Statistical Science Director - Early Oncology

Statistical Science Director Early Oncology

Location: Barcelona

Competitive salary and benefits

Play a critical role in making our pipeline accessible to patients.

Do you have expertise in and passion for Biostatistics Would you like to apply your skills to impact all phases of drug development and regulatory interactions in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines Then AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

AstraZeneca is a global scienceled patientfocused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the worlds most serious disease. But were more than one of the worlds leading pharmaceutical companies.

Join the team dedicated to Oncology with an ambition to eliminate cancer as a cause of death. Its our big vision that unites and inspires us. With multiple indications and highquality molecules at all stages of our innovative pipeline we keep pushing forward. Fusing cuttingedge science with the latest technology to achieve breakthroughs. Backed by investment we are aiming to deliver 6 new molecular entities by 2025.

We work on some of the most complex and interesting challenges. A fastpaced and agile team we are empowered and trusted to innovate and experiment. With access to our extensive capabilities and comprehensive pipeline youll be involved in countless submissions and a wide range of engaging projects along the complete drug development process.

Main duties and responsibilities

In this role you will be responsible in leading the strategic statistical thinking and contributions to the Development Plans Regulatory Strategy Health Technology Assessment and Commercial Presentation for indications/projects within an AZ product team.

You will provide leadership to statistical staff on the indications/projects so that all work is carried out with regards to AZ standards and external regulations; through partnership with experts developing design options and providing high quality decision support to enable the business to make informed decisions; quantifying the benefit risk value and uncertainty of the emerging product profile.

You will be holding CRO/Partners accountable for the high quality standards of their deliverables. You will represent AZ and Statistics to Health Authorities and Reimbursement/Payer Organisations for specific projects/indications.

You will apply expert skills to investigate apply novel statistical approaches for relevant statistical issues and/or regulatory guidance and/or value demonstration. You will mentor/coach and support the education and training of Statistics staff in the technical arena.

Requirements

Essential

• MSc or PhD degree in Statistics Biostatistics or related quantitative fields or equivalent course work/ technical experience
• Understanding of regulations/developments in the area of Clinical Development and Biostatistics
• Appropriate experience as a statistician for the relevant position level with clinical trials pharmaceutical development regulated research and/or related areas of statistical applications
• A collaborative mindset
• A general dedication to and ability to apply expertise to problem solving
• Experience with relevant statistical software
• Ability to apply statistical techniques in the analysis of data from clinical studies or other significant are

Why AstraZeneca

At AstraZeneca were dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. Theres no better place to make a difference to medicine patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration and always committed to lifelong learning growth and development. Were on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

So whats next

• Are you already imagining yourself joining our team Good because we cant wait to hear from you.
• Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table Brilliant! We have one seat available and we hope its yours.

Where can I find out more

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  31Mar2025

  Closing Date

  19Jun2025

  AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds with as wide a range of perspectives as possible and harnessing industryleading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on nondiscrimination in employment (and recruitment) as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.