Principal Biostatistician

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.

What you will be doing:

• Interact with members of the multidisciplinary project teams to establish project timelines.
• Provide statistical input to study protocols.
• Write statistical analysis plans.
• Monitor internal and CRO project activities including timelines, deliverables and availability of resources.
• Provide guidance and supervision to programmers in authoring of analysis dataset specifications and programming of tables, listings and figures.
• Interpret study results and provide review of statistical summary reports of study results for accuracy.
• Assist in writing relevant sections of the clinical study report.

You are:

• MSc in statistic or data science(or equivalent theoretical background), Ph.D. degree in statistics would be a strong advantage

Senior principal statistician: more than 8 years experience in pharmaceutical/biotechnology industries .Broad knowledge of biostatistics is required

• Demonstrate ability to work autonomously in project management and decision-making.
• Able to communicate efficiently his/her ideas and to manage programmers in a constructive manner.
• Ability to use SAS or R to perform efficacy analyses and validate important data derivations when necessary. Being open to learn additional programming language if needed.
• Knowledge of multivariate analyses and Biomarker analyses is a plus but not a requirement.

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

ICON, including subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, 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 or submit a request here.

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.