Senior Statistician

Location Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States Job ID R-255059 Date posted 22/06/2026

The Senior Statistician has sufficient experience working as a statistician in the pharmaceutical industry to be working independently on activities relating to design, delivery and interpretation, preclinical studies, regulatory submissions and/or commercialization. This individual is able to perform and communicate results of more technical analyses, and able to guide less experienced staff. They have the scope to develop creative statistical ideas and approaches, and to apply them in their work. Competent individual contributor with excellent cross-functional collaboration.

Typical Accountabilities

The Senior Statistician II may work directly within a project and/or support statistical methodological advances.

The accountabilities for supporting projects directly are:

Provide statistical expertise for complex design and interpretation for preclinical or clinical programs, high level

internal governance committees, regulatory submissions and/or commercialization

Analyse internal and external information, perform modelling and simulation to inform design decisions and the development of decision criteria

Develop a Statistical Analysis plan for complex studies and/or project deliveries

Act as a coach/guide for less experienced statisticians in the production of analysis, supporting graphics and analysis

tables for study reports, Global Medical Affairs studies or publications

Able to analyse, interpret, summarise and communicate results of complex studies

Contribute to the regulatory submissions including specification of overview documents and response to regulatory

questions

Identify opportunities for the application of modelling and simulation to improve study design

Identify opportunities to improve the methodology and provide practical solutions for problems

Identify and apply statistical methodology to improve the process and delivery activities

Contribute to the development of best practice to improve quality, efficiency and effectiveness

Accountable for the quality of their statistical work; provide discipline-specific understanding, insight and constructive

challenge and take ownership of development needs, seek coaching or training opportunities

The accountabilities for supporting statistical methodological advances are:

Under guidance of a more experienced statistician, produces pragmatic solutions, often within a tight time scale where the emphasis is to deliver first, then refine and develop solutions thereafter.

Draft statistical analysis plans for complex studies

Provide consultancy within area of expertise to fellow statisticians working within therapeutically aligned statistics

groups, as well as medical scientists and other key roles across the business

Investigate and apply novel statistical approaches, for relevant statistical issues and/or regulatory guidance and/or

value demonstration

Investigate and improve statistical approaches, establish standards and best practice, develop and implement new

methodology interacting with external scientists

Identify new areas where we can add value, developing collaborative relationships with the external scientific/academic community and maintaining academic links

Contribute to/or lead the development of a process improvement and/or capability area within the Department

Develop a strong understanding of the pharma business/AZ ways of working

Communicate research and results internally and externally through participation at conferences and journal

publications.

Educational Requirements:

PhD and ideally 2+ years of experience

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We follow all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

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The annual base pay for this position ranges from $119,848.00 - $179,772.00. Our positions offer eligibility for various incentives—an opportunity to receive short-term incentive bonuses, equity-based awards for salaried roles and commissions for sales roles. Benefits offered include qualified retirement programs, paid time off (i.e., vacation, holiday, and leaves), as well as health, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

Date Posted

23-Jun-2026

Closing Date

05-Jul-2026

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