Principal Statistician

Principal Biostatistician | Global CRO | FSP | Home Based | UK | Europe | Permanent |

Our client, a leading global CRO, is seeking an experienced Principal Biostatistician to join a dedicated FSP team, supporting real-world evidence, pharmacoepidemiology, outcomes research, and non-interventional study programmes.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior statistician with strong real-world data experience to work across impactful studies using electronic health records, claims data, registries, and other real-world data sources. You will provide statistical leadership across non-interventional studies, safety and comparative effectiveness research, and pharmacoepidemiology projects, partnering closely with clients, internal teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.

This position can be home-based across Europe, including UK, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania

What you will be doing:

• Lead statistical activities across real-world evidence, pharmacoepidemiology, and non-interventional studies
• Contribute to and review protocols, statistical analysis plans, and study reports
• Scope, design, and deliver analyses using real-world data sources including EHR, claims, and registries
• Apply pharmacoepidemiologic methods to safety and comparative effectiveness research
• Provide statistical leadership and scientific input to cross-functional teams and clients

What you will need:

• MSc or PhD in Biostatistics, Statistics, or a related discipline
• 9+ years' biostatistics experience with an MSc, or 7+ years with a PhD
• Strong experience in real-world evidence, pharmacoepidemiology, and non-interventional study methodology
• Proven expertise working with real-world data sources including EHR, claims, and registries
• Strong R programming skills (essential)
• Experience authoring and reviewing protocols and Statistical Analysis Plans (SAPs)
• Solid understanding of biases associated with claims data (particularly US claims) and EHR analyses
• Experience with study designs such as cohort, self-controlled, and target trial emulation studies
• Knowledge of analytical methods including propensity scores, clone-censor-weighting, and time-to-event analyses
• Vaccines and/or infectious disease experience would be advantageous

What’s in it for you:

• Competitive salary + benefits package including medical, dental, vision, pension, fitness subsidy & life insurance
• Fully home-based across Europe, including UK, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania
• Opportunity to work within a dedicated FSP model with a leading global CRO
• Exposure to high-impact real-world evidence, pharmacoepidemiology, and outcomes research studies
• Excellent long-term career development and progression opportunities

What to do next:

If this opportunity is of interest, please apply now with your CV as the organisation is looking to welcome an experienced Principal Biostatistician to the team as soon as possible.

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