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Senior Principal Statistician

South San Francisco, US💼 Full-time🗓 2026-01-23 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead statistical strategy and execution for clinical trial programs to ensure regulatory compliance and scientific rigor in drug development.

Role type

Senior Principal Statistician (Clinical Development)

Builds

Clinical trial protocols, statistical analysis plans, regulatory submissions, and scientific publications.

Domain

Pharmaceutical/Biotech clinical development and regulatory affairs

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Clinical trial methodology, advanced statistical methods, SAS, R, CDISC standards, regulatory interactions, study design strategy, mentorship

Preferred skills

Experience in obesity/diabetes/cardiovascular disease, cross-functional global team leadership, multi-phase drug development experience

Technologies

SAS, R

Responsibilities

Lead statistical design and strategy for molecule programs; author statistical analysis plans and protocols; perform or oversee data analyses for clinical trials; mentor junior statisticians; communicate results to health authorities and internal stakeholders; drive continuous improvement of statistical processes.

Seniority

Principal, strategic leadership with hands-on technical execution

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