Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a statistician to join our Digital and Data Science group, dedicated to supporting the launch of medicinal products to market and their subsequent product lifecycle within manufacturing. We are looking for an experienced manufacturing statistician to provide statistical support to Global Supply Chain operations at locations across the globe.
In this role you will have the opportunity to collaborate with scientific colleagues in multidisciplinary teams in order to embed statistical thinking within projects whilst designing experiments and analysing data. This is an exciting opportunity to use your applied statistical skills to lead statistics capability build across a number manufacturing sites, providing ample opportunity to coach key individuals to acquire the skills needed for data driven decision making.
Our team is part of global MSAT's Digital and Data Science organisation - a group of statisticians, data scientists, informatics and digital transformation experts with the mission to ensure data driven decision making is core to global MSAT's day to day activities.
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

• Lead high-quality statistical analysis and reporting in accordance with regulatory and internal guidance. Typical applications include planning and evaluation of experiments, sample size calculation, process and method validation, assay or process transfers, assay or process trending and root cause analysis investigations.
• Use a wide range of statistical methodologies including statistical process control, equivalence testing, linear modelling, design of experiments, acceptance sampling, multivariate methods and modelling using frequentist and Bayesian approaches.
• Act as an essential partner within international cross-functional project teams by providing critical statistical support to route cause investigations. Provide statistical expertise to the team and help them interpret statistical outputs to use alongside other scientific understanding to champion data driven decisions aligned to GSK values.
• Work closely with colleagues in R&D on new products to ensure a smooth knowledge transfer whilst providing instrumental support to enable the launch of new products to market.
• Ensure integrity of statistical evaluation by ensuring application of appropriate statistical methodologies and traceability / reproducibility.
• Ensure compliance of data analyses with internal and external requirements (e.g. GSK QMS, GSK SOPs, Ph.Eur., ICH/FDA guideline).
• Monitor and assess new developments, industry trends, evolving regulatory expectations. Constantly standardise and refine statistics in order to ensure application of state-of-the-art statistical methodologies.
• Coach, mentor and train non-statisticians as required on the appropriate use of statistical methodologies and data evaluation tools for their business processes. Train and coach less experienced associates in the group and the organisation.
• Actively participate with the global statistical community of GSK to develop, align and standardise data evaluation methods, methodologies and conventions.

Why you?
Basic Qualifications & Skills:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Masters degree in statistics, biostatistics or Bachelors degree in statistics, biostatistics with significant relevant experience
• Experience in statistical consulting, working alongside non-statistical colleagues to devise practical statistical solutions for inquiries, ideally within a pharmaceutical manufacturing setting
• Knowledge of statistical methodology in several of the following areas: Statistical process control, acceptance sampling, experimental design (DOE), linear regression, analysis of variance (ANOVA), measurement systems analysis (MSA), variance components analysis, equivalence analysis, tolerance intervals, mixed models, Monte Carlo simulation, Bayesian methodology, and analysis of high-dimensional data (MVA)
• Experience in the use of statistical software (e.g. Statistica or JMP) including at least one programming language (e.g. R)

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, biostatistics, or a closely related field with formal statistical training
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills
• Knowledge of core API and drug product tests, unit operations and product control strategies across multiple dose forms
• Experience of communicating complex information in logical and simplified terms at different levels
• Ability to independently manage workload and communications with stakeholders

Closing Date for Applications - 24th September 2025 (COB)
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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 purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases - to impact health at scale.
People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we're committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.
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