Senior Principal Statistical Methodologist (UK) - #134365

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a Senior Principal Statistical Methodologist to join us in our Biometrics & Data Sciences team, based in any of our Brussels (Belgium), Monheim (Germany) or Slough (UK) offices.

About The Role

This position serves as an influential statistical consultant and technical leader across all statistical groups and therapy areas. Will possess expertise in a unique and relevant area of statistical methodology, preferably Bayesian statistics, or have breadth of knowledge across a range of advanced statistical methodologies.

Who You’ll Work With

You will report into the Head of Statistical Innovation

What You’ll Do

• Serves as a statistical consultant across therapy areas and practices and drives the development and implementation of innovative study designs that will help accelerate the development process.
• Support the development, assessment and introduction of new statistical technology, methodology and platforms, including statistical model-based drug development approaches using frequentist and particularly Bayesian methodologies.
• Performs as a highly competent and experienced biostatistician by functioning as a technical resource and internal statistical consultant across therapy areas, and as a coach/mentor to BDS staff.
• As needed, carries out, or supervises, advanced statistical analyses to address complex design problems across therapy areas, for instance, performing complex simulations to determine sample size and power considerations for different study design options.
• Stays current with ongoing developments in statistical methods applications in the pharmaceutical industry.
  
  

Interested? For this position you’ll need the following education, experience and skills:

• PhD in Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or similar scientific discipline required.
• Several years working in biostatistics within industry with Pharma (CRO) experience with a proven successful track record in pharmaceutical development and statistical methodology and computing.
• Publications and academic track record.
• Outstanding statistical engineering competencies including computational data science and IT infrastructure.
• Able to serve as a senior statistical and computational consultant for biostatisticians in BDS and across therapy areas and practices.
• Able to conduct independent quantitative research.
  
  

If you are interested to learn more about R&D within UCB, please find more information here R&D at UCB .

RANDATUCB

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

About Us

UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8,500 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.

Why work with us?

At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equitable opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.

UCB and its subsidiaries encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on [email protected] . Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.