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Senior Biostatistician I

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Master's degree OR Ph.D in Biostatistics, Statistics, or a related field
  • 5+ years of biostatistical experience in either a CRO, pharmaceutical, or biotech company
  • Experience leading studies, including client facing responsibilities and timeline management
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated leadership ability

Responsibilities

  • Serve as lead biostatistician for programs of studies, or on simple to complex individual studies
  • Oversee statistical activities that support ICON’s interactions with clients and regulatory agencies
  • Review and approve statistical methods sections of study protocols
  • Author statistical analysis plans (SAPs), and statistical input to reports

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Leadership
  • Time Management

About the company

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ICON plc

  • Clinical Research (CRO)
  • XLarge
  • 10,001+
Since our foundation in Dublin, Ireland in 1990, our mission has been to help our clients to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life. We do this by delivering best in class information, solutions and performance, with an unyielding focus on quality at all times. We offer a full range of consulting, development and commercialisation services from a global network of offices in 53 countries. We focus our innovation on the factors that are critical to our clients – reducing time to market, reducing cost, and increasing quality – and our global team of experts has extensive experience in a broad range of therapeutic areas.

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Job description

Senior Biostatistician I - United States & Mexico (Remote)

ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.


As a values-driven organisation, integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion are at the heart of how we work and interact with each other, customers, patients and suppliers.


We have an incredible opportunity for a Senior Biostatistician I to join ICON’s Full-Service Early Phase Biostatistics team. The Senior Biostatistician I will lead and oversee early phase clinical trials. They will provide input to statistical components including protocols, mocks/shells, SAP text, programmed deliverables, and CSRs.

Location: Remote

  • United States
  • Mexico

What you will be doing:

  • Serve as lead biostatistician for programs of studies, or on simple to complex individual studies
  • Oversee statistical activities that support ICON’s interactions with clients and regulatory agencies
  • Review and approve statistical methods sections of study protocols
  • Author statistical analysis plans (SAPs), and statistical input to reports
  • Program using SAS and/or R for inferential statistics
  • Conduct statistical analyses for clients
  • Mentor or provide support to junior statisticians
  • Lead or partake in initiatives to improve internal processes or create new guidance

Your profile:

  • Master's degree OR Ph.D in Biostatistics, Statistics, or a related field
  • 5+ years of biostatistical experience in either a CRO, pharmaceutical, or biotech company
  • Experience leading studies, including client facing responsibilities and timeline management
  • Experience working in a clinical research organization (preferred)
  • Advanced ability to plan, supervise, implement, and monitor the statistical processes for multiple clinical studies
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated leadership ability
  • Ability to prioritize with strong time management skills

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Employment with ICON is contingent upon having the legal right to work in the country where the role is based.


Rewards & Benefits

ICON offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and career development.


Benefits may include:

  • Competitive base salary and performance related incentives
  • Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable
  • Retirement and pension plans
  • Life assurance and disability coverage
  • Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources
  • Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways

Benefits may vary depending on role and location.


Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.


Inclusion and Accessibility

ICON is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.


If you require reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know or submit a request here.

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