PHARMAFull time
Statistical Science Director
By Admin · Biostatistics & Statistical Programming
BENGALURU (IN)HYBRIDPOSTED: 11/1/2026
PHARMAFull time
HIRING ORGANIZATIONASTRAZENECAPharmaceuticals / Biopharmaceuticals / Healthcare
ROLE OVERVIEW
AstraZeneca is hiring a Statistical Science Director in Bengaluru to lead statistical strategy across global medicine development, from early discovery through registration. The role owns statistical content for study designs, protocols, analysis plans and submissions, and represents statistical strategy at internal governance forums.
ROLE DEFINITION & RESPONSIBILITIES
- •Lead statistical design and strategy across product development plans, preclinical studies, regulatory pathways, health technology assessment and commercial activities, matched to the product's stage.
- •Own the statistical content of study designs, protocols, analysis plans, interpretation and submissions, ensuring transparency, rigour and timely delivery.
- •Quantify benefit, risk, value and uncertainty of emerging product profiles and communicate insights that support confident decisions.
- •Provide leadership and direction to internal and external statisticians, including mentoring, coaching and technical education for the statistics community.
- •Partner with CROs to meet quality and timeline expectations, and represent the company with health authorities, advisory boards, conferences, workshops and payers.
- •Maintain deep knowledge of statistical methodology and promote, investigate and implement novel approaches such as adaptive designs and Bayesian methods.
- •Represent statistical strategy and decision-making at internal governance, including review boards, therapy area leadership teams and ESPC/LSPC.
- •Lead projects end to end and/or drive statistical methodological advances that elevate enterprise-wide standards.
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum 12+ years of experience as a Statistician in the pharma/healthcare industry
- Up-to-date knowledge of, and implementation of, novel statistical approaches
- Experience with and broad awareness of regulatory interactions and/or submissions
- Ability to provide input to the Clinical Development Plan
- Exemplary technical skills in clinical trial protocol, regulatory interaction, data-driven analysis, decision-making in drug development, and sophisticated statistical computation and methodology
- Excellent communication skills and ability to build strong relationships
- Track record of an expert leadership role, or nationally recognized externally as a statistical technical expert
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- •PhD or equivalent in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a related quantitative field
- •Proven impact across multiple therapy areas, including experience with health technology assessment and payer evidence
- •Expertise in advanced trial designs and decision analysis (adaptive, Bayesian, platform/master protocols)
- •Proficiency in R and/or SAS and modern reproducible analysis practices; familiarity with version control and scalable computing
- •Track record of leading cross-functional teams and partnerships with CROs to deliver to quality and time
- •Experience influencing internal governance bodies and external collaborators, including health authorities
- •Ability to translate complex quantitative evidence into clear recommendations for senior leaders
REQUIRED VERIFIED SKILLS
Clinical Trial Protocol
Regulatory Interaction
Data-driven analysis
Decision Making in drug development
Statistical Computation & Methodology
Communication
Relationship building
Input to Clinical Development Plan
COMPENSATION & REWARDS
Salary: Competitive / Disclosed upon candidate shortlisting
ORGANIZATION CONTEXT & CULTURE
AstraZeneca is a global biopharmaceutical company that develops medicines across therapy areas, from early discovery through registration. Its teams work with real-world data and advanced quantitative methods to bring medicines to patients worldwide.
TEAM SIZE: 89,000+ employees
INDUSTRY: Pharmaceuticals / Biopharmaceuticals / Healthcare
APPLICATION ADVISORY
Lead with your 12+ years as a statistician in pharma or healthcare and give concrete examples of regulatory interactions or submissions you have supported. Show where you have implemented novel methodology such as adaptive or Bayesian designs, and describe how you have influenced governance or therapy area decision forums and worked with CROs on quality and timelines.
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