Senior Biostatistician

Senior Biostatistician, Sponsor Dedicated

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.

As a Senior Biostatistician I at ICON, you will design and analyse clinical trials, interpreting complex medical data, and contribute to the advancement of innovative treatments and therapies.

What You Will Do:

You will lead on biostatistics tasks requiring technical depth, with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ability to perform Study Statistician role with minimal supervision

  •  Demonstrates strong statistical expertise with a good understanding of more complex design of experiments and inference methodologies (where applicable awareness / knowledge of Bayesian, Futility & Predictive Inference, Estimands, Missing Data etc.)

  • Where required, ability to actively participate in matrix team meetings

  Under supervision:

  •  Supports design, analysis and interpretation, uses a wide range of statistical approaches and/or applicable software to explore options

  •  Authors analysis plans and prepares statistical inputs to key documents and presentation materials

  •  Contributes to the development of statistical strategy at a study-level, which may be shared with stakeholders

  •   Anticipates problems related to assigned work or areas of expertise and able to implement solutions, proactively seeking input from supervisor/manager

  •   Applies standard processes to tasks, ensuring that deliverables are accurate, high quality and met according to agreed timelines

  •   Extensive working knowledge of GxP, ICH, internal processes and external regulations (as applicable)

  •   Quality Control (QC) of other people's work under supervision

  •  Demonstrated effectiveness in both oral and written communications, able to express ideas and incorporate feedback to produce a completed quality deliverable

  • Able to explain technical approaches to non-technical colleagues/settings

  •  Works under supervision on multi-disciplinary teams

Your Profile:

You will have a strong foundation in biostatistics, with the experience to work independently and guide others.

Required qualifications and experience:

• Master's degree or Ph.D in Biostatistics, Statistics, or a related field with 5 or more years of biostatistical experience.
• Strong knowledge of multiple statistical and therapeutic areas, the drug development process, and statistical programming practices and procedures.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

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 maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized 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, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. 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 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.

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