Senior Biostatistician - Patient Reported Outcomes

Oracle
united kingdom
1 year ago
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Senior Biostatistician

Oracle Life Sciences is a leading global healthcare consulting firm and trusted advisor to many of the world’s top pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device & diagnostic companies. By supporting the work of Oracle Life Sciences, you will work with world-class healthcare companies, helping them improve global access to medicines by connecting science and research. Oracle Life Sciences is passionate about our people, our business, and our clients and is proud to foster a culture that contributes to the health and well-being of humankind

With ongoing and ground-breaking developments in Oncology and Rare Disease, an increased focus on more scientific, targeted medicine and continuous integration of technology into development and delivery of medicine, there has never been a more exciting time to work in Life Sciences. There has never been a better time to join us and make a difference to our clients and the lives of patients.

Thanks to our business growth, Oracle Life Sciences is looking for a new talented Senior Biostatistician with R Programming and some knowledge of Patient Studies / PRO for the Real-World Evidence projects.

You will be a key player in the development of our ongoing activity related to patient-centric studies, namely Epi. Studies, Preference Studies, Patient Reported Outcomes surveys, Burden / Quality of Life studies, but also Physicians’ surveys or Chart reviews.

As a Senior Biostatistician, you will be responsible for all statistical aspects of diverse projects, including experimental design, analysis, and your input as an advisor or responsible for the statistical components of proposals will be key. Your expertise in statistics, analytical thinking and a deep insight into the data will allow you to research, advise, recommend and implement new innovative designs for complex studies, enforce and advise statistical processes and contribute to delivering high quality outcomes, fit for purpose statistical solutions to our clients.

You will be surrounded by passionate colleagues in an open and engaging environment. You will be given room to work on a large variety of topics and continuously develop yourself together with some of the best within their expertise.

MISSION

Be Subject Matter Expert (SME) for biostatistics expertise in the team and for client discussions; Demonstrate good understanding of client business issues; Direct relationship with clients on Biostats matters at the proposal stage and all along the projects; Lead the biostatics activities in the team; Works synergistically within project team to provide statistical inputs in the development of the Biostat sections in the proposals (including sample size calculations and power estimation), and participate in bid defense meetings, if needed; Act as a primary point of contact for the study team on the Biostat activities/questions - communicate with team members regarding execution as it relates to types of analysis, timelines, budget, data quality, data analysis and interpretation of results; Provide expert statistical input, coordinate and/or develop Biostat sections in protocols, statistical analysis plans, table shells, and programming specifications and review and validate all needed deliverables; Analyses findings, interpretation and recommendations of final results to meet client needs; Participates in the presentation of results to clients; Supervise junior team members on projects; Provide statistical methods training sessions, coach, and mentor junior team members; Adopt emergent analytical methodologies, tools and applications to ensure fit-for-purpose to answer the research question;

Career Level - IC3

MSc or PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics, or related field; Ideally between 5-8 years of relevant experience in a bio/pharma/CRO; Fluency in English C2; Good knowledge in R tool and STATA; Good knowledge of programming logic, SQL and macro programming; In-depth knowledge of study designs, and statistical analysis; Excellent knowledge and applying of a wide variety of principles, theories and concepts in statistics and experimental design; Excellent communication skills – able to distill issues, manage client expectations and act as a trusted advisor in a timely manner; Ability to work effectively in a team in a fast-paced and dynamic environment; Experience in Preference studies and in PRO development and PRO validation studies would be a plus; Knowledge of clinical trials statistical methodologies, control arm studies/external control arm studies, regulatory’ statistical expectations, in terms of propensity matching scores and statistical software packages would also be a plus;

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