Principal Biostatistician (Biomarker Analyst - EU based)

Principal Biostatistician (Biomarker Analyst - EU based) Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.   Our Clinical Solutions team members act with a drug development mindset, applying their years of experience and deep expertise to truly understand customer needs and represent those in the solutions we shape.   Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to deliver – for one another, our customers, and, most importantly, for those in need.   Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:   Why Syneos Health • We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program. • We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life.  • We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.

JOB SUMMARY This position is responsible for leading projects across multiple studies or programs. A Principal Biostatistician acts as the primary contact with the sponsor for all biostatistics-related activities on assigned projects. Provides external statistical consultancy for sponsor companies and serves as a departmental resource for complex statistical questions, study design considerations, and protocol development. MAJOR TASKS • Collaborates with representatives from other functions to plan, execute, and analyze all biomarker aspects (including genomics and devices) of clinical studies or biomarker studies in the role of biomarker statistician and assumes the role of project biomarker statistician under guidance of an experienced statistician. • Develops the Biomarker Evaluation Plan for the study as appropriate, ensuring overall consistency within and between projects. • Facilitates the overall organization and coordination of statistical activities regarding biomarker research and development activities for specific studies and projects. • Conducts and designs advanced data analysis for genomics and biomarker statistics, including statistical programming, and designs complex analysis algorithms. • Assumes responsibility for the production and accuracy of the Biomarker Evaluation Report with respect to statistical deliverables and interpretation of the results. • Works independently on routine and complex statistical questions and tasks. • Develops and implements standard processes for the analysis of routine biomarker assessments. • Serves as a statistical department resource, mentors biostatisticians on job skills, and oversees or develops training plans or materials for Biostatistics associates. Conducts training sessions, or otherwise trains new hires and enhances the skills of existing personnel. • Directs the activities of other biostatistics personnel on assigned projects to ensure timely completion of high-quality work. Provides independent review of project work produced by other biostatisticians in the department. • Provides support across all statistical tasks during the lifecycle of