(Senior) Statistician - Health Economics

Job Title: (Senior) Statistician - Health Economics

Location:  Greece - Athens

Department: EMEA Region, Real World Services

We are looking for driven candidates seeking to launch their career in Health Economics and join our regional European team to help our clients improve their clinical, scientific and commercial results. You will work in a dynamic, global company of over 67,000 employees in more than 100 countries with a broad range of healthcare information, technology and service offerings.

Our clients operate in the life sciences industry, including the global top 20 pharmaceutical, medical device and biotech companies, as well as public health providers and regulatory authorities. They are looking for insight and evidence around the safety, efficacy, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of health care delivery systems, medical devices, and pharmaceutical products spanning the full spectrum of therapeutic and disease areas. Our diverse mix of clients, the breadth of disease areas, as well as increasing access to novel data sources and methodologies provide a constant and rewarding challenge for our people.

For more information about our company please visit our website: https://www.iqvia.com/

Role purpose

You will work from our office in Athens and report into our EMEA Regional Business Unit, with focus on the European market, supporting our Methods and Evidence Generation team. Typical projects include (network) meta-analysis, survival analysis and real-world evidence studies using electronic medical records, databases, registries and claims. The audience for these analyses will be various pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical technology companies. As part of a broader team, you will contribute to the design of these type of studies (protocols), preparation of the data sets, R scripts, BUGS/JAGS models, analysis, quality control, interpretation and presentation of the results. Part of your role will be to mentor junior team members and contribute to proposals and presentations to clients, providing the statistical insight.

Qualifications and Skills

• BSc or equivalent in statistics, biostatistics or relevant field
• MSc or PhD or equivalent in statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology or related discipline
• Prior relevant experience with healthcare data working as a statistician in consultancy, CRO or pharmaceutical /biotech (relevant experience as post-graduate researcher may also be considered)
• Strong programming skills in R (SAS will also be considered)
• Experience with Bayesian statistics, generalized linear models, (network) meta-analysis, survival analysis, propensity score matching
• Experience utilising large-scale healthcare databases populated with EMR data
• Enthusiasm for statistics, including a flexible & problem-solving mindset
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to check own work so that drafts are delivered to a high quality
• Strong time-management and organisational skills
• Attitude to work well as a team member and to build and manage relationships in a multi-cultural environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with fluency in English– applications should be sent in English
• Eligibility to work in Greece without visa sponsorship

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of the statistical analysis protocols (SAP) and conduct evidence synthesis by means of meta-analysis, indirect treatment comparison or network meta-analysis (frequentist or Bayesian) with patient-level and/or aggregate data (e.g. from literature review) from RCTs, using R and OpenBUGS/JAG
• Conduct survival analysis using R or SAS
• Specify and/or extract data from databases using R; prepare and analyse datasets according to study protocol and SAP
• Write and present results of analysis appropriate for the intended audience
• Assist in the dissemination of any clinically relevant findings through technical reports, manuscripts, posters and presentations

Candidates are kindly asked to submit their CVs in English

At IQVIA, we believe in pushing the boundaries of human science and data science to make the biggest impact possible – to help our customers create a healthier world. The advanced analytics, technology solutions and contract research services we provide to the life sciences industry are made possible by our 67,000+ employees around the world who apply their insight, curiosity and intellectual courage every step of the way. Learn more at jobs.iqvia.com.