Principal Statistician

ICR United States USA

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Poland, Warsaw Hungary, Budapest Until 8/31/2026 5+ years exp First posted July 2, 2026 Last posted July 2, 2026
Job description
Principal Statistician

ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.


As a values-driven organisation, integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion are at the heart of how we work and interact with each other, customers, patients and suppliers.


As a Senior Biostatistician I at ICON, you will design and analyse clinical trials, interpreting complex medical data, and contribute to the advancement of innovative treatments and therapies.

What You Will Do:

You will lead on biostatistics tasks requiring technical depth, with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Serves as lead biostatistician for simple to complex clinical studies.
  • Develops statistical analysis plans and reporting specifications.
  • Responsible for statistical aspects of CRF design and edit specifications.
  • Performs statistical analyses and interprets results for simple to complex clinical studies.
  • Reviews simple to complex randomization specifications and dummy randomization schemes.
  • Participates in bid defense meetings.

Your Profile:

You will have a strong foundation in biostatistics, with the experience to work independently and guide others.

Required qualifications and experience:

  • Master's degree or Ph.D in Biostatistics, Statistics, or a related field with 5 or more years of biostatistical experience.
  • Minimum 2 years of work experience in Oncology or RWE required
  • Strong knowledge of multiple statistical and therapeutic areas, the drug development process, and statistical programming practices and procedures.
  • Work experience with SAS and R required
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Effective communication skills to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Employment with ICON is contingent upon having the legal right to work in the country where the role is based.


Rewards & Benefits

ICON offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and career development.


Benefits may include:

  • Competitive base salary and performance related incentives
  • Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable
  • Retirement and pension plans
  • Life assurance and disability coverage
  • Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources
  • Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways

Benefits may vary depending on role and location.


Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.


Inclusion and Accessibility

ICON is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.


If you require reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know or submit a request here.

Are you a current ICON Employee? Please click here to apply

About this role

Summary

Lead biostatistical tasks in clinical trials, develop analysis plans, interpret complex data.

Job title

Principal Statistician

Experience level

5+ years

Minimum experience

5+ years exp

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

Multiple locations, remote possible

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

SASRbiostatisticsclinical trialsstatistical analysis

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

clinical trialsbiostatisticsstatistical analysisregulatory submissions
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Warsaw, Poland

Remote City

Budapest, Hungary

Remote City

Sofia, Bulgaria

Remote City

Reading, UK

Remote City

Bucharest, Romania

Remote City

Kenya

Remote Country

Johannesburg, South Africa

Remote City