Senior Statistician I

Are you passionate about improving the quality of human life? Would you like to be part of a department that has growth plans for the year and can offer you excellent training and development opportunities coupled with competitive salary and benefits? 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 13600+ employees across the globe. ICON is a $1.575bn company having its presence across 90 offices in 37 countries.

Description

ICON is recruiting a Senior Statistician to be based in Chennai, Bangalore or home based. As a Statistician you will be responsible for statistical aspects of clinical research projects.

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

• You should hold an M.S. degree in statistics, biostatistics, or related discipline with a minimum of 4 years of experience in the Pharmaceutical/ CRO industry,
• Ability to translate clients' needs into statistical practice and educate clients in the use of statistics.