Principal Biostatistician Europe

Join a global Contract Resource Organization (CRO) where innovation meets purpose. At Worldwide Clinical Trials
, we're driven by a shared commitment to improving lives through high-quality clinical research. Our teams are empowered to think creatively, take ownership, and deliver meaningful work that helps bring life-changing therapies to patients around the world.

With more than 4,000 professionals across the globe, we foster a collaborative and inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued, growth is encouraged, and every contribution makes an impact. Whether you're building your career or bringing years of experience, you'll have the opportunity to learn, grow, and help shape the future of clinical research.

As a Principal Biostatistician, you will play a leading role in the design, analysis, and interpretation of clinical trial data that supports the development of new medicines and therapies. Your statistical expertise will help shape study strategies, inform critical decisions, and ensure the delivery of high-quality scientific outputs.

Working across a diverse portfolio of clinical research projects, you will provide statistical leadership from study design through reporting, partnering with sponsors, cross-functional teams, and external stakeholders. You will serve as a trusted consultant, helping to drive scientific excellence, regulatory compliance, and efficient study delivery.

This is an opportunity to combine hands‑on technical expertise with project leadership, influencing clinical development programmes while mentoring colleagues and contributing to the advancement of statistical methodologies and best practices.

This is a remote role open to candidates based in UK, Europe. You will collaborate with global teams across multiple time zones.

• Lead statistical strategy, design, analysis, and reporting activities across one or more clinical research projects or sponsor programmes.
• Develop and review Statistical Analysis Plans, study protocols, randomisation methodologies, and other key statistical deliverables.
• Provide expert statistical consultation to sponsors, project teams, and external stakeholders throughout the clinical trial lifecycle.
• Oversee the development, validation, and review of SAS programs, derived datasets, SDTM/ADaM datasets, and statistical outputs.
• Deliver high-quality tables, figures, listings, reports, and ad hoc analyses to support study objectives and decision‑making.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, sponsors, vendors, and regulatory stakeholders to address statistical and reporting requirements.
• Mentor and guide biostatisticians on study design, analytical approaches, and statistical methodology.
• Contribute to process improvements, quality initiatives, policy development, and inspection‑readiness activities to enhance efficiency and data quality.
• Represent the biostatistics function in sponsor meetings, external forums, and scientific discussions, keeping abreast of evolving statistical and regulatory developments.

• BSc with at least 8 years' relevant experience, MSc with at least 6 years' relevant experience, or PhD with at least 4 years' relevant experience in biostatistics or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience as a lead or project biostatistician, providing statistical leadership across clinical research studies.
• Broad experience applying statistical methods across multiple phases of clinical development and across a variety of therapeutic areas.
• Strong knowledge of clinical trial design, statistical analysis, regulatory standards, and interactions within regulated research environments.
• Advanced SAS programming expertise, including experience with SDTM, ADaM, derived datasets, and statistical reporting outputs.
• Excellent project planning, prioritisation, and time‑management skills, with the ability to manage multiple studies simultaneously.
• Strong communication, consulting, influencing, and relationship‑building skills, with experience collaborating across multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills.

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