ICON plc

Senior Biostatistician

ICON plc

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Kenya

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Assist senior biostatisticians in clinical study support, including study design, sample size calculations, patient randomization, data analysis, and results reporting.
  • Support the statistical aspects of case report form design.
  • Help in writing statistical analysis plans, defining derived data, and designing statistical tables and figures for clinical summary reports.
  • Write data quality control specifications, utilize relevant computer languages and software.
  • Develop and execute data manipulation and analysis programs.
  • Assist in conducting statistical analyses and interpreting results.
  • Prepare statistical summary reports and contribute to the statistical methods sections of integrated study reports.
  • Review and document analysis and programming work for audit trail purposes.
  • Contribute to project document standards and maintain project-specific biostatistics files.
  • Collaborate effectively with ICON project team members, including data management, statistical programming, and clinical research personnel.
  • Embrace ICON's values, culture of process improvement, and commitment to client needs.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Statistics or a related field.
  • 3 years of work experience in a biostatistics role in the pharmaceutical, clinical research, or healthcare industry is preferred.
  • Proficiency in statistical concepts, study design, sample size calculations, and patient randomization.
  • Familiarity with statistical analysis plans and the design of statistical tables, figures, and data listings for clinical reports.
  • Strong data analysis skills, including data manipulation, retrieval, and interpretation.
  • Proficiency in relevant computer languages and statistical software packages.
  • Ability to write and implement programs to select, retrieve, manipulate, edit, and analyze data.
  • Competency in assisting with statistical analyses and result interpretation.
  • Effective communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams, including data management personnel, statistical programmers, and clinical research colleagues.
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
biostatisticsstudy designsample size calculationspatient randomizationdata analysisstatistical analysis plansdata manipulationstatistical tablesstatistical software
Soft Skills
effective communicationcollaborationinterpersonal skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Statistics