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Statistics Leader / Associate Director - Oncology Statistics

You will lead statistical planning and delivery across clinical programs and contribute to clinical developments plans within oncology. You will work closely with clinical, regulatory, safety, data science and commercial teams. You will design robust clinical trials and analyses that shape development decisions and regulatory strategy. You will drive methodological innovation and mentor colleagues. Join us to grow your career, make a real impact on patient-focused R&D, and help unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide statistical support to Projects across Oncology pipeline
• Lead statistical design, analysis and interpretation for clinical programs across development phases using a wide range of statistical approaches (e.g. Bayesian methodology)
• Use simulations and advanced statistical methodology to inform trial design and risk assessment.
• Review and contribute to statistical analysis plans, protocols and regulatory submissions.
• Work with cross-functional teams to translate statistical insight into program strategy.
• Mentor and coach statisticians to build capability and quality.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Advanced degree in Statistics, Biostatistics or related quantitative discipline (MSc or equivalent) with significant relevant post-graduate experience, in oncology, within the pharmaceutical industry or a clinical research setting.
• Proven track record contributing statistical expertise to early and/or late phase clinical development.
• Practical experience implementing simulations and statistical methods using R, Python or similar tools.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills for explaining methods and results to non-statistical colleagues.
• Strong organisation and time management across multiple projects and deadlines

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:

• PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics, or closely related field.
• Experience with Bayesian methods, adaptive trial designs, and advanced modelling.
• Experience applying statistical methods to disease modelling, high-dimensional data, or real-world evidence.
• Experience mentoring or leading small technical teams.
• Experience preparing regulatory documents and interacting with regulators.
• Comfortable working in high-performance computing or large simulation environments.

Closing Date for Applications -7th June 2026

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Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive.

We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases - to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we're committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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