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Senior Principal Biostatistician

Our client, an innovative and dynamic bio-pharmaceutical company headquartered in Switzerland, covering multiple therapeutic areas, is looking for a Senior Principal Biostatistician for a 12-month contract (with possibility for extension) based in Basel, Switzerland.

Remote work in Switzerland is possible.

The Senior Principal Biostatistician is responsible and accountable for all statistical work, scientific and operational, for one or more assigned clinical trials in collaboration with the clinical trial team/global clinical team. You will work independently at the clinical trial level and may lead project level statistical activities for a drug development project under limited supervision. You will be responsible of statistical models, analysis and data exploration methodologies at the study or project level.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for all statistical tasks on the assigned clinical trials and perform these tasks for mid- to high complexity trials independently with peer review/input as required. Responsible for developing statistical analysis plan, study and indication-level reporting activities.
  • Contribute to planning and execution of exploratory analyses to support publication activities. Initiate and implement novel methods for exploratory analyses in alignment with the Lead Statistician (like Machine Learning and Data Visualization).
  • Explain statistical methodology and interpret analysis results. Provide statistical expertise to support the teams and significantly contributing to meetings. Contribute to interactions with external investigators (as needed).
  • Represent the Biostatistics Line Function on cross-functional teams for the assigned trials. Responsible for functional alignment and ensuring line function awareness throughout the trials.
  • Collaborate with other line functions. Explain statistical concepts in an easily understandable way to non-statisticians and provide adequate statistical justifications for actions/decisions/statements, when required.
  • Establish and maintain collaborative relationships and effective communications cross functionally within the Clinical Trial Team and Biostatistics team.
  • Ensure all Biostatistics deliverables (as SAP, analyses) for assigned clinical trials and/or non-clinical related activities are delivered in a timely manner with the highest level of quality.

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Swiss working/residency permit and/or Swiss/EU-Citizenship required
  • MS (in Statistics or equivalent) with 3+ years relevant work experience or PhD (in Statistics or equivalent) with 1+ years’ relevant work experience.
  • Fluent in English with strong communication and presentation skills.
  • Influences decisions that directly impact the trial/project and team ability to deliver objectives.
  • Demonstrable experience in all tasks of a statistician at trial and experiment level with the ability to work independently. Demonstrable knowledge and expertise in statistics and its application to clinical trials; ability to explain statistical designs and concepts. Depending on the assignment, may require proven expertise in data exploration skills.
  • Proficiency in use of statistical software packages (e.g. SAS, R).
  • Good knowledge of drug development and Health Authority guidelines.
  • Demonstrated efficiency working on a multidisciplinary team to achieve team objectives.
  • Good project management skills and ability to collaborate well with non-statistical functions.

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