Site Name:UK – London – New Oxford Street, UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage, USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence
Posted Date:Jul 9 2025
Join our industry-leading Statistics team, dedicated to embedding high-quality quantitative reasoning at the heart of every project in our portfolio. At GSK, statisticians are essential in maximizing the use of all available data points to efficiently develop translational strategies that underpin our comprehensive clinical development plans.
The Oncology Clinical Development Statistics group is seeking exceptionally talented and dedicated Statisticians. In this role, you will apply your statistical expertise and innovative methodologies to make key contributions to the development of new medicines in the Oncology field. You will provide statistical and strategic insights into clinical development plans and the design of end-to-end development strategies, from early first-in-human trials to late-phase drug development. Our team is committed to utilizing novel clinical trial designs and innovative statistical methods, including Bayesian techniques, to assess risk as well as probability of success for both studies and overall programs to enable informed decision-making.
We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.
We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.
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In this role you will:
Provide required statistical support to Project and Study Statisticians across the oncology team
Provide statistical input to the design, analysis, reporting and interpretation of clinical studies using a wide range of statistical approaches and/or applicable software (e.g. simulation, Bayesian methods, interim analysis strategies), while influencing clinical development, regulatory, and commercial strategies.
Author statistical analysis plans and prepare statistical input to key documents (including protocol) and presentation material, while collaborating with internal and external partners to meet business needs
Apply standard processes to tasks to ensure that deliverables are accurate, high quality and meet agreed timelines
Build and maintain effective strategic working relationships with internal and external partners to meet business needs
Identify, develop, and implement novel statistical methodologies in support of medicines development and formulate data strategies to leverage internal and external databases for R&D oncology and invest in expanding expertise across clinical, regulatory, and commercial domains.
Why you?
Basic Qualifications & Skills:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
MS in Statistics or related discipline with significant relevant experience
Relevant experience in clinical research (Pharma, CRO, or academic setting)
Track record of strong statistical contribution to early and/or late phase drug development
Capable of implementing innovative methods by simulation using R, SAS or other software
Proficient in both spoken and written communication, with the capability to clearly communicate both new and established statistical methods and results peers without substantial statistical training
Strong time management skills; able to effectively organize and manage a variety of tasks across different projects
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:
PhD in Statistics or closely related field and experience in Oncology)
Expertise and practical application in multiple statistical methodologies (including Bayesian) & innovative statistical thinking
Capability in building and maintaining strong working relationships in a team setting
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills & demonstrated ability to explain novel and standard methods to scientific and clinical colleagues
Strong influencing skills applied effectively across functions and levels of an organization
Demonstrated ability to lead or make major contributions to department, organizational and/or industry-wide initiatives, through effective communication and influence.
Closing Date for Applications – 23rd of July 2025 (COB)
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At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade. Our R&D focuses on discovering and delivering vaccines and medicines, combining our understanding of the immune system with cutting-edge technology to transform people’s lives.GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that we focus our efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients’ needs and have the highest probability of success. We’re uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.
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Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.
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