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Senior Statistician – Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism (CVRM)

Lieu Boston, Massachusetts, États-Unis Job ID R-218244 Date de publication 01/27/2025

Job Title: Senior Statistician – Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism (CVRM)
Location: Boston, MA

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation – ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe. 

 Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head is purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects. 

Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we’re taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention. 

As AstraZeneca continues to put patients at the forefront of our mission, we are excited for our move to Kendall Square/Cambridge in 2026. Find out more information here: Kendall Square Press Release

Introduction to Role:

Do you have expertise in, and passion for, Biostatistics? Would you like to apply your skills to impact 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.

Those who join AstraZeneca not only feel a sense of ownership about their future, but also know that their work has a huge impact on patients. With AstraZeneca, you will be applying innovative and creative approaches to science while being at the forefront of a strong and rich pipeline of cutting-edge medicines. Here, you will join passionate professionals who push the boundary of science and technology to develop and deliver life-changing medicines designed to help people live better lives.

Our CVRM pipeline includes investigational therapies in varied stages of clinical development, from recently approved products to earlier-stage molecules in clinical trials. We aspire to transform the lives of patients, working not only to prolong patients’ lives, but to also improve their function and help patients feel better.

We are currently recruiting for statisticians at Senior level depending on your previous experience to join our team supporting the CVRM portfolio. We are growing at this site and have multiple positions available.


A successful candidate has sufficient experience working as a statistician in the pharmaceutical industry to independently perform and lead statistical work within a clinical study. This individual is able to lead and direct Biometrics work either in house or partnering with CROs to ensure delivery to quality and time.

Accountabilities:

  • Lead the statistical thinking and contributions to the delivery of clinical studies, regulatory strategy, health technology assessment and/or commercial activities.
  • Contribute to quantifying the benefit, risk, value and uncertainty of the emerging drug product profile.
  • Investigate and apply novel statistical approaches, for relevant statistical issues and/or regulatory guidance and/or value demonstration, including modelling and simulation.
  • Lead the delivery and oversight of clinical studies to time, quality and standards, including partnering with CROs and with programming.
  • Collaborate with and influence cross-functional colleagues working on clinical studies.
  • Where applicable, support the project statistician on activities such as study design, power calculations, decision criteria, regulatory interactions and submissions.
  • Contribute to development of new procedures and standards to increase quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.
  • Where applicable, mentoring and coaching junior staff and supporting them with education and training in Statistics.

We offer the chance to influence drug development and the opportunity to gain experience across a range of challenging and exciting projects including PhI-IV studies and in the different indications within CVRM.

Essential Skills/Experience:

  • MSc/PhD in Statistics or Mathematics (containing a substantial statistical component) with experience in pharma/healthcare or other relevant area.
  • 1-5 years of experience of pharmaceutical development, data analysis and interpretation.
  • Knowledge of the technical and regulatory requirements related to the role.
  • Leadership capabilities to be able to lead and direct clinical study work.
  • Strong knowledge of programming in R and/or SAS.
  • Excellent written and spoken English. Excellent communication skills (including communicating with non-statisticians) and ability to build strong relationships.
  • Excellent collaboration skills required – the energy to work across global & functional boundaries, both internally and externally.
  • Ability to apply statistical expertise to complex problems, problem solving and quality focus.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

  • PhD in Statistics or Mathematics (containing a substantial statistical component) with experience in pharma/healthcare or other relevant area.

AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination. AstraZeneca is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. Such accommodation is available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment, assessment and selection process and may be requested by emailing AZCHumanResources@astrazeneca.com.

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