Senior/Principal Statistician

Visible Analytics
Oxford
2 days ago
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Overview

Visible Analytics is a quickly growing consultancy specialising in using strategic and analytics expertise to optimise the development and use of health technologies. We are looking for a Senior/Principal Statistician to lead and undertake HTA-related statistical analyses, and to provide statistical support to evidence generation and modelling activities of healthcare interventions throughout the product life cycle, pre- and post-launch, for local and global use. Essential skills include survival analyses (including extrapolation), conducting indirect treatment comparisons using network meta-analysis or population matching, adjustment for treatment switching, post-hoc analyses of clinical trials (including assessing surrogacy), and mapping of patient-reported outcomes, often using cutting-edge approaches.

Responsibilities
  • Day-to-day client communication, management of the client relationships.
  • Designing and developing, for Principal Statistician also leading, the design and development of statistical analyses with minimal oversight.
  • Programming the analyses using R, WinBUGS/JAGS/Stan.
  • Performing thorough quality control of internally and externally developed analyses, and support or lead conceptual validation.
  • Contributing, commenting on the design of literature reviews and data extraction for literature reviews, discussing statistical methods and recommending statistical analyses.
  • Developing and leading the development of project deliverables (e.g., SAPs, technical reports and strategic recommendations), sections of HTA submissions and draft abstracts and manuscripts with minimal oversight.
  • Managing single workstream and, for Principal Statistician, also multi-workstream (Principal Statistician) projects. Planning and monitoring project progress (budget/resources, timelines and deliverables) for multiple projects.
  • Managing and planning project team's workload, developing draft proposals and budgets.
  • Contributing to overall HTA strategy for Principal Statistician.
  • Line management and training.
  • Presenting and representing the company at international conferences. For Principal Statistician, also providing input into the Visible Analytics’ strategy around external visibility and scientific reputation.
  • Travel may be required.
Qualifications
  • The candidate should have a thorough knowledge of the required methodologies. Strong quantitative skills, with solid understanding and experience with HTA and Bayesian methods is a must.
  • Intellectual curiosity, attention to detail and the ability to work independently is important.
  • We are looking for someone with ≥5 years of experience working with R, experience with HTAs and statistical analyses to support health economics modelling.
  • Proficiency in MS Office programs: Excel, Word, PowerPoint is desired.
  • Should have excellent English oral and written communication skills and comfort liaising with technical and non-technical clients (both internally and externally).
How to apply

If you have any further questions or wish to apply for the position, please contact us by phone +44 (0) 1865 606333 or by email,, and provide a recent CV in attachment.

Closing date

The closing date for applications is midnight on 9th March 2026.


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