Placement Student - Biostatistician

We are now open for our Summer 2022 Placement opportunities for Biostatisticians to join us on a year long basis, as part of their placement year, based in our Sheffield office!Your time hereAs a Biostatistician at Parexel, you will have the opportunity to grow your career and be part of a dynamic and flexible working environment. You can learn from a multi-cultural team that uses their understanding of advanced statistical methods to apply complex and innovative statistical approaches for a broad spectrum of therapeutic areas. Junior staff can take advantage of our mentoring program, while further in your career you may have the opportunity to support key client partnerships and be involved in business development activities.Our Biostatisticians are not only focused on delivering quality results for our client's needs, but also value working with one another; the group is a close-knit team with a great collegial atmosphere. Our virtual resources support our teams to work collaboratively and effectively across the globe. The overall long tenure of our team integrates a depth of knowledge and experience. Working together, you will create paths to answers and contribute to new therapies which ultimately will impact the patient.What you'll doLeverage your expertise. Develop and evaluate statistical analysis like tables, figures and data listingsTake quality seriously. Participate in quality control of statistical deliverablesBroaden your experience. Be exposed to different therapeutic areas and statistical methodologiesDevelop your knowledge. Leverage ongoing training and development opportunities Qualifications More about youExperience in Statistics and its applications to clinical trials or observational studies, in industry or course workPrior experience with SAS or R programming desirableEducation:Be studying in your penultimate year of study in either biostatistics, statistics, mathematics , or another relevant discipline (preferred) and looking for a year long placement as part of your degree.Skills:A self-reliant, quality focused mindset, with the ability to learn quickly and work within a matrixed teamProficiency in written and spoken EnglishA strong work ethic to promote the development of life changing treatments for patientsA little about usParexel is proud to be a leading Clinical Research Organization, with colleagues committed to make a difference. As a member of our global team, you'll have discussions in an open environment-sharing expertise, promoting learning, and getting to know one another on a personal level. You'll also experience supportive management that encourages career growth through consistent performance discussions and evaluations. Whether your interest is to progress into a more senior level statistical role, or into line management, Parexel prides itself on career opportunities for our employees.