Job Description

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a Senior or Principal Biostatistician who is curious, creative and driven to join us in our SSI \xe2\x80\x93 Statistical Sciences and Innovation team, based in our Slough, UK or Brussels, Belgium offices.

About the role

You will act as a lead Biostatistician for one or more clinical studies, providing input into the study design, efficacy and safety parameters as well as perform simulations to support the choice of study design. You will oversee key vendors in the statistical operational aspects of the clinical trial, trial delivery and statistical analysis.

Who you\xe2\x80\x99ll work with

You will work closely with other members of the Statistical Sciences team including statisticians and programmers, Clinical development team, and external vendors.

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll do

• Ensure that scientific questions for research objectives are defined clearly and that data collection, statistical methods and analyses are optimally designed to provide statistical evidence to answer those questions in alignment with project objectives.
• Provide insight on the risk associated to a decision.
• Ensure non-clinical assays/analysis for compounds in development are fit for purpose and coordinate, the planning of these statistical deliverables in alignment with the project\xe2\x80\x99s development plan.
• Be deeply involved in the continuous development of the statistical expertise and improvement of the quality and compliance of the support given by SSI to the New Medicines department.
• Establish/implement solutions for standardisation within the team and at business.

Interested? For this role we\xe2\x80\x99re looking for the following education, experience and skills

• 5+ (with PhD) to 7+ (with Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree) years in biostatistics within the Biotechnology and/or Pharmaceutical Industry or relevant academic role with proven successful track record in pharmaceutical development.
• Excellence in a variety of relevant statistical methodologies, including Bayesian approaches as well as good knowledge of SAS and/or R programming.
• Excellent knowledge in visualization and simulation techniques.
• Able to drive and influence teams to ensure evidence-based decisions are made
• Able to provide training of statistical topics to biostatisticians and to explain statistics topics in a non-technical manner to non-statisticians.
• Able to travel both, domestically and internationally, as business necessitates
• Contributes to an environment of mutual confidence and co-operation among the team and with the research and development partners.

Are you ready to \xe2\x80\x98go beyond\xe2\x80\x99 to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

About us
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8,500 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.

Why work for us?
At UCB, we don\xe2\x80\x99t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren\xe2\x80\x99t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected and has equitable opportunities to do their best work. We \xe2\x80\x98go beyond\xe2\x80\x99 to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that\xe2\x80\x99s on our patients, our employees or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.

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UCB and its subsidiaries encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race/colour/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity.

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