lives of patients across the world.


Location

This role is fully remote.


Apply

For more information, or to apply for this Principal Statisticianrole please contact the Key Accounts Team on (phone number removed) or email (url removed). Please quote reference (Apply online only).


Please note: This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.


It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK


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