Statistical Science Associate Director

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation - ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe.

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We are currently recruiting for **Statisticians **at **Director or Associate Director level** depending on your previous experience to join our growing team supporting the **Early Clinical - Cardiovascular, Renal, and Metabolism (CVRM) **portfolio, or our growing team supporting the **Early Clinical - Respiratory & Immunology (R&I) / Vaccines & Immune Therapies (V&I)/ Neuroscience** portfolio.

**What you will do**:

- You will be expected to:_
- Take a leadership role and drive statistical thinking in cross-functional team projects, within an international environment
- Contribute to strategic planning and quantitative decision making in early clinical development programmes
- Lead the delivery and oversight on drug project(s) and/or studies to time, quality and standards, including partnering with CROs and with Programming
- Participate in applying, adapting and/or developing statistical methodology
- Contribute to development of new procedures and standards to increase quality, efficiency, and effectiveness
- Based on your experience, the role may also include:_
- Interactions to influence key stakeholders and governance
- Acting as a technical expert in interactions with external providers and collaborators
- Mentoring and coaching junior staff and supporting them with education and training in statistics
- Working with regulatory agencies, e.g. attending meetings, answering questions

We offer the chance to influence drug development and the opportunity to gain experience across a range of challenging and exciting projects.

**Essential in the role**:

- MSc/PhD in Statistics or Mathematics (containing a substantial statistical component) with experience in pharma/healthcare or other relevant area
- Knowledge of the technical and regulatory requirements related to the role
- Leadership capabilities to be able to lead and direct project work
- Experience of data analysis and interpretation in a relevant area
- Solid understanding of programming in R and/or SAS
- Excellent written and spoken English. Excellent communication skills (including communicating with non-statisticians) and ability to build strong relationships
- Excellent collaboration skills required - the energy to work across global & functional boundaries, both internally and externally

**Desirable in the role, dependent on experience**:

- Experience of programme and study design
- Experience in the relevant therapeutic area
- Experience of regulatory interactions

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