149 Senior Statistician jobs in the United Kingdom
Principal Statistician
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Principal Biostatistician | Global CRO | UK | Europe | Home-based
Global leading CRO have an opportunity for a Principal Biostatistician to join it’s expanding global team. This is a senior level opportunity where you will provide statistical leadership on the design, analysis, and interpretation of clinical trials, ensuring the highest standards of scientific and regulatory excellence.
What you will be doing:
- Serve as lead biostatistician across study programmes, regulatory submissions, and individual trials of varying complexity.
- Provide expert statistical guidance during interactions with clients and regulatory authorities.
- Review and approve statistical methodology within protocols, analysis plans, and clinical study reports.
- Develop and approve research proposals and budgets, delivering consultancy and statistical analyses for clients.
- Represent the organisation at bid defence meetings and contribute to business development presentations.
- Support projects across therapeutic areas including respiratory, vaccines, and oncology.
What you will need:
- Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Biostatistics, Statistics, or related discipline.
- Advanced expertise across statistical methodologies, therapeutic areas, clinical development, and programming practices.
- Proven ability to oversee and manage statistical activities across multiple programmes.
- Strong leadership skills with excellent communication, influencing, and project management experience.
What you will receive:
- Work for an award winning CRO that offers a supportive and flexible culture that values work-life balance and career development.
- Competitive salary with annual bonus, car allowance, and comprehensive benefits package including health insurance options, retirement planning and life assurance.
- Fully home based in the UK or across Europe.
What to do next:
If this opportunity aligns with your experience and career goals, please apply now with your CV.
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Senior Statistician

Posted 13 days ago
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As the **industry Leader** , Abbott's Diabetes Care business designs, develops and manufactures glucose monitoring systems for use in both home and hospital settings. We have a Centre of Excellence in Witney for the development and manufacture of electrodes and biosensors used by patients and healthcare professionals for the day-to-day management of diabetes. The site, and it's Statistics team, has been instrumental in the research, development and manufacture of the FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System and continues to work on a strong pipeline of products in development. We are passionate about doing work that improves the quality of people's lives.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Statistician I to join our R&D team based on site at our Medical Devices Centre of Excellence in Witney, Oxfordshire.
We are keen to hear from candidates looking for an opportunity to **make an impact at work** and **contribute to patient health** for the next generation of glucose-monitoring technology.
Unlike traditional pharma or CRO work, with Abbott Diabetes Care, you would be involved in **end-to-end clinical trials** for a small number of **global projects** that typically last from 4 to 18 months. From supporting **protocol development** through to **preparing publications** , you will see the impact of your work as we continue to support the growth of our FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose testing system in new markets, or for new patient populations. In addition, you will be providing key statistical support alongside scientists and engineers to the **development of our pipeline products** .
In this role, you would be joining a vibrant, friendly and diverse group, and through leading a small team, you can expect to work across a varied range of projects and statistical techniques. Our teams collaborate to form a network of Statistics professionals, and offer members the opportunity to share best practices, leverage insights and skill-sharing, and build personal career expertise and professional development. Further professional and/or academic accreditations/certifications can also be supported.
We will expect you to be able to successfully contribute to, or manage, a small number of projects, and work with colleagues from a range of backgrounds to explain statistical concepts to them. This means that in addition to your knowledge of statistical methods and data analysis for clinical research, you'll need to be adaptable, have a keen eye for detail, excellent written and verbal communication abilities, and strong team-working skills. Alongside this, you will have an interest in people leadership, and ideally be able to demonstrate experience in leading small teams and growing those around you, however we welcome applications from those looking for their first leadership exposures. You will have a BSc (or higher) in Statistics or Mathematics and a strong working knowledge of SAS.
Witney is located about 12 miles to the west of Oxford, on the edge of the Cotswolds. As you will be working closely with colleagues from R&D, clinical, data management and regulatory affairs, you will need to be office-based.
Abbott offers a highly competitive salary and attractive benefits package which includes a defined-contribution pension scheme, a share ownership scheme, private healthcare, life assurance, and a flexible benefits scheme which you can tailor to your own requirements. Here at Witney, we also like to help our employees live life to the fullest, and therefore we offer a range of optional initiatives for you to get involved in, including onsite allotments, couch to 5k campaigns, bee keeping, yoga and more!
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call or email
Principal Statistician
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We are seeking an experienced Principal Statistician to join our growing team. The successful applicant will work as part of global teams, supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies across many therapeutic areas. Quanticate values quality first, integrity, care, people, commitment to delivery, and inspiration. As such, employees are offered flexible and friendly working conditions, competitive pay, industry-leading benefits, and opportunities for progression, in an environment where they are mixing with the very best experts in the field.
As Principal Statistician, you will be responsible for the development, validation, and implementation of statistical models and providing statistical support for clinical studies. You will serve as a Statistical Lead for large-scale clinical trials across various therapeutic areas, ensuring that all deliverables are achieved on time and to a high level of quality. You will lead Statistical Consultancy Projects, advising clients on all aspects of statistical trial design and conduct. Key to the role is, the ability to provide face to face advice to clients on all elements of study design, whether frequentist or Bayesian in nature. Having experience of using simulation methods in trial design would be an advantage but not essential. Through all activities you will also provide guidance and mentorship to other statisticians in the group.
Responsibilities
- Serve as lead statistician for clinical trials including planning, analysing, and reporting, ensuring that all deliverables are met on time and to a high level of quality.
- Develop and validate statistical models and analyses based on study protocols.
- Write statistical analysis plans and reports.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to other statisticians in the group.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop study protocols and ensure they meet regulatory requirements.
- To potentially take line management responsibility for junior statisticians within the team.
- To lead statistical consultancy projects as required, providing expert statistical advice on all statistical aspects of study design and conduct.
- Perform ad hoc statistical duties as required
Requirements
- Essential - MSc in Biostatistics, Medical Statistics or equivalent.
- Strong statistical expertise with experience in clinical trials.
- Experience in SAS programming.
- Extensive knowledge of regulatory requirements for clinical trials.
- Strong project management and leadership skills with experience leading large-scale projects.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Willingness to travel when needed.
Benefits
- Competitive Salary (Open to discussion based on experience)
- Home working allowance
- Flexible working hours
- 25 days Annual leave plus bank holidays
- Option to purchase additional days holiday
- Pension with Company matching
- Private medical Scheme with Bupa
- Free standard eye test every two years
- Employee Assistance Program – Available for employee and immediate family
- 5, 10, 15 years of service recognition awards
- Death in service scheme
- Long Term Disability Insurance
- Quanticate offers a variety of different learning development opportunities to help you progress (mentoring, coaching, e-learning, job shadowing)
Statistician II
Posted 93 days ago
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At Quanticate, we're pioneers in providing top-tier statistical and data management support to our clients. We're seeking a dedicated Statistician who's committed to upholding the highest standards, following procedures, and ensuring compliance with regulations, all while providing exceptional customer care.
As a Statistician your role will be playing a crucial role in supporting our clients and managing assigned project work. Here's what you'll be doing on a day to day basis:
- Handle statistical tasks, including producing tables, figures, and listings, and contributing to SAPs and statistical reports under the guidance of Senior and Principal Statisticians.
- Collaborate with Senior and Principal Project Delivery Managers, Portfolio Managers/Directors/VPs, and other team members to successfully deliver statistical activities.
- Organize and manage your workload, often working across multiple studies, ensuring work is completed on time and meets client expectations.
- Maintain effective communication with clients and internal stakeholders, providing regular updates on assigned work, addressing issues, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, on-time, and budget-compliant outputs.
- Develop mentoring skills to advise other statisticians or programmers and contribute to knowledge-sharing activities.
We are dedicated to developing our staff and you will get regular opportunities to work autonomously, lead projects and mentor more junior staff to set you up for a Senior Statistician position in future.
Requirements
- Essential - An MSc in Medical Statistics or similar.
- Relevant experience as a statistician or biostatistician within the pharmaceutical industry or medical sector.
- Experience with clinical trials.
- Strong PC skills, including a working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Proficiency in SAS and other statistical software.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Effective interpersonal skills for working collaboratively with diverse teams.
Benefits
- Competitive Salary - Initial Banding of £31,000 - £38,000
- Flexible working hours
- 25 days Annual leave plus bank holidays
- Option to purchase additional days holiday
- Pension with Aviva – 5% from employee matched by Quanticate
- Private medical Scheme with Bupa
- Free standard eye test every two years
- Employee Assistance Program – Available for employee and immediate family
- 5, 10, 15 years of service recognition awards
- Death in service scheme
- Long Term Disability Insurance
- Quanticate offers a variety of different learning development opportunities to help you progress (mentoring, coaching, e-learning, job shadowing)
Principal Statistician
Posted 296 days ago
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We are seeking an experienced Principal Statistician to join our growing team. The successful applicant will work as part of global teams, supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies across many therapeutic areas. Quanticate values quality first, integrity, care, people, commitment to delivery, and inspiration. As such, employees are offered flexible and friendly working conditions, competitive pay, industry-leading benefits, and opportunities for progression, in an environment where they are mixing with the very best experts in the field.
As Principal Statistician, you will be responsible for the development, validation, and implementation of statistical models and providing statistical support for clinical studies. You will serve as a Statistical Lead for large-scale clinical trials across various therapeutic areas, ensuring that all deliverables are achieved on time and to a high level of quality. You will lead Statistical Consultancy Projects, advising clients on all aspects of statistical trial design and conduct. Key to the role is, the ability to provide face to face advice to clients on all elements of study design, whether frequentist or Bayesian in nature. Having experience of using simulation methods in trial design would be an advantage but not essential. Through all activities you will also provide guidance and mentorship to other statisticians in the group.
Responsibilities
- Serve as lead statistician for clinical trials including planning, analysing, and reporting, ensuring that all deliverables are met on time and to a high level of quality.
- Develop and validate statistical models and analyses based on study protocols.
- Write statistical analysis plans and reports.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to other statisticians in the group.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop study protocols and ensure they meet regulatory requirements.
- To potentially take line management responsibility for junior statisticians within the team.
- To lead statistical consultancy projects as required, providing expert statistical advice on all statistical aspects of study design and conduct.
- Perform ad hoc statistical duties as required
Requirements
- MSc in Biostatistics, Statistics or equivalent.
- Strong statistical expertise with experience in clinical trials.
- Experience in SAS programming.
- Extensive knowledge of regulatory requirements for clinical trials.
- Strong project management and leadership skills with experience leading large-scale projects.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Willingness to travel when needed.
Benefits
- Competitive Salary (Open to discussion based on experience)
- Home working allowance
- Flexible working hours
- 25 days Annual leave plus bank holidays
- Option to purchase additional days holiday
- Pension with Company matching
- Private medical Scheme with Bupa
- Free standard eye test every two years
- Employee Assistance Program – Available for employee and immediate family
- 5, 10, 15 years of service recognition awards
- Death in service scheme
- Long Term Disability Insurance
- Quanticate offers a variety of different learning development opportunities to help you progress (mentoring, coaching, e-learning, job shadowing)
Principal Statistician/Statistics Team Lead

Posted 12 days ago
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Abbott Diabetes Care designs, develops, and manufactures leading-edge blood glucose monitoring technology for use in both home and hospital settings, including our revolutionary Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System.
**The Opportunity:**
Abbott Diabetes Care is seeking a **Principal Statistician/Statistics Team Lead** to join our Clinical Statistics team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled statistician with a passion for leadership and innovation to contribute to the development of cutting-edge glucose monitoring technologies.
In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams across R&D, Engineering, Quality, and Regulatory to support data-driven decision-making that enhances patient outcomes. You'll be part of a dynamic and inclusive team of Statisticians and SAS Programmers, working on diverse projects and engaging with a global network of statistical professionals dedicated to continuous learning and excellence.
**Responsibilities:**
+ Lead and mentor a team of statisticians, fostering talent development and knowledge sharing.
+ Provide statistical expertise across the Abbott Diabetes Care product range.
+ Support the transfer of products and processes from R&D into Manufacturing for new product launches.
+ Analyze manufacturing, stability, and product performance data to drive continuous improvement.
+ Design and support development trials and analytical test methods, using statistical insights to inform quality and business decisions.
+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams to communicate statistical concepts and influence decision-making.
**Education and Experience:**
+ A BSc or higher degree in Statistics or Mathematics is required.
+ Experience in a regulated or manufacturing environment is highly desirable.
+ Proficiency in SAS and/or R programming is advantageous.
+ Strong project management skills with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
+ Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
+ Detail-oriented, adaptable, and capable of explaining complex statistical ideas to non-specialists.
**What We Offer**
At Abbott, we believe in helping you bring your passion, ideas, and purpose to life. In return, we offer:
+ A competitive salary and benefits package.
+ A class-leading defined contribution pension scheme.
+ Share ownership opportunities.
+ A supportive and inclusive work environment that encourages career growth and development.
+ Access to a wide range of wellness initiatives and employee engagement activities:
+ At our Witney site: onsite allotments, couch-to-5k campaigns, beekeeping, yoga, and more.
Join us and shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare.
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Senior Statistician - Manufacturing/Technical Operations

Posted 13 days ago
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We are keen to hear from candidates looking for an opportunity to make an impact at work and contribute to patient health for the next generation of glucose monitoring technology.
**The Opportunity**
In this role, you would be joining a vibrant, friendly and inclusive group of Statisticians and SAS Programmers, where you can expect to work across a varied range of projects and utilize various statistical techniques. Our statistical teams collaborate to form a network of Statistics professionals, and offer members the opportunity to share best practices, leverage insights and skill-sharing, and build personal career expertise and **professional development** .
Key activities as a Senior Statistician include:
+ Utilising your passion for team leadership, people management, and talent development / mentoring.
+ Transfer of products and processes from Research & Development into Manufacturing to support our exciting new product launches.
+ Investigation and monitoring of manufacturing, stability and product performance data to drive continuous improvement.
+ To be a key individual for development trials and analytical test methods utilising your statistical background to drive quality and business decisions.
**Essential Skills and Experience**
You will have a **BSc (or higher) in Statistics or Mathematics** . Previous experience working in a regulated or manufacturing environment, and SAS/R programming are advantageous.
We will expect you to be able to successfully contribute to and manag a small number of projects, and work with colleagues from a range of backgrounds to explain statistical concepts to them. Additionally, you'll need to be adaptable, have a keen eye for detail, excellent written and verbal communication abilities, strong collaboration and team-working skills.
**About Abbott**
Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential - because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions - across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it's next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.
As the Industry Leader, Abbott Diabetes Care designs, develops and manufactures glucose monitoring systems for use in both home and hospital settings. We have a Centre of Excellence in Witney for the development and manufacture of electrodes and biosensors used by patients and healthcare professionals for the day-to-day management of diabetes. The site, and its Statistics Team, has been instrumental in the research, development and manufacture of the FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System as well as exciting developments in the Libre family including FreeStyle Libre 2, FreeStyle Libre 3 and the Libre Sense system. We are passionate about doing work that improves the quality of people's lives.
Abbott offers a highly competitive salary and attractive benefits package which includes a defined-contribution pension scheme, a share ownership scheme, private healthcare, life assurance, lift share scheme and a flexible benefits scheme which you can tailor to your own requirements. Here at Abbott, we like to help our employees live life to the fullest, and therefore we offer a range of optional initiatives for you to get involved in, including onsite allotments, couch to 5k campaigns, bee keeping, yoga and more!
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call or email
Medical Data Scientist / Statistician (Full time - Remote Europe)
Posted 10 days ago
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Ikerian AG (formerly RetinAI Medical) is a fast-growing medical device software company headquartered in Bern, Switzerland. Our mission is to enable the right decisions sooner in healthcare, through transformative AI & data management solutions for disease screening and monitoring. Join our diverse team of entrepreneurs, developers, researchers, and commercial experts who are collectively shaping the future of healthcare.
Job DescriptionAs a Medical Data Scientist/Statistician, you will play a key part in supporting the statistical analysis of datasets, specifically focusing on biomarkers to validate and support clinical trials.
You will collaborate with researchers, applying advanced statistical techniques and data science methodologies to derive meaningful insights that inform clinical decision-making.
- Working with the Real-World Evidence (RWE), Data Strategy and Commercial teams in the creation and delivery of data specifications for research projects.
- Working with the engineering and machine learning team on maintaining and improving the data platform which ingests and standardizes data.
- Providing informatics expertise to the Data Strategy and Commercial team to support data partner interactions.
- Participating in reviewing quality of incoming data, triaging and resolving issues to ensure data meets RWE team’s needs.
- Participating in management and improvement of our common data model.
- Using clinical knowledge to participate in designing and maintaining an automated data quality review process.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Data Science, or a related field.
- PhD/ MBA a plus
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
- Reside in a European Country
- A minimum of 3 years of relevant working experience with bio-statistical projects.
- A minimum of 3 years worked in healthcare or pharma related fields.
- Proven experience in statistical analysis and data science, preferably in clinical research or healthcare.
- Strong proficiency in Python and/or R for data analysis and statistical modeling.
- Experience with Git, Software Development.
- Experience in medical dataset analysis, and familiarity with Real-World Evidence and Ophthalmology is a plus.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, especially in a multidisciplinary team environment.
- Experience in a startup or consulting environment is an advantage.
- Demonstrated entrepreneurial and collaborative mindset.
- Knowledgeable in industry best practices in biostatistics and clinical studies.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, an eye for detail.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Available to work during Central European Time (CET) business hours.
Benefits
- A chance to be part of an exceptional team driving innovation in healthcare.
- A competitive salary in a supportive work environment that fosters work-life balance.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development in an international setting.
- A culture of collaboration and inclusion, which is fundamental to our ethos.
- Occasional travel to conferences, presenting posters and to represent the company.
Agronomist - Remote Data Analysis
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Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze vast datasets from various sources, including soil sensors, weather stations, satellite imagery, and farm management software.
- Develop predictive models for crop growth, disease outbreaks, and pest infestations.
- Provide data-driven recommendations to farmers and agricultural businesses on planting schedules, fertilization, irrigation, and pest/disease management strategies.
- Interpret complex agricultural data and translate it into clear, concise, and actionable reports and presentations for diverse audiences.
- Collaborate with the R&D team to improve data collection methodologies and analytical tools.
- Stay current with advancements in agricultural science, data analytics, and precision farming technologies.
- Contribute to the development of best practices for sustainable agriculture through data analysis.
- Assist in the design and execution of field trials to validate analytical models and recommendations.
- Troubleshoot data quality issues and implement data cleansing procedures.
- Communicate effectively with clients and internal teams through virtual channels.
- A Master's degree or Ph.D. in Agronomy, Crop Science, Agricultural Science, or a closely related field.
- A strong background in data analysis, statistical modelling, and the use of agricultural data platforms/software.
- Proficiency in data analysis tools such as R, Python, or similar programming languages.
- Experience with GIS software and remote sensing data interpretation.
- Knowledge of various crop types and agricultural systems.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information effectively.
- Proven ability to work independently, manage projects, and deliver results in a remote setting.
- Experience in a client-facing role or providing advisory services is a plus.
- A passion for sustainable agriculture and technological innovation.