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Are you looking for a career where you can help positively impact the health of billions of people?
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.
Our success absolutely depends on our people. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get ahead together.
Inspired to help us get ahead together? Apply for the Biostatistics Future Leadersprogramme at GSK today!
About the role
Statisticians are highly prized and urgently needed at GSK to grow an industry-leading team who put robustness and quantitative rocket boosters under every project we touch in business areas ranging from early drug discovery to late phase clinical development. Statisticians transform the pace, scale and success with which our company serves the patients who rely on us. We need exceptionally talented and committed Statisticians like you to apply your statistical skills and innovative methodologies to drive key contributions to the discovery and development of new medicines and vaccines.
Ahead together with tailored training and career development
If you’re a graduate with the talent and ambition to lead others, we’ll help you develop the skills to be one of our Future Leaders.
Over two years, our Future Leaders Graduate Programme will challenge and support you to grow professionally and personally. The FLP programme will follow one of three schemes, each scheme comprised of three fascinating rotations that will give you a thorough grounding in key areas of statistics in drug discovery and/or development. Three separate Future Leaders rotation schemes will be offered. One focusing on areas of early drug discovery, translation and biomarkers, early clinical development and Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC). A second scheme will focus on late phase clinical development for drugs and vaccines. The third scheme will focus on methodological research and consulting support from within our Statistics and Data Science Innovation Hub and will include at least one rotation similar to those of the first two schemes to aid in developing critical practical knowledge of drug discovery and/or development. You willhave hands-on experiences and mentoring to allow you to explore these areas of applied statistics, biostatistics & machine learning and inform future career decisions. Throughout the programme, you’ll work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues and stakeholders to progress the portfolio to get ahead of disease together.
What will you do?
Examples will vary by scheme, but include:
- Collaborate closely with GSK scientists to identify and address important research, Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC), translational and biomarker questions withtraditional and cutting-edge statistical approaches
- Participate in the design of preclinical, translational and CMC experiments and ensure experiments are designed to address scientific questions clearly and accurately
- Perform calculations or comprehensive simulation studies to understand the properties of complex, adaptive clinical trial designs (Bayesian and non-Bayesian)
- Analyze preclinical, translational, CMC, and early/late phase clinical trial data using appropriate methods, including but not limited to linear/non-linear (mixed) models, machine learning models, joint models and other multivariate methods, and Bayesian modelling
- Communicate statistical concepts, design recommendations, and the results of statistical analyses clearly and accurately to GSK scientists and research managers at all levels
- Evaluate & develop new methods & tools to support analyses
- Assist with the coaching, mentoring, and training of non-statisticians as required on the appropriate use of statistical methodologies for their business processes
- Work in multidisciplinary scientific and clinical development teams
- Interact with Health Authorities in the context of preIND, IND, BLA, Scientific Advice Meetings and many other circumstances.
- Learn statistical methodologies used in drug discovery, drug development & clinical trials
- What are we looking for?
- Strong quantitative skills/aptitude with experience/expertise in some of the above-mentioned statistical methodologies.
- Learning agility and open-mindset
- Ability for effective teamwork
- Passion for improving health
- Effective communication skills
- Ability to work independently with guidance
- Strong problem-solving skills driven by curiosity and innovation
- Basic understanding/interest in biology and the mindset to delve deeper to optimize your statistical input
What do we offer you?
- A competitive salary: £34,600
- An annual bonus based on company performance
- Relocation Allowance (eligibility will be confirmed once your first location is confirmed)
- Access to healthcare and well-being programmes, savings programmes, time off and childcare support
- Employee recognition programmes, which reward exceptional achievements
- Long-term incentives through shared ownership link your rewards to our longer-term performance
- On-the-job experience and formal and informal training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching, mentoring and formal training programmes
Let’s do this!
