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Principal Statistician

GSK, Ware, Massachusetts, us, 01082


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UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage, UK - Hertfordshire - Ware RD, USA - Pennsylvania - Upper ProvidencePosted Date:

Sep 9 2024

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.

We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.

Principal Statistician

Do you want to work for one of the world's leading pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, applying your statistical skills and innovative statistical methodology to make key contributions to the development of new medicines?

We have an exciting opportunity for a statistician to join our global Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) group, dedicated to supporting the development of manufacturing and associated processes required to bring a physical medicinal product to market.

In this role you will have the opportunity to collaborate with scientists in multidisciplinary teams, designing experiments, analyzing data, and visualizing results. Our team is part of GSK’s Biostatistics function – a large group of statisticians, programmers, and data scientists with the mission to put statistical thinking at the heart of R&D decision-making.

We are looking for this role to be based in

Ware R&D, Stevenage & Upper Providence, US.

In this role you will...

Work with GSK scientists and leadership to answer pivotal CMC questions using a wide range of statistical methodologies including linear modelling, design of experiments and analysis, equivalence testing, multivariate methods and modelling using frequentist and Bayesian approaches.

Employ established statistical techniques or innovate novel methodologies to tackle scientific issues and to contribute to the regulatory submissions that are required to register our medicines on the market.

Collaborate with other in-house quantitative groups to achieve shared goals.

Examine relevant literature and perform simulations to assess the applicability of statistical methods to CMC questions.

Assist with the coaching, mentoring and training of non-statisticians on the appropriate use of statistical methodologies relevant to their business processes.

Operate across the entire range of drug development activities, from early development, to registration and marketed product support.

Basic Qualifications:

Ph.D. in statistics, biostatistics or closely related field with formal statistical training; or MSc in statistics, biostatistics, or a closely related field with formal statistical training and significant relevant experience.

Evidence of innovation and technical strength in advanced statistical modelling and/or modern design techniques.

Experience writing code in R or SAS.

Track record of strong academic performance.

Preferred Qualifications:

Familiarity with and application of statistical approaches in areas including but not limited to experimental design, mixed models, Bayesian statistics, linear regression, and high-dimensional data analyses.

Proficient in both spoken and written English, with the capability to clearly communicate both new and established statistical methods to peers in science.

Background in statistical consulting, working alongside researchers from various fields to devise practical statistical solutions for scientific inquiries.

Experience using Design Expert, JMP, or Statistica.

Closing Date for Applications: Monday 30th September 2024Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert.When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.

GSK R&D

At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people over the next 10 years. R&D is committed to discovering and delivering transformational vaccines and medicines to prevent and change the course of disease.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on Ukdiversity.recruitment@gsk.com or 0808 234 4391.

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