UCB is hiring a Senior Principal Statistician to join the Biometrics & Data Science team. In this role, you will be a strong voice for Early Development Statistics, helping drive the development of UCB compounds and providing expert-level statistical support in key technical areas.
What You'll Do
- Provide direction and continuous leadership for the Early Development Statistics team supporting compounds under development.
- Focus your expertise on one or more of the following: clinical pharmacology statistics, pre-clinical statistics, biomarker strategy, or bioassay development.
- Lead and influence the translation of statistical strategy into tactical planning, operations, and quality.
- Contribute to strategic planning of non-clinical and/or clinical development plans, including study designs, design of experiments, analysis plans, and quantitative decision criteria.
- Oversee more junior statisticians to ensure operational delivery of statistical outputs for studies.
- Work closely with stakeholders such as research leads, biomarker leads, bioassay development leads, or quantitative clinical pharmacology leads.
- Help lead the continuous learning and upskilling culture for a modern Biometrics organization.
What We're Looking For
- MSc or PhD in Biostatistics, Statistics, or an equivalent field.
- More than 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Solid knowledge of drug development across all phases.
- Experience in Early Development, with expertise in at least one technical area: pre-clinical, translational (biomarker/bioassay), or clinical pharmacology.
- Ability to understand how functional expertise fits into the broader development picture.
- Proven skills as an influencer and collaborator in a development team environment.
- Good communication skills.
- Programming skills in R or SAS.
Technical Stack
- R
- SAS
Team & Environment
You will report into the Head of Early Development Statistics or a technical area leader within her team, such as the Translational Statistics Lead or Clinical Pharmacology Statistics Lead.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid position. You can be based at one of our hub locations: Brussels (Belgium), Monheim (Germany), or Slough (UK). At UCB, we've embraced a hybrid-first approach to work.
UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws.
