Associate Statistician

**Site Name**: Bengaluru Luxor North Tower
**Posted Date**: Sep 5 2024

Join the GSK Future Leaders Graduate Programme: Help us get ahead of disease together - Statistics - Future Leaders Programme, India - 2024
Education required: A Master’s (or higher) degree in Statistics. Graduation by 07/2024
Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English
Other requirements: This role is based in India, so it is important you have eligibility to live and work in India
Expected Start date: September 2024
Are you looking for a career where you can help positively impact the health of billions of people?
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.
Our success absolutely depends on our people. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get ahead together.
Our programme will offer a range of opportunities in Statistics functions that ranges from Pre-Clinical to Clinical across Pharma and Vaccines. Statisticians at GSK have industry leading expertise in study design and statistical inference, helping teams make better decisions. Statisticians at GSK are key players in all areas of R&D from the initial identification of a molecule right through to the manufacture and commercialization of a medicine. Our work under pins R&D’s ability to make high quality decisions leading to lower late-phase attrition, greater probability of regulatory approvals and reliable/cost-effective manufacturing processes. Our vision is to become the most effective and influential Statistical group within the industry, and we will achieve this through excellence in implementation of state-of-the-art study designs and analysis methodologies, strong statistical inference and consultancy, achieving deliverables of the highest quality and, most importantly, by attracting, developing and retaining the best talent.
Ahead together with tailored training and career development
We invest heavily in your personal development to prepare you for a career as a leader through regular discussions with your line manager and support from a wide network of colleagues, but you are still the driver of your development. You will also have continuous training where 70% is on-the-job, 20% is through developmental relationships and 10% is through formal training and educational courses. There is a thriving community of Statisticians working across multiple groups at GSK, continually evolving to enhance the skills, statistical methodologies, processes and technologies that drive innovation and efficiency. Opportunities will be broad and plentiful
Our programme is two years long and will usually have 3 rotations. This is to enhance the development of your skills through having a breadth and depth of our business areas. After completing the programme, you will return to the role for which you were hired. The breadth of relevant technical experience, business and interpersonal skills that you will have acquired, together with the mentoring and networking opportunities you will have experienced, will allow you to excel in your career at GSK.
What will you do?
Your rotations will include work in the following areas, but not necessarily all:

- You will collaborate with top clinical scientists and operational experts in the delivery of clinical trial results to progress medicines through drug development.
- You will gain insights into defining statistical strategies for design and conduct of clinical trials, preparation of Statistical Analysis Plans, clinical trial reporting and regulatory submissions (planning and execution)
- You may also explore data analytics and visualizations to improve presentation and interpretation of results.
- You’d become familiar with industry-wide best practice and help to define and support the use of standards across the Biostatistics function.

What are we looking for?
A Master’s degree in Statistics Discipline.
In addition, ideally you will have: - An innovative and flexible mindset - The ability to deal with complexity comfortably - Strong problem-solving ability - Effective written and verbal communication skills - A resilient and ‘can do’ attitude with scientific reasoning - An interest in the analysis of scientific data, a keen eye for detail and high quality - Experience with at least one programming language (preferably, SAS or R)
What do we offer you?

A competitive salary

An annual bonus based on company performance

Access to healthcare and well-being programs, time off and childcare support

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