Associate Director Biostatistics

Associate Director, Biostatistics (Oncology)- UK (Hybrid)

Join a leading global healthcare organization committed to delivering innovative solutions where patient needs are highest. This organization pioneers scientific advancement in under-served and rare disease areas, focusing on life-threatening and life-limiting conditions. With a patient-centric approach, that collaborates closely with healthcare professionals, regulatory bodies, and payers to drive meaningful outcomes across the healthcare ecosystem.

The Role

As Associate Director, Biostatistics, you will play a key leadership role within cross-functional teams, supporting complex clinical and observational studies and driving statistical excellence across multiple therapeutic areas. You may act as:

• Study Statistician
• Medical Affairs Statistician
• Exploratory Statistician
• Regional Statistical Lead
• Lead Product Statistician
• Global Statistical Lead for early or backup assets

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to strategy, regulatory and payer submissions, and scientific publications, with a focus on innovation and high-quality deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver best-in-class statistical support to drug development programs and individual studies.
• Ensure consistency and quality across statistical deliverables.
• Provide strategic input for study designs, biomarker and PK/PD analyses, and data interpretation.
• Present results and insights clearly and effectively to stakeholders.
• Collaborate in planning and conducting integrated analyses and regulatory submissions.
• Contribute to due diligence efforts, methodology development, and internal training.
• Participate in cross-functional process improvements and tool validation.
• Mentor and support the development of statistical team members.
• Represent the organization externally at industry events and with academic or regulatory bodies.

About You

You are a driven biostatistics professional with strong technical capabilities, clear communication skills, and a collaborative mindset. You are confident working independently on complex challenges and motivated by a mission to improve patient outcomes through data-driven insights.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Oncology experience essential
• Extensive experience applying statistical methods in biomedical research, pharma, CRO, academia, or healthcare.
• Deep knowledge of statistical methodologies and clinical data analysis.
• Proficiency in SAS; working knowledge of R is a plus.
• Familiarity with data management and programming processes.
• Experience in international and cross-functional environments.
• Ability to articulate and apply complex statistical methods in real-world applications.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, or a related field.

What’s on Offer

• Competitive compensation package
• Flexible hybrid working model- (Hybrid – minimum 1 day per quarter onsite)
• Opportunity to work on innovative, patient-focused research
• Career growth within a supportive, science-led organization
• Inclusive and collaborative work culture

If you're ready to contribute to cutting-edge healthcare innovation and help shape a patient-focused future, then please get in touch with Aimee at