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At AstraZeneca, Biometrics is the function that supports all aspects of early and late stage drug development, including strategy, clinical trial design, data collection, analyses, data reporting and interpretation to inform the quality decision making in drug projects. Our goal is to deliver value to the pipeline through excellence in strategy and delivery, improving decision making, and engaging and shaping the external environment whilst accessing and implementing innovative solutions.
Main duties of this role will include:
- Providing Statistical support to the design and interpretation of clinical studies
- Production and validation of statistical code
- Development of statistical analysis plans
- Interpretating, summarising and communication of results of standard studies
Training and Development
AstraZeneca will sponsor you through your Medical Statistics MSc at an accredited university The MSC will be delivered as part of an apprenticeship (level 7), combining working and earning a full-time salary, with fully funded part-time university learning (on average 1 day/week). This will give you the opportunity to gain a post graduate statistics qualification, with the advantage of gaining relevant work-life skills and the excitement of helping to develop new medicines whilst taking your first steps towards a rewarding career.
We truly value Early Talent– their thoughts, ideas and contributions. So throughout the programme, you’ll be encouraged and inspired to speak up, have a voice and make an impact.
Skills and Capabilities
We would be looking for the following attributes from our successful applicants:
- Attention to detail, with an ability to see the ‘big picture’ at the same time
- Good communication skills
- Able to work in a team
- Organised, persistent, eager to learn
Entry Requirements
Achieved 1 A level in Mathematics and a minimum 2:1 (or equivalent) Bachelor level degree in Statistics, Mathematics or other numerate degree including a substantial statistical component (e.g physics or engineering) Or an equivalent international qualification
This is a 36 month fixed term contract opportunity based at Macclesfield or Cambridge, UK. Offering £35,000 starting base salary + 11% benefits fund + bonus.
