Senior Statistician

We are currently partnering with a leading Pharmaceutical company looking to hire a Senior Statistician professional in one of their site in Basel, Switzerland.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all biostatistical aspects of the assigned project and/or trial
• Interacts to set and/or defend decisions on statistical issues for the assigned project/trial
• Informs and suggests solutions to line management on critical issues within the project
• Provide input into trial designs and objectives
• Write the statistical sections of the protocols, including the statistical methodology and sample size calculations
• Specify the randomization methods
• Write the statistical analysis plans, including the handling of missing data
• Adhere to SOPs and standards
• Keep timelines and resource estimates up to date
• Provide oversight of statistical tasks outsourced to external service providers
• Present the clinical trial results and contribute to clinical study reports
• Document statistical activities at study closure

Key Requirements

• University degree in statistics, mathematics or a related discipline
• At least five years of experience as statistician in clinical development in pharmaceutical industry, clinical/academic research organization or university medical statistics department
• In depth knowledge and expertise in statistics and its applications to clinical trials
• Proven record of successfully managing external service providers
• Knowledge of international clinical research regulations and requirements
• Knowledge of statistical software (at least SAS®, preferably also R)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Fluent in English

NOTE: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Candidates must have the right to work in Switzerland (e.g., EU citizens or valid Swiss work permit)