Principal Biostatistician - Medical Affairs (FSP)
Thermo Fisher Scientific · 8 Locations · Global
Clinical Data Science
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Demand68
Career growth62
Healthcare fit58
Remote potential60
5-year outlook
Principal biostatistician roles in CRO and FSP settings generally sit in the upper professional/technical bands with steady demand, though growth is tied to outsourcing cycles and sponsor budgets. Clinicians pivoting in would likely start well below principal level unless they hold a statistics-heavy graduate degree.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
lead
Employment type
–
Date found
2026-11-05
Intelligence details
Why this is worth applying to
Worth considering only if you already have formal biostatistics training and CRO or pharma trial experience; the clinical degree alone will not satisfy principal-level statistical expectations. Clinicians with an MPH/biostatistics or data science master's and trial exposure should treat it as a realistic senior target.
Who should apply
Physicians or pharmacists with an MS/PhD in biostatistics or statistics and hands-on clinical trial analysis experience; clinical data scientists already in CRO/pharma; PhD-trained clinician-researchers with strong SAS/R and CDISC submission experience.
CV angle
Foreground quantitative and evidence-generation work: trial design contributions, statistical analysis plans, dataset specifications (SDTM/ADaM), sample size and power calculations, and any regulatory or publication-facing deliverables. Frame clinical domain expertise as the differentiator in interpreting endpoints and medical affairs evidence, but keep the statistics toolkit and software proficiency front and center.
Skills to highlight
- Statistical analysis and study design
- SAS and/or R programming
- CDISC standards (SDTM/ADaM)
- Statistical Analysis Plan authoring
- Regulatory submission support
- Clinical trial methodology and ICH-GCP
- Cross-functional collaboration with medical affairs and publications
- Scientific communication and data interpretation
Role summary
A senior biostatistics position supporting medical affairs work through a functional service provider arrangement with Thermo Fisher, likely involving statistical input on trials, evidence generation, analyses, and submission or publication-ready outputs for a sponsor client.
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