Make your mark for patients We are looking for a Senior Principal Statistician to join us in our Biometrics & Data Science team, based in any of our Brussels (Belgium), Monheim (Germany) or Slough (UK) offices. About the role You will lead as the strong voice for Early Development Statistics, helping drive the development of UCB compounds, providing statistical expertise in technical areas such as clinical pharmacology, pre-clinical statistics and or biomarker strategy and bioassay development. Who you’ll work with You will report into the Head of Early Development Statistics or a technical area leader in her team (Translational Statistics lead, or Clinical Pharmacology Statistics Lead) What you’ll do Provide direction and continuous leadership of the Early Development Statistics team – for compounds under development, via an expert area such as clinical pharmacology statistics, pre-clinical, biomarker and or bioassay development. Lead and influence the translation of strategy to tactical planning, operations, and quality Contribute to strategic planning of the non-clinical and or clinical development plan, including study designs, design of experiments, analysis plans, quantitative decision criteria, exploratory analysis etc. May oversee more junior statisticians, to ensure operational delivery of statistical outputs, for clinical or non-clinical studies. Work closely with relevant stakeholders in the team, such as research lead, biomarker lead, bioassay development lead or quantitative clinical pharmacology lead, in alignment with statistics leaders such as Project Lead Statistician, translational statistician, or clinical pharmacology statistician. Help lead the continuous learning and upskilling culture for a modern Biometrics (statistics) organization Interested? For this position you’ll need the following education, experience and skills : MSc. Or Ph.D. in Biostatistics or Statistics, or equivalent More than 5 years in the pharmaceutical industry; Solid knowledge of drug development across all phases. Experience in Early Development, in at least one technical area (pre-clinical, translational (biomarker/bioassay), or clinical-pharmacology) Understands how the functional expertise and contributions fit into the bigger picture Influencer and collaborator in a development team environment Good communication skills Programming skills in R or SAS Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you! About us UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are over 9.000 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science. Why work with us? At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equal opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential. At UCB, we’ve embraced a hybrid-first approach to work, bringing teams together in local hubs to foster collaborative curiosity. Unless expressly stated in the description or precluded by the nature of the position, roles are hybrid with 40% of your time spent in the office. UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws. Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on EMEA-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.