Job title - Associate Director StatisticiansCareer Level - EWe are currently recruiting for Statisticians at Associate Director or Senior Statistician level depending on your previous experience to join our growing team supporting the Early Clinical - Cardiovascular, Renal, and Metabolism (CVRM) portfolio, or our growing team supporting the Early Clinical - Respiratory & Immunology (R&I) portfolio.At AstraZeneca, we're applying leading-edge approaches to science across many business areas – within CVRM Biometrics or R&I Biometrics that you'll be a part of, our data-centric focus helps us work efficiently and creatively to bring the right medicines to the right patients. Our teams use their expertise in statistics and programming to address drug development objectives and reduce uncertainty in product development, driving better business decisions with quantitative reasoning.What you will do:You will be expected to:Take a leadership role and drive statistical thinking in cross-functional team projects, within an international environmentContribute to strategic planning and quantitative decision making in early clinical development programmesLead the delivery and oversight on drug project(s) and/or studies to time, quality and standards, including partnering with CROs and with ProgrammingParticipate in applying, adapting and/or developing statistical methodologyContribute to development of new procedures and standards to increase quality, efficiency, and effectivenessDepending on your experience, the role may also include:Interactions to influence key collaborators and governanceActing as a technical expert in interactions with external providers and collaboratorsMentoring and coaching junior staff and supporting them with education and training in statisticsWorking with regulatory agencies, e.g. attending meetings, answering questionsWe offer the chance to influence drug development and the opportunity to gain experience across a range of challenging and exciting projects.Essential in the role:MSc/PhD in Statistics or Mathematics (containing a substantial statistical component) with experience in pharma/healthcare or other relevant areaKnowledge of the technical and regulatory requirements related to the roleLeadership capabilities to be able to lead and direct project workExperience of data analysis and interpretation in a relevant areaSolid understanding of programming in R and/or SASExcellent written and spoken English. Excellent communication skills (including communicating with non-statisticians) and ability to build positive relationshipsExcellent collaboration skills required – the energy to work across global & functional boundaries, both internally and externallyAbility to apply statistical expertise to sophisticated problems, problem solving and quality focusDesirable in the role, dependent on experience:Experience of programme and study designExperience in the relevant therapeutic areaExperience of regulatory interactions
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