Principal Biostatistician

2 weeks ago


Chennai Tamil Nadu, India ICON Plc Full time

Principal Biostatistician, Office or Home, India

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development

We are currently seeking a Principal Biostatistician to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Principal Biostatistician at ICON, you will play a pivotal role in designing and analyzing clinical trials, interpreting complex medical data, and contributing to the advancement of inNvative treatments and therapies.

**What you will be doing**
- Serves as lead biostatistician for programs of studies, submissions, or on simple to complex individual studies.
- Oversees statistical activities that support ICON’s interactions with clients and regulatory agencies.
- Reviews and approves statistical methods sections of study protocols, statistical analysis plans and statistical input to reports.
- Prepares and approves research proposals and budgets to provide statistical consulting and to conduct statistical analyses for clients.
- Participates in bid defense meetings and makes presentations at marketing meetings with prospective clients.

**Your profile**
- Master's degree or Ph.D in Biostatistics, Statistics, or a related field with 9 or more years of biostatistical experience with Master’s degree; 7 or more years required with Ph.D
- Advanced kNwledge of multiple statistical and therapeutic areas, the drug development process, and statistical programming practices and procedures.
- Advanced ability to plan, supervise, implement, and monitor the statistical processes for multiple clinical studies.
- Effective written and oral communication skills with demonstrated leadership ability.

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**What ICON can offer you**:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

- Various annual leave entitlements
- A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
- Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
- Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
- Life assurance
- Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

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