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Senior Biostatistician

ICON PLC
6+ years
Not Disclosed
Bangalore, Chennai, Trivandrum, India
1 June 9, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: M.Pharm/B.Pharm or M.Sc. Skills: Data Analysis, Document Management, Life Science, Regulatory Compliance, Waterfall Model, Environment, Experiments Design, Health And Safety (Ehs), Laboratory Equipment, Manufacturing Process, Materials Science, Process Simulation, Sop (Standard Operating Procedure), Technical Writing, Wat, GCP guidelines, gmp knowledge, HSE Knowledge , Logistics and Transportation Management, Master Data, Operational Excellence, Sap Erp, supply chain management, Supply Planning, Warehouse Management, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines

Job Title: Senior Biostatistician I / II

Location: Bangalore, Chennai, Trivandrum, India (Office or Home)

Job Type: Full-Time

Company: ICON plc


About ICON

ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization dedicated to accelerating the development of innovative medicines and treatments that improve patient outcomes worldwide. Guided by integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion, ICON partners with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies to deliver innovative clinical research solutions across all phases of drug development.


Position Overview

ICON is seeking an experienced Senior Biostatistician I / II to join its global Biostatistics team. In this role, you will provide statistical leadership for clinical development programs, regulatory submissions, and individual clinical studies ranging from Phase I to Phase IV. You will collaborate closely with sponsors, clinical teams, data management, statistical programming, and regulatory stakeholders to design studies, develop statistical methodologies, analyze clinical data, and support successful regulatory submissions.

This position offers an opportunity to contribute to innovative therapies while providing strategic statistical expertise across complex clinical development programs.


Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as the Lead Biostatistician for individual studies, study programs, and regulatory submission projects.

  • Design statistical methodologies and analysis strategies for clinical trials across multiple therapeutic areas.

  • Develop, review, and approve statistical sections of study protocols, Statistical Analysis Plans (SAPs), Clinical Study Reports (CSRs), and related study documents.

  • Provide statistical oversight throughout the clinical trial lifecycle, ensuring scientific rigor and regulatory compliance.

  • Perform advanced statistical analyses using SAS and/or R programming.

  • Interpret and communicate statistical findings to sponsors, project teams, and regulatory stakeholders.

  • Support interactions with global regulatory authorities and contribute to regulatory submission activities, including NDA, BLA, MAA, and other submissions.

  • Collaborate with Data Management and Statistical Programming teams to ensure high-quality analysis datasets and outputs.

  • Prepare project proposals, effort estimates, budgets, and resource plans for statistical consulting and analysis activities.

  • Participate in client meetings, bid defense presentations, and business development initiatives.

  • Lead process improvement projects and contribute to the development of departmental standards, methodologies, and best practices.

  • Mentor, coach, and provide technical guidance to junior statisticians and cross-functional team members.


Required Qualifications

  • Master's Degree or Ph.D. in Biostatistics, Statistics, Mathematics, Epidemiology, or a related quantitative discipline.

  • Minimum 6 years of biostatistics experience within a CRO, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare research environment.

  • Demonstrated experience leading Phase II and Phase III clinical studies.

  • Experience managing client interactions, study timelines, project deliverables, and resource planning.

  • Strong understanding of clinical trial design, statistical methodologies, and regulatory requirements.

  • Experience supporting regulatory submissions and responding to regulatory authority requests.

  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities.

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with proven leadership capabilities.


Technical Skills

  • Clinical Trial Design

  • Statistical Analysis Plans (SAP)

  • Clinical Study Reports (CSR)

  • SAS Programming

  • R Programming

  • Clinical Data Analysis

  • Adaptive Trial Design

  • Survival Analysis

  • Longitudinal Data Analysis

  • Bayesian Statistics

  • Sample Size Determination

  • Randomization Methodologies

  • CDISC Standards (SDTM, ADaM)

  • Regulatory Submission Support

  • Statistical Modeling & Interpretation