Biostatistician Jobs
Biostatisticians design clinical trials so they can answer their scientific question, write statistical analysis plans, analyze the resulting data, and support regulatory submissions and publications. Increasingly they also work on real-world evidence and on more complex designs such as adaptive and Bayesian trials.
Common titles include Biostatistician, Senior Biostatistician, Principal Statistician, Associate Director and Director of Biostatistics. Hiring comes from pharma and biotech biometrics groups, and the work is one of the most remote-friendly in the industry.
A master's degree in biostatistics or statistics is the usual entry point, with a PhD more common for senior and strategy roles. Programming in SAS or R is expected, and familiarity with CDISC standards helps.
What Biostatistician jobs pay
Based on the 38 open US listings for this role that disclose pay, annualized (hourly × 2,080). The typical range runs from the 25th percentile of disclosed minimums to the 75th percentile of disclosed maximums.
Top Hiring Companies
Amgen 13 Gilead Sciences 10
Biogen
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Frequently Asked Questions
What degree do biostatisticians need?
A master's in biostatistics, statistics or a closely related quantitative field is the usual minimum. A PhD is common for principal statistician and director roles.
What's the difference between a biostatistician and a statistical programmer?
Biostatisticians design studies and decide how data should be analyzed. Statistical programmers build the datasets, tables and figures that implement those analyses. The roles work closely together.
Are biostatistician jobs remote?
Often. Statistical work is desk-based, so remote and hybrid arrangements are common across pharma and biotech.