IQVIA Posted October 13, 2026

FSP Principal Biostatistician, Phase 2 and 3

Durham, United States Full time
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About this opportunity

Job Level: FSP Principal Biostatistician, Phase 2 and 3

Location: Home-based in the U.S. or Canada

Why DSSS?

Data Sciences Staffing Solutions, DSSS, is a unit within IQVIA that provides our sponsors with fully embedded resources through a Functional Service Provider (FSP) partnership. This yields all the benefits of working for an industry leading global CRO and collaborating directly with cross-functional sponsor teams. Sponsor clients include world class pharmaceutical and biotech companies offering you unique opportunities to influence the future of medicine and advance therapies to market.

Job Summary:

The Principal Biostatistician is responsible for providing statistical support for pharmaceutical clinical trials in patients.

Additional Benefits:

Home-based remote working opportunities.

Work/life balance as well as flexible schedules.

Collaborating with motivated, high-performance, statistical and research teams.

Technical training and tailored development curriculum.

Research opportunities that match your unique skillset.

Promising career trajectory.

Job stability: long-term engagements and re-deployment opportunities.

Focus on bringing new therapies to market rather than project budgets and change orders.

Experience with regulatory submissions.

Engaging, fast-paced environment.

Good work-life balance.

Job Responsibilities:

Collaborate with multi-disciplinary project teams to establish project objectives and timelines.

Perform samples size and power calculations for optimizing study design

Author statistical analysis plans.

Collaborate with Data Management, Clinical Development, and Clinical Operations with statistical expertise.

Author or review analysis dataset and TLF specifications

Validation programming of efficacy analysis datasets plus tables, listings, and figures (TLF)

Provide guidance and supervision to programmers in authoring analysis dataset specifications and programming/validation of tables, listings, and figures for safety, etc.

Interpret study results and review reports of study results for accuracy.

Support exploratory analyses.

Participate in IND or NDA activities.

Monitor internal and CRO project activities including timelines, deliverables, and availability of resources.

Contribute to clinical study reports and other regulatory documents, e.g. NDA, DSURs, Briefing Documents, ISS, ISE, SCE (Summary of Clinical Efficacy), SCS (Summary of clinical Safety).

Qualifications (Required)

PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics, or related field with 3+ years of industry experience.

MS in Statistics, Biostatistics, or related field with 5+ years of industry experience.

At least 2 years in Phase 2/3 clinical trial experience.

Demonstrated ability to work pro-actively and independently.

Able to effectively communicate statistical ideas and collaborate with cross-functional teams

Ability to efficiently use R or SAS to perform analyses.

Support of various regulatory submissions

Understanding of relevant FDA guidance, ICH GCP, ICH E9 plus general knowledge of industry practices and standards.

Experience in validation/programming of ADAM and TLF

Experience with CDISC, including SDTM, ADAM, CDASH

Solid understanding of estimands and multiple imputation methods.

Desired Experience:

Supporting written communications with regulators.

1+ years of experience with immunology therapeutic area.

Bayesian methods

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IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at  https://jobs.iqvia.com

IQVIA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable law. https://jobs.iqvia.com/eoe

IQVIA is committed to integrity in our hiring process and maintains a zero tolerance policy for candidate fraud. All information and credentials submitted in your application must be truthful and complete. Any false statements, misrepresentations, or material omissions during the recruitment process will result in immediate disqualification of your application, or termination of employment if discovered later, in accordance with applicable law. We appreciate your honesty and professionalism.

The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $96,400.00 - $309,000.00. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.

Job details

Seniority
Principal
Function
Biostatistics & Data Science
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Durham, United States
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Biostatistics & Data Science role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 119 comparable Principal Biostatistics & Data Science roles across 31 biopharma companies.

119Comparable roles tracked
116Currently active
31Companies hiring similar roles
16Countries represented

Salary context

54 of 119 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $96,400/yr – $309,000/yr
Lowest disclosed · Principal Computational Statistician · Lilly $66,000/yr – $193,600/yr
Peer group range $129,800 – $288,000 (median $174,850)

Where these roles are based

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United States74
India9
United Kingdom6
China6
Canada5
Japan3

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Seniority mix

119 of 119 peers have a known seniority level

Senior62
Principal36
Director21

Therapeutic area mix

13 of 119 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology9
Immunology2
Rare Disease2

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