Senior Biostatistician

AL Solutions
Liverpool
2 months ago
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AL Solutions are working in partnership with a fast emerging Canadian CRO that have recently began the next phase of their global expansion having recently opened a new affiliate in the UK as part of their long-ter m European growth project.


We are currently looking for a Senior Biostatistician to join them on this journey be one of the first employees within the European team. With their strong commitment to growing this UK team and further expansion into Eastern Europe, my client have excellent progression and development paths in place which has enabled them to achieve a staff retention rate of 94% in recent years.


Responsibilities:


  • Manage assigned projects from planning through delivery, building strong client relationships
  • Provide statistical input for study design, analysis, and reporting.
  • Write protocol statistics sections, calculate sample sizes, and prepare randomization plans and codes.
  • Develop Statistical Analysis Plans (SAPs) and respond to peer review feedback.
  • Maintain QC/QA documentation and support development of new statistical methods and processes.
  • Develop and/or review ADaM dataset specifications. Review and provide input to SDTM dataset specifications when required.
  • Conduct statistical analyses according to the SAP and address review comments
  • Prepare statistical content for CSRs, publications, abstracts, and presentations.
  • Review data management plans and validation specs


Required Experience / Skills:


  • Degree in Statistics or related fields
  • Strong experience working as a biostatistician within clinical trials
  • Previous experience independently leading studies
  • Proficient with SAS
  • Good working knowledge with CDISC, ADaM and SDTM


For more details, please contact Jack Kavanagh at AL Solutions or submit your application.


Jack Kavanagh

AL Solutions

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