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About the Role
You will lead statistical planning and delivery for clinical research in Japan, working with cross-functional teams to design trials, analyze data, and support regulatory interactions. This role offers the opportunity to grow technical and leadership skills in a supportive, mission-driven environment.
Responsibilities
- Act as the primary statistical lead for Japan projects, contributing to study design, analysis plans, and interpretation of results.
- Collaborate with global statisticians and local cross-functional teams to align trial design and analysis across regions.
- Prepare statistical input for regulatory interactions and support submissions to Japanese health authorities.
- Oversee external statistical partners and vendors to ensure quality, timelines, and cost control.
- Apply modern statistical methods, including adaptive and Bayesian approaches when appropriate, to enable efficient and ethical study designs.
- Coach and mentor statisticians and non-statistical colleagues, promoting good statistical practice and reproducibility.
Requirements
- Degree in statistics, biostatistics, mathematics or a closely related quantitative discipline.
- At least 5 years of experience working as a statistician in randomized clinical trials, with industry or CRO experience.
- Practical experience in clinical trial design and statistical analysis.
- Proficiency with statistical software such as R or SAS and working knowledge of clinical trial data formats and conventions.
- Business-level English and fluent Japanese (ability to read, write and speak in Japanese at professional level).
- Strong communication skills with experience explaining statistical concepts to non-statisticians.
- PhD or advanced degree in statistics, biostatistics, or related field.
- Experience with regulatory submissions and direct interactions with Japanese regulatory authorities.
- Knowledge of adaptive designs, Bayesian methods, or other innovative statistical approaches.
- Background in one or more therapeutic areas relevant to our work in Japan.
- Experience managing external vendors and contract statisticians.
- Familiarity with data science tools and modern workflows oriented to reproducibility and automation.
- Strong statistical judgement and the ability to make clear recommendations.
- Ability to work with diverse teams and communicate results in simple, actionable terms.
- Integrity and focus on patient impact.
- Willingness to welcome feedback and support the growth of others.
Skills
- Data Analysis
- Drug Design
- Research Designs
- Research Reporting
- Statistical Analysis
- R
- SAS
Location
- Japan
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- At least 5 years
Education Level
- Degree in statistics, biostatistics, mathematics or a closely related quantitative discipline
- PhD or advanced degree in statistics, biostatistics, or related field
About the Company
- GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
- We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive.
- We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines.
- We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.
- Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and providing equal opportunities for all applicants.
- We welcome applications from people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
- If you need any adjustments to the recruitment process to help you demonstrate your strengths and capabilities, contact APACRecruitment.Adjustments@gsk.com.