Senior Biostatistician

4 weeks ago


Tadworth, Surrey, United Kingdom Pfizer Full time

Job Summary

This position will provide statistical support for projects in the Inflammation and Immunology disease area in Global Product Development. The qualified candidate will collaborate and work closely with project or study teams and provide statistical expertise in designing clinical trials, developing protocols, writing statistical analysis plans, performing statistical analyses, interpreting and presenting results, writing/reviewing reports, and publishing manuscripts through co-authorship. The candidate may also provide support in regulatory submissions including responses to regulatory queries. Successful candidate will make contributions through quantitative and creative thinking as well as proactively staying in the front of the current development of statistical methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide statistical input into project development plans, study design, statistical analysis plans.
  • Be accountable for quality statistical deliverables according to study timelines.
  • Ensure that all study and project level statistical activities are conducted in compliance with relevant regulatory requirements and Pfizer standards.
  • Provide data presentation plan and interpretation of statistical analysis results and contribute to the clinical trial reports.
  • Provide support for publications and scientific presentations of study results.
  • Provide input to the Statistics Group Lead to plan support for assigned studies and submissions.
  • Communicate and collaborate with other project statisticians to ensure consistency of statistical approaches across studies.
  • Participate in research on statistical methodology and its applications pertinent to the business needs of the organization.

Requirements

  • MS in Statistics/Biostatistics or related field with 4+ years' experience or PhD in Statistics/Biostatistics or related field
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills
  • Understanding of broad statistical theory and its application
  • Experience with SAS or R programming languages
  • Effectively and clearly explaining statistical concepts to colleagues without statistical training
  • Work collaboratively as a team member

Preferred Qualifications

  • Strong computational skills
  • Experience with different study designs, protocol development, and statistical analysis plan writing
  • Experience with statistical modelling of clinical data and statistical inference

Organizational Relationships

  • As a key member of project team, this position will interact directly with Clinical (Clinicians), Clinical Pharmacology, Statistical Programming, Data Management, Regulatory Strategy and Operations, Medical, Outcomes Research, Commercial, Operations and contract organizations supporting project deliverables.

At Pfizer

We are a patient-centric company, guided by our four values: courage, joy, equity, and excellence. Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives. We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace culture which encourages employees to achieve work-life harmony, attracts talent, and enables everyone to be their best working self. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to building a successful business. As an employer, Pfizer is committed to celebrating this, in all its forms – allowing for us to be as diverse as the patients and communities we serve. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports, and empowers our employees.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and we encourage you to put your best self forward with the knowledge and trust that we will make any reasonable adjustments necessary to support your application and future career. Our mission is unleashing the power of our people, especially those with unique superpowers. Your journey with Pfizer starts here.