Associate Director Statisticians

Job title - Associate Director Statisticians 

Career Level - E

We are currently recruiting for Statisticians at Associate Director or Senior Statistician level depending on your previous experience to join our growing team supporting the Early Clinical - Cardiovascular, Renal, and Metabolism (CVRM) portfolio, or our growing team supporting the Early Clinical - Respiratory & Immunology (R&I) portfolio.

At AstraZeneca, we’re applying leading-edge approaches to science across many business areas – within CVRM Biometrics or R&I Biometrics that you’ll be a part of, our data-centric focus helps us work efficiently and creatively to bring the right medicines to the right patients. Our teams use their expertise in statistics and programming to address drug development objectives and reduce uncertainty in product development, driving better business decisions with quantitative reasoning.

What you will do:

You will be expected to:

Take a leadership role and drive statistical thinking in cross-functional team projects, within an international environment

Contribute to strategic planning and quantitative decision making in early clinical development programmes

Lead the delivery and oversight on drug project(s) and/or studies to time, quality and standards, including partnering with CROs and with Programming

Participate in applying, adapting and/or developing statistical methodology

Contribute to development of new procedures and standards to increase quality, efficiency, and effectiveness

Depending on your experience, the role may also include:

Interactions to influence key collaborators and governance

Acting as a technical expert in interactions with external providers and collaborators

Mentoring and coaching junior staff and supporting them with education and training in statistics

Working with regulatory agencies, e.g. attending meetings, answering questions

We offer the chance to influence drug development and the opportunity to gain experience across a range of challenging and exciting projects.

Essential in the role:

MSc/PhD in Statistics or Mathematics (containing a substantial statistical component) with experience in pharma/healthcare or other relevant area

Knowledge of the technical and regulatory requirements related to the role

Leadership capabilities to be able to lead and direct project work

Experience of data analysis and interpretation in a relevant area

Solid understanding of programming in R and/or SAS

Excellent written and spoken English. Excellent communication skills (including communicating with non-statisticians) and ability to build positive relationships

Excellent collaboration skills required – the energy to work across global & functional boundaries, both internally and externally

Ability to apply statistical expertise to sophisticated problems, problem solving and quality focus

Desirable in the role, dependent on experience:

Experience of programme and study design

Experience in the relevant therapeutic area

Experience of regulatory interactions

Date Posted

Closing Date

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.