Principal Biostatistician
- India
- ICON Strategic Solutions
- Biometrics Portfolio
- Remote
Talent Acquisition Business Partner
- Icon Strategic Solutions
About the role
As a Principal Biostatistician you will be joining the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence.
What you will be doing:
- Provides statistical services including analysis, interpretation, design, and reporting or communication of data evidence for discovery, manufacturing, research, development, and/or marketed product needs
- The service holder is responsible to develop and maintain standard statistical requirements in data analysis tools and templates, compliant to industry standards and health authority regulations
- Standard statistical requirements are aligned with therapeutic area / disease area needs as well as study design consideration
You are:
- Having Master's or PhD Degree in Statistics or related field
- Minimum of 6 years for PhD and 8 years for Masters
- Expertise in SAS or R programming
- Independent study execution experience
- Recent oncology experience
- Study start-up or regulatory submission experience
- Experience in quality assurance for TLFs, important ADaM datasets, and endpoint derivations
- Strong skills in collaborating with other functions (clinical, data management, regulatory)
- Ability to operate as an independent study statistician
What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.
In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.
Our benefits examples include:
- Various annual leave entitlements
- A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs
- Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximise savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead
- Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being
- Life assurance
- Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others
Visit our careers website to read more about the benefits of working at ICON: https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits
At ICON, diversity, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative which helps us better serve our people, patients, customers, and our communities. We're proud of our diverse workforce and the work we’ve done to become a more inclusive organisation. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know through the form below.
https://careers.iconplc.com/reasonable-accommodations
Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.
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At ICON, our employees are our greatest strength. That’s why we are committed to empowering you to live your best life, both inside and outside of work. Whether your ambition is lead a global team, become a deep scientific or technical expert, work in-house with our customers or gain experience in a variety of different ICON functions, we will support you in realising your full potential. See all locations Learn more about Our Culture at ICON
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