# Biostatistician

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/biostatistician

Biostatisticians apply statistical methods to design and analyze studies in medicine, public health, and pharmaceutical research, frequently using SAS, R, and Python to build statistical models and interpret data. They play a central role in clinical trial design, determining sample sizes, endpoints, and analysis plans that support regulatory submissions and scientific publications. Most work within pharmaceutical companies, CROs, academic medical centers, or government health agencies alongside clinicians and epidemiologists.

Top skills: [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python), [R Programming](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/r-programming-2), [SAS](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sas), [Statistical Modeling](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/statistical-modeling)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Research Assistant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/research-assistant)
- Often leads to: [Senior Biostatistician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-biostatistician)

## Similar roles

[Clinical Data Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/clinical-data-analyst), [Data Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-scientist), [Epidemiologist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/epidemiologist), [Medical Physicist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/medical-physicist), [Medical Research Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/medical-research-scientist), [Medical Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/medical-scientist), [Research Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/research-scientist), [Senior Biostatistician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-biostatistician), [Statistician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/statistician)

## Open Biostatistician roles (15)

- [Sr. Principal Biostatistician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/8b2796ec-3b86-4ba5-8d6f-150889bc9666/sr-principal-biostatistician-at-biogen) at [Biogen](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/biogen) — Full-time, Remote, USA, $134,000 – $179,000
- [Principal Scientist, Biostatistics, Late-Stage Clinical Development](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c7318d7a-cc38-42b6-a7a3-bb15b31d0959/principal-scientist-biostatistics-late-stage-clinical-development-at-merck) at [Merck](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/merck) — Full-time, Rahway, NJ, $190,800 – $300,300
- [Director, Biostatistical Programming](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f3047c31-685e-4445-a463-82632053ea38/director-biostatistical-programming-at-bristol-myers-squibb) at [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bristol-myers-squibb) — Full-time, San Diego, CA, $227,418 – $275,577
- [Assoc Director, Biostatistics- Inflammation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3e1c75f4-2680-4880-b692-e593e961cf5f/assoc-director-biostatistics-inflammation-at-gilead-sciences) at [Gilead Sciences](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/gilead-sciences) — Full-time, Parsippany, NJ, $195,670 – $253,220
- [Principal Biostatistician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7a318da1-5c6b-4d78-ab92-b6278559646b/principal-biostatistician-at-biogen) at [Biogen](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/biogen) — Cambridge, MA, $123,000 – $163,000
- [Sr. Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/bbce480f-c0dc-4ba1-8a4a-350657e14632/sr-manager-at-bristol-myers-squibb) at [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bristol-myers-squibb) — Full-time, $164,110 – $198,862
- [Director, Biostatistics - Virology - Foster City, CA or Parsippany, NJ](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/40d89eb0-c023-4206-aaaa-7310234ccf50/director-biostatistics-virology-foster-city-ca-or-parsippany-nj-at-gilead) at [Gilead Sciences](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/gilead-sciences) — Full-time, $205,615 – $292,710
- [Associate Director, CORDS Oncology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/cad7ea54-e851-4906-95ce-150e5128e25b/associate-director-cords-oncology-at-bristol-myers-squibb) at [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bristol-myers-squibb) — Full-time, Remote - United States - US, $167,540 – $203,013
- [Sr Director Biostatistics -Inflammation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/42628b54-beac-4a36-8ba8-260ff1e3b862/sr-director-biostatistics-inflammation-at-gilead-sciences) at [Gilead Sciences](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/gilead-sciences) — $237,575 – $338,250
- [Senior Director Oncology Biostatistics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b77642fd-c13e-4492-9097-4813f1a02fa8/senior-director-oncology-biostatistics-at-bristol-myers-squibb) at [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bristol-myers-squibb) — Full-time, $249,480 – $338,582

All 15 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?q=Biostatistician

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