Senior Data Scientist, RWE

As a Data Scientist you will be given access to cutting-edge in-house technology allowing you to work on global projects across a variety of therapeutic areas and thanks to our development opportunities and mentoring at all levels you will be able to progress your long-term career in the direction you choose.
You will lead analytic workstreams
You will be involved in development of statistical methods sections of protocols preparing statistical analysis plans and generating analytic results.
You will contribute to data management and statistical programming of various data sources.
You will communicate with clients regarding study protocol or statistical analysis issues as they arise.

Key Responsibilities
Serve as a statistical/analytic lead in secondary database studies.
Work collaboratively with other functional team leads and external clients to deliver analytic results on time with high quality and within budget.
Ensuring quality control (QC) reviews of Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) and Shells.
Writing and maintaining programming specifications.
Assisting with protocol development and sample size calculations.
Writing and/or QCing data management and statistical programming code in R/SAS
Building and maintaining effective customer relationships driving statistical discussions providing support and / or guidance for statistical activities.
Managing scope of work and budget and providing revenue and resource forecasts for single studies
Training and mentoring junior staff. Supporting colleagues and providing motivation as needed.

Requirements:
BSc or MSc in Statistics/Biostatistics or related field
Practical experience working with real world secondary databases (e.g. national registries claims EMR etc) Practical experience with UK or Nordic national registry data a plus.
Strong SAS and R programming skills
Ability to understand written documentation of registries
CRO and/or pharmaceutical industry experience
Strong communication skills in English
Ability to manage multiple tasks and deliver high quality outputs within agreed timelines

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