ICON plc

Principal Biostatistician

ICON plc

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: South Africa

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Serve as lead biostatistician for multiple low to moderate complex studies.
  • Provide input to statistical components of clinical studies (e.g. protocol, mock shells, SAP text, programmed deliverables)
  • Develop statistical analysis plans and reporting specifications.
  • Responsible for statistical aspects of CRF design and edit specifications.
  • Perform statistical analyses and interprets results for simple to complex clinical studies.
  • Review simple to complex randomization specifications and dummy randomization schemes.
  • Participates in bid defense meetings.

Requirements

  • Master's degree or Ph.D in Biostatistics, Statistics, or a related field
  • 5 or more years of biostatistical experience
  • Strong knowledge of multiple statistical and therapeutic areas
  • Knowledge of drug development process and statistical programming practices
  • Previous work experience in R coding
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • Effective communication skills to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
Benefits
  • Various annual leave entitlements
  • A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
  • Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
  • Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
  • Life assurance
  • Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others.
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Hard Skills & Tools
biostatisticsstatistical analysisstatistical programmingR codingstatistical analysis plansCRF designrandomization specificationsdata interpretationreporting specificationsprotocol development
Soft Skills
problem-solvingattention to detaileffective communicationcollaborationleadership
Certifications
Master's degree in BiostatisticsPh.D in BiostatisticsMaster's degree in StatisticsPh.D in Statistics