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Biostatistician II

Role overview

Summary

This role is for a Biostatistician II at Parexel, contributing to clinical trial design and statistical analysis. You will work independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams to support the development of therapies that benefit patients.

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Statistics plus a minimum of 3 years industry experience OR PhD in Statistics plus 1 year of industry related experience.
  • Thorough understanding of the statistical aspects of clinical trials and/or observational studies.
  • Experience in statistical analysis in a clinically related subject, within clinical trials.
  • SAS programming or R programming skills.
  • Strong oral and written English communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Produce and perform quality control of derived datasets and statistical outputs using programming techniques.
  • Understand and apply moderately advanced statistical methods.
  • Coordinate and lead project teams to successful completion within timelines and budget.
  • Interact with clients regarding statistical and contractual issues.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Quality Control
  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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Parexel

  • Clinical Research (CRO)
  • XLarge
  • 10,001+
Parexel is among the world’s largest clinical research organizations (CROs), providing the full range of Phase I to IV clinical development services to help life-saving treatments reach patients faster. Leveraging the breadth of our clinical, regulatory and therapeutic expertise, our team of more than 21,000 global professionals collaborates with biopharmaceutical leaders, emerging innovators and sites to design and deliver clinical trials with patients in mind, increasing access and participation to make clinical research a care option for anyone, anywhere. Our depth of industry knowledge and strong track record gained over the past 40 years is moving the industry forward and advancing clinical research in healthcare’s most complex areas, while our innovation ecosystem offers the best solutions to make every phase of the clinical trial process more efficient. With the people, insight and focus on operational excellence, we work With HeartTM every day to treat patients with dignity and continuously learn from their experiences, so every trial makes a difference. For more information, visit parexel.com. Community Guidelines Because Parexel’s social media channels are open to the general public and employees, we are not responsible for views expressed other than our own. However, we do not tolerate posts that are: • Abusive, harassing or threatening to others. • Defamatory, offensive, obscene, vulgar or depicting violence. • Hateful targeting by race/ethnicity, age, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual preference or orientation, nationality or political beliefs. • Sexually explicit or pornographic. • Fraudulent, deceptive, libelous, misleading or unlawful. • Referencing criminal or illegal activity. • Spamming. We reserve the right to remove any comments that do not adhere to our guidelines as well as report users who violate the rules of our page.

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Job description

When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve.
 
At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.

Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference.

As an experienced Biostatistician, you will be a member of cross-functional development teams and contribute to trial design, protocol development, analysis planning, interpretation of results, and preparation of regulatory submissions. The Biostatistician II works independently in the programming and quality control of derived datasets and all kind of statistical outputs (eg, tables, listings and figures), works under the supervision of an experienced biostatistician in the production of analysis plans and reports, provides basic statistical advice to clients


Our Biostatisticians are not only focused on delivering quality results for our clients' needs, but also value working with one another. Our virtual resources support our teams to work collaboratively and effectively across the globe. The overall long tenure of our team integrates a depth of knowledge and experience. Working together, you will create paths to answers and contribute to new therapies which ultimately will impact the patient.


What you'll do...


  • Production and/or QC of derived datasets and both simple and advanced statistical outputs using efficient programming techniques
  • Understand and apply moderately advanced statistical methods
  • Coordinate and lead a project team to successful completion of a project within given timelines and budget
  • Interact with clients as key contact with regard to statistical and contractual issues
  • Assist in the production of analysis plans, statistical reports, statistical sections of integrated clinical reports and other process supporting documents
  • Check own work in an ongoing manner to ensure first-time quality
  • Provide training in statistical analysis to internal clients
  • Proactively participate in and/or lead process/quality improvement initiatives
  • Travel to, attend and actively contribute to all kind of client meetings as appropriate (eg discussing analysis concepts, presenting and discussing study results)

More about you...


On your first day we'll expect you to have:


Experience:


  • Master's Degree in Statistics plus a minimum of 3 years industry experience OR PhD in Statistics plus 1 year of industry related experience
  • A thorough understanding of the statistical aspects of clinical trials and/or observational studies
  • Experience in statistical analysis in a clinically related subject, within clinical trials
  • SAS programming or R programming skills

Skills:


  • Confidence, be self-reliant and a quick learner who enjoys working in a matrixed team
  • Good leadership skills
  • Strong oral and written English communication skills
  • A strong work ethic to promote the development of life changing treatments for patients

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