Who are we?
We're Avance Clinical a Contract Research Organisation. We offer specialised services supporting drug development for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. We have a rich history in this area with our founding roots dating back to the 1980's. If you already work in this industry you'll know that we are experts in our field.
Why should you join Avance Clinical?
We appreciate that our most important asset is our people. We offer a fun, friendly work environment and a culture that values honesty and respect. We have a strong sense of team. We genuinely appreciate each individual but recognise the collective when achieving success.
We are committed to creating a flexible work environment for our people by supporting them to balance their work commitments and personal needs, both now and into the future.
Core Responsibilities
• Provide statistical advice on study design.
• Provide statistical input in the development of study protocols.
• Prepare/review randomisation schedules.
• Prepare/review statistical analysis plans.
• Prepare/review listings, tables and figures of study data.
• Perform/review statistical analyses of study data.
• Prepare/review efficacy sections of clinical study reports.
• Client liaison for statistics or study design related issues.
• Participate in client meetings.
• Mentor role for statistics team members, and also for staff in the Clinical and Data teams, for development of statistics skills.
• Provide Business Development support for proposals including statistical presentation/analysis.
• Other duties as directed by Line Management or delegate in line with skills, experience and/or qualifications.
Departmental Responsibilities
• Maintain effective communication with other members of the statistics team, and study team members of other disciplines.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
• Bachelor's degree or higher with an emphasis in life sciences, medical/pharmaceutical sciences and/or statistics.
• Minimum of 10 years statistical analysis experience.
• Minimum 10 years' experience in the pharmaceutical industry / Contract Research Organisation (CRO) working in a GCP environment.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in tertiary education and/or equivalent mentoring
• Formal GCP training and experience with regulatory filing of statistics.
• Experience in clinical or pharmacological research with a focus in a technical writing environment.
• Proven experience with SAS together with advanced skills in MS Word and MS Excel.
• Ability to communicate with clients, senior management and other stakeholders.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills including the ability to prepare reports and procedures.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to set priorities, analyse problems, formulate clear and effective solutions and coordinate a number of tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to work under pressure in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Commercial links with pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (desirable).
What we offer Stimulating work Project diversity An intellectual challenge An agile & flexible workplace Opportunity to progress Stability Sense of community A leadership team that are working together on a common goal Flexible work options Great tools / tech to do your job A competitive salary & an extra days holiday for your birthday!