Senior Director Biostatistics Late Infectious Disease

Senior Director Biostatistics Late Infectious Disease

Introduction to role: Are you ready to set the statistical direction for late-stage infectious disease programs and shape the evidence that delivers life-changing medicines to patients worldwide? In this high-impact leadership role, you will guide the design, analysis and interpretation of pivotal and life-cycle studies, transforming complex data into clear decisions that drive approvals, access and successful commercialization.

You will lead a team of leaders, align Biostatistics strategy with enterprise priorities, and partner closely with Clinical, Regulatory, Medical and Data functions to accelerate timelines without compromising scientific rigor. Can you influence global strategy while coaching the next generation of statistical leaders, all while ensuring uncompromising data integrity and regulatory excellence?

Accountabilities

• Biostatistics Strategy: Develop and implement the Biostatistics strategy for late-stage infectious disease, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and portfolio priorities.
• Portfolio Leadership: Manage global Biostatistics processes and systems, coordinate interfaces with global organizations, and lead a team of leaders to deliver across the portfolio.
• Clinical Development Influence: Offer insights and recommendations to the global clinical development strategy across therapeutic areas, optimizing statistical considerations from study design to decision-making.
• Regulatory Submissions: Define and contribute statistical findings and clinical data summaries; author key elements of regulatory submission dossiers; represent Biostatistics in health authority interactions.
• Talent Development: Lead, mentor and develop the Biostatistics team; oversee the performance of senior managers; identify development opportunities; plan for succession to ensure leadership continuity.
• Quality, Efficiency and Innovation: Direct initiatives that enhance quality, improve data integrity, optimize cost-efficiency and reduce timelines; where applicable, lead methodological or process innovations that deliver measurable business value.
• Governance and Compliance: Ensure regulatory compliance and inspection readiness; uphold global standards, procedures and robust statistical practices throughout the development lifecycle.

Essential Skills/Experience

• Master's in Statistics or a related field
• Recognized professional qualification
• Expertise in biostatistics
• Proven ability to lead functional and cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated leadership in motivating and empowering teams
• Comprehensive knowledge of drug development and commercialization processes
• Capability to set and direct global priorities, resources, and projects
• Experience managing teams in a global context
• Strong conceptual and strategic thinking skills
• Ability to strategically influence and tactfully persuade

Desirable Skills/Experience

• PhD in a scientific discipline
• Recognized expert with a strong reputation in business and industry
• Extensive knowledge of the latest technical and regulatory expectations
• Operational expertise in risk management and contingency planning
• Familiarity with the latest research and developments
• Effective problem-solving and conflict resolution skills
• Proven team-oriented approach
• Comprehensive knowledge of AstraZeneca policies, procedures, and guidelines

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

The annual base pay (or hourly rate of compensation) for this position ranges from $221,036.00 - 331,554.00 USD Annual. Our positions offer eligibility for various incentives—an opportunity to receive short-term incentive bonuses, equity-based awards for salaried roles and commissions for sales roles. Benefits offered include qualified retirement programs, paid time off (i.e., vacation, holiday, and leaves), as well as health, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

Why AstraZeneca

Join a community of accomplished scientists and leaders who share knowledge openly, challenge ideas constructively and seek better ways of working every day. Your work will be visible across the enterprise and externally, spanning multiple therapy areas and connecting directly to patient impact. You will collaborate in rooms where diverse perspectives spark new solutions, supported by leaders who encourage both ambition and kindness, and backed by significant investment in science and technology. Here, continuous learning is the norm, rigorous standards guide our decisions, and your statistical expertise drives pivotal moments—from trial design to regulatory approval that change the trajectory of disease for patients worldwide.

Step forward today to lead the statistical vision for late-stage infectious disease and create evidence that makes a measurable difference for patients and science!

Date Posted 20-Aug-2026

Closing Date 28-Aug-2026

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