Senior/Principal Statistician

About the role

The purpose of this role is to provide high‑quality statistical support to one of our key FSP clients. As a Senior or Principal Statistician, you may also take on a supervisory role, including line management and/or project leadership, depending on experience and interest.This role is well‑suited to someone with significant experience in clinical studies and regulatory submissions, who is comfortable working directly with clients - including situations where there is no internal statistical support. You will be confident working independently, managing your own workload, and contributing across multiple projects and clients. Strong communication skills are essential, including the ability to explain statistical concepts to non‑statisticians and to present clearly and confidently to client teams.

Responsibilities

• Statistical oversight at study level
• Providing project‑level statistical input across clinical studies
• Review and oversight of statistical deliverables from other CROs
• Development and/or review of study documentation, including statistical sections of protocols and Statistical Analysis Plans (SAPs)
• Study design activities, including sample size calculations, ad‑hoc and exploratory analyses
• Additional statistical support as required across client projects
• Confident coding in R, SAS, or other non‑SAS languages (or a willingness to learn)
• Experience & Skills
• Essential:
• Senior to Principal level experience in statistics within a clinical research environment
• Experience working on clinical studies and regulatory submissions
• Comfortable working independently with clients, often without in‑house statistical support
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain statistical concepts to non‑statisticians
• Curious, proactive, and motivated to continuously learn and improve
• Desirable:
• Study design and sample size experience
• Regulatory experience
• A basic understanding or willingness to learn Bayesian methods and causal inference modelling
• Experience within Oncology and/or CNS therapeutic areas
• Opportunities at Veramed
• Presenting at conferences and authoring publications
• Developing and implementing innovative statistical methodologies, study designs, and efficiency‑optimisation ideas
• Line management and peer mentoring opportunities
• Contributing to business process improvements and internal training
• Supporting initiatives linked to employees, the environment, and local communities as part of our B Corp accreditation
• A warm, friendly working environment where you can thrive both personally and professionally
• Supportive, open‑door management that actively encourages development
• Exposure to a wide variety of clients and projects, including collaboration with leading global pharmaceutical companies
• The opportunity to work with a truly unique CRO that does things differently - valuing people, relationships, and quality
• The chance to genuinely own your role and shape your career path
• If you're independent, curious, and ready to make a meaningful impact within a forward‑thinking organisation, we'd love to hear from you.
• Veramed is a B Corp accredited company which means that we use the power of business to build a more inclusive and sustainable economy meeting the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.

Benefits

Additional Information

Veramed prides itself on two key areas: providing the highest quality statistical and programming consultancy to our clients, and offering our employees an industry‑leading working environment with outstanding support, training, and opportunities for career growth. We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior to Principal level Statistician to join us on a permanent basis. We offer flexible working (home, hybrid or office‑based), structured training and development, and a competitive package.

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