Statistician - united kingdom, tranent, east lothian

for 75years, charles river employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. when you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. whether your background is in life sciences, finance, it, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. in return, we'll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

*important: * in order to be considered for this position, *a resume/cv must be uploaded and submitted during the application process. *please make sure work history and education are added correctly.

**job summary**

at our world class facility in elphinstone, tranent (close to edinburgh),our statistics & data science department currently has an exciting career opportunity for a *statistician.*

department information

based in our toxicology division, our statistics & data science department requires an additional colleague to work within the team. this follows steady expansion of our business and increasing demands from both regulatory authorities and our clients for professional statistical input to our study designs and data management. it is anticipated that the expanded group in edinburgh will provide support for our facilities in france and the netherlands.

key responsibilities:

* to provide statistical support (including design, analysis and reporting) and expert advice for a wide range of non-clinical studies

* to liaise with research scientists about the status of analysis on assigned studies

* to communicate directly with clients about the statistics input to their studies

* to keep abreast of relevant developments

applicants must have:

* a degree in statistics or a degree with significant statistical content

* experience of reporting clinical and/or preclinical studies

* proven sas programming experience

* competent within all microsoft packages including, microsoft word and excel.

salary for this role will be dependent on skills and experience.

closing date is 21 june 2022.

**profile and requirements**

*important: a resume is required to be considered for this position.* if you have not uploaded your resume in your candidate profile, please return to upload field and attach your resume/cv.

*about safety assessment*

charles river is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. from individual specialty toxicology and ind enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market. each year approximately 120 investigational new drug (ind) programs are conducted in our safety assessment facilities.

*about charles river*

charles river is an early-stage contract research organization (cro). we have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both good laboratory practice (glp) and non-glp, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. charles river also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients' clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

with over 20,000 employees within 90 facilities in 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client's unique challenges. our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

at charles river, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people's lives. our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. we have proudly supported the development of ~85% of the drugs approved by the fda in 2021.

at charles river laboratories, we recognize and recruit all talent. we are a company committed to the principle of diversity and inclusion and work daily in this direction.

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