Position Title:  Head of Asia Dev, Biostatistics

Primary Location:  GSK Asia House, Rochester Park, Singapore

Other location: Beijing / Shanghai, China and Tokyo, Japan

About GSK

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.  Our success absolutely depends on our people. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged, and challenged to be the best they can be. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

About the Role 

As the Head of Asia Dev, Biostatistics at GSK, you will play a pivotal role in leading and overseeing our biostatistics teams in China and Japan, with a focus on achieving synergies across Asia. You will be responsible for integrating and enhancing biostatistics capabilities, ensuring alignment with global clinical development strategies, and driving the adoption of innovative statistical approaches. Your leadership will be crucial in fostering seamless collaboration between the Asia region and GSK's central organization, ultimately accelerating access to innovative medicines and vaccines in Asia.

Key Responsibilities:

The incumbent is accountable for leading Biostatistics Asia with responsibilities including but not limited to:

• Lead the Biostatistics Asia team, including statistics, programming, and real-world data analytics.
• Build a highly efficient organization aiming for Upper Quartile objectives and global regulatory simultaneous submissions.
• Partner with Global Biostatistics Leadership Liaison to develop a fit-for-future Biostatistics organization in China and Japan.
• Foster a culture of technical innovation and statistical best practices within the team.
• Collaborate with global counterparts to maintain best practice sharing opportunities and provide strategic inputs to global development strategy.
• Build strategic partnerships with key internal groups across R&D and Commercial to ensure successful development and commercialization of the portfolio.
• Ensure high-quality execution of all trial analyses and submissions, including planning resource strategy and managing budget, quality, and CRO oversight.
• Influence cross-functional teams (e.g., clinical, regulatory, commercial, health outcomes, pharmacovigilance) as a member of the Asia Development Leadership team.
• Enhance the reputation of Asia Dev Biostatistics through collaboration with external academic and industry stakeholders, and regulatory authorities.
• Provide statistical support for China and Japan medical and post-submission activities, including reimbursement analyses and full lifecycle efforts.

Why you?

To be successful in the role, you need to have a proven leadership experience in biostatistics, including statistics, programming, and real-world data analytics.

You’ll also:

• Lead the Biostatistics Asia team, including statistics, programming, and real-world data analytics.
• Build a highly efficient organization aiming for Upper Quartile objectives and global regulatory simultaneous submissions.
• Partner with Global Biostatistics Leadership Liaison to develop a fit-for-future Biostatistics organization in China and Japan.
• Foster a culture of technical innovation and statistical best practices within the team.
• Collaborate with global counterparts to maintain best practice sharing opportunities and provide strategic inputs to global development strategy.
• Build strategic partnerships with key internal groups across R&D and Commercial to ensure successful development and commercialization of the portfolio.
• Ensure high-quality execution of all trial analyses and submissions, including planning resource strategy and managing budget, quality, and CRO oversight.
• Influence cross-functional teams (e.g., clinical, regulatory, commercial, health outcomes, pharmacovigilance) as a member of the Asia Development Leadership team.
• Enhance the reputation of Asia Dev Biostatistics through collaboration with external academic and industry stakeholders, and regulatory authorities.
• Provide statistical support for China and Japan medical and post-submission activities, including reimbursement analyses and full lifecycle efforts.

Why join us?

At GSK, we challenge ourselves to get Ahead Together – to make a positive impact on global health; for growth; in an environment where people can thrive. Our culture inspires our performance.

By joining GSK, you’ll enjoy:

• A flexible and life-friendly working approach, allowing you to do your best work
• Being in a diverse organisation that reflects the communities that we work within
• Development and progression at a global scale, with international opportunities
• 5 Feel Good Days and 1 volunteer day (on top of your annual leave)
• Option to purchase up to 4 weeks’ additional leave per year
• Access to discounted health insurance

Join us and lead the way in transforming data strategy and management within Asia Development!

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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