Statisticians AstraZeneca R&D Mölndal

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the worlds most serious diseases. But we're more than one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. AstraZeneca strives to be a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration where employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives - and are made to feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.

Improving health through great medicines is at the heart of everything we do at AstraZeneca. It is why we have a vibrant, creative workspace in Mölndal, just south of Gothenburg in Sweden. It is a place that inspires innovation and where research-led ideas can be turned into new medicines that make a real difference in healthcare.

We now recruit statisticians - bringing some of the brightest talent to Mölndal.

You will become part of one of the statistical groups at AstraZeneca's R&D site in Mölndal. Working together with about 40 statisticians focusing on two of AstraZeneca´s core therapy areas; Respiratory/Inflammation/Autoimmunity and Cardiovascular/Metabolic Diseases.

If you want to make a positive difference to future health research, we would like to welcome your application.

The Position
We are now recruiting statisticians to permanent positions in:
Early Clinical Biometrics
Biometrics & Information Sciences, Cardiovascular and Metabolic
Diseases
Please indicate potential preferences in your application.

The role
Statisticians at AstraZeneca are involved in every stage of the drug development process. You will be an indispensable part of our multi-disciplinary teams and play an active role in driving the strategy for development of medicines that make a real difference to our patients across the world. You will provide statistical expertise in the design, planning, evaluation and documentation of clinical studies and programs. This will also include work of more exploratory nature, e.g. modeling and simulation, as well as other means to improve decision making.

Depending on your experience you might also be expected to contribute to more strategic planning, quantitative decision making, act as expert in our contact with external providers and collaborators, coach more junior staff and be involved in adapting and developing statistical methodology. That means we can offer the chance to be influential in drug development and the opportunity to gain experience on a range of challenging and exciting projects.

Minimum experience/requirements
These positions require strong technical and excellent leadership skills. A minimum required educational level is a master degree in statistics, biostatistics, or mathematical statistics. As our work is conducted in cross functional projects in an international environment, good collaboration, communication and influencing skills as well as good written and spoken English are necessary. A successful candidate will have great interest and ability to communicate statistical matters to non-statisticians as well as a genuine interest in the application of statistical methodology in pharmaceutical development. An applicant must be accurate with a keen eye for details and in addition have the ability to see the "big picture".

For full job description and to apply, please visit www.astrazeneca.com.