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Principal Statistician / Sr Statistician

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“At ICON, it's our People that set us Apart”

 
Are you passionate about improving the quality of human life? If so, we invite you to join us in creating a healthier world tomorrow.
 
ICON is a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. We specialize in the strategic development, management and analysis of programs that support Clinical Development - from compound selection to Phase I-IV clinical studies.
 
We started as a team of 5 members in 1990 & today we are ranking at top 4 worldwide based on revenue of 2015. Currently we have 12200+ employees across the globe. ICON is a $1.575bn company having its presence across 89 offices in 37 countries.
 
Description

ICON is recruiting for Principal Statisticians, Senior Statisticians and Principal Statisticians. The successful candidate will be responsible for statistical aspects of clinical research projects. Providing statistical analysis and interpretation of data and reporting of results. 

Overview of the role 
  • Provides statistical support for clinical studies, including study design, sample size calculations, patient randomization, statistical analyses, interpretation of data, and reporting of results. 
  • Writing statistical analysis plans, including the definition of derived data sets, and the design of statistical tables, figures, and data listings for clinical summary reports. 
  • Understands and uses relevant computer languages and software packages (e.g. SAS)
  • Monitors and verifies statistical analysis programs written by statistical programmers. 
  • Conducts selected statistical analyses and interprets results of these analyses. 
    Reviews and approves integrated clinical study reports. 
  • Assists in the preparation of biostatistics input to ICON research proposals. 


Role Requirements 

M.S. degree in statistics, biostatistics, or related field with a minimum of 4 years’ experience in the Pharmaceutical/ CRO industry, 
Must be able to translate clients’ needs into statistical practice and educate clients in the use of statistics. 

 
 
Benefit Working with ICON:
 
Other than working with a great team of smart and energetic people, we also offer a very competitive salary and benefits package that includes an excellent pension scheme, private health care, and life assurance and staff recognition schemes. This varies from country to country so a dedicated recruiter will discuss this with you at interview stage. 
 
PROCESS
 
Technical and competency selection:
 
When you spot an opportunity you’re interested in and submit an application, one of our Talent Acquisition Specialists will contact you to evaluate your suitability for this position, as well as for other openings within the business.
The evaluation will look at your technical skills and your competencies – for example, delivering excellence.
 
Interview
 
After this, we’ll let you know if we’ll be progressing with your application. If you have been successful at this stage, we will talk you through a telephone interview. This will then be followed by an interview with our Hiring Manager, either face to face or by tele-conference.
 
Offer
 
If you’re successful, we will notify you with details of the offer, talk you through our culture and values, answer any questions you may have – and above all, welcome you to the ICON team.
 
 
ICON is an equal opportunity employer -  M/F/D/V and committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.
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