Principal Statistician

Akkodis
Dubai
AED 200,000 - 400,000
Job description

As a Clinical Statistician, you provide expert statistical input and contribute to development plans, design, protocol writing, statistical analysis and interpretation of results from clinical studies. You are accountable for timely availability of high-quality analysis results to support decision making. You provide statistical oversight and guidance to teams and outsourcing partners.

Description of tasks and responsibilities:

  • Provide statistical input to the design, analysis and interpretation of results from clinical studies, and development plans in close interaction with different stakeholders (e.g., clinical representatives, safety team, data management team).
  • Write and review key clinical and statistical documents (e.g., Protocol, Statistical Analysis Plan [SAP], Data Management Plan [DMP], Prescription Drug Monitoring Program [PDMP], Case Report Form [CRF], Clinical Study Report [CSR]).
  • Provide high-quality and timely statistical analyses results to support correct and timely decision making.
  • Act as a statistical representative within cross-functional study teams and project sub-teams and provide statistical support and solutions.
  • Provide statistical support for briefing books, submissions, health authorities’ requests, publications, and other relevant documents.
  • Support interactions with health authorities.
  • Provide input to internal process improvements and/or new statistical capabilities.
  • Maintain current scientific and regulatory knowledge.

Competencies required:

  • MSc. or PhD in Statistics or related field.
  • At least 9 years of experience as a statistician in the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Proficient in English (oral and written).
  • Good programming skills in SAS (Macro, SQL) and R (function, package).
  • Strong statistical methodology knowledge applied to non-clinical/pre-clinical/clinical projects.
  • Able to propose and implement new statistical methodologies.
  • Excellent knowledge of GCP and ICH guidelines.
  • Excellent communication skills, able to build good relationships with internal and external stakeholders, able to explain advanced statistical concepts in terms understandable to non-statisticians.
  • Leadership, able to lead a statistical and a programming team.
  • Able to manage, drive and meet delivery timelines.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Up to AED23,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Dubai: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required).

Application Question(s):

  • Have you worked in a Pharmaceutical company/CRO?

Education:

  • Master's (Required).

Experience:

  • R programming: 2 years (Required).
  • SAS: 5 years (Preferred).

Location:

  • Dubai (Preferred).
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