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Location: Warsaw, Poland

Hybrid model of work: 3 days in office, 2 days remote per week

Are you a dedicated and curious applied Statistician/Biostatistician? Would you like to join us on our journey where your contributions supporting our pre-clinical and non-clinical scientists will have a profound impact on R&D? If yes, this position at AstraZeneca might be your next challenge!

We are seeking talented and driven individuals to join our Data Science and Quantitative Biology Department as Senior Statisticians based in Warsaw, Poland. Our global team includes statisticians, bioinformaticians, machine learning specialists and image analysts, all working together to support the delivery of targets and molecules to the early AstraZeneca pipeline.

What You Will Do

• Deliver analytical solutions to address key biological questions using quantitative approaches
• Influence the design of the experiments to deliver robust data
• Identify and explore opportunities where statistics can add value
• Drive and influence best research and analysis practice through stakeholder management
• Use your statistical toolkit to guide decision‑making processes across the company
• Contribute to and lead projects
• Engage with external collaborators via publications and presentations

Essential In The Role

We believe that your focus is set on solving challenging biological problems through partnerships. You are a specialist in your field, and you know that the best results are achieved by utilising the strengths of every individual.

You Should Also Have

• Great interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate complex statistical methods to scientists with varying levels of statistical knowledge
• Experience in data analysis and knowledge of experimental design, assay development, linear/non‑linear models, Bayesian methods and other advanced statistical modelling
• Programming experience with tools such as R, Shiny, Julia, Stan or similar
• PhD or equivalent experience in statistics, mathematics, data science or a related field

To be successful in this role, you enjoy operating in a multi‑disciplinary research environment, like teamwork, have a collaborative nature and will be an encouraging colleague to all.

Examples of recent published studies from the department:

- Data analysis: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/scitranslmed.adi9004

- Influence scientific process: https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002129

- Experimental design: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2023.1142581/full

Why AstraZeneca?

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry‑leading skills. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non‑discrimination in employment and work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

Closing Date: 13 November 2025