Statistician vacancies at GlaxoSmithKline, Ulverston, Cumbria

Senior Statistician/Statistician, GlaxoSmithKline, Ulverston, Cumbria ( 
Req 16255)

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
Statistical Process Control and Design of Experiments.
Multivariate data analysis & statistical modelling.
Developing and implementing statistical best practice and software 
solutions.
Experienced Graduate
Experience of working alongside senior managers.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA
Experience of Leading Others
Experience in manufacturing.
SixSigma.
Statistical systems.

Details: 
GlaxoSmithKline is one of the world's leading healthcare organisations 
with a portfolio of products containing some of the most widely used and 
innovative medicines on the market. Statisticians have influential roles 
across GSK not least in Global Manufacturing and Supply, where SixSigma 
underpins operational excellence. Within GMS, Primary Supply manufactures 
the active ingredients for GSK products.

Joining Primary and Antibiotics Supply (PAS), which manufactures active 
ingredients for GSK products, you will use your theoretical knowledge and 
practical experience in industry or academia to identify opportunities and 
develop solutions to help achieve our business goals. You will specify and 
lead projects on sites and for central functions for process development, 
new product introduction and quality control including SixSigma projects. 
As a principal statistician you will play a pivotal role in our Statistics 
Centre of Excellence in Ulverston, leading, coaching , and developing 
other statisticians and also non-statisticians involved in development 
projects. 

The Statistics Centre of Excellence is at Ulverston on the edge of the 
Lake District, a location with an excellent quality of life, good schools 
and access to some of the most stunning countryside the UK has to offer.

For the senior position you will an experienced graduate statistician, and 
a good communicator capable of working alongside senior business 
improvement, production, quality and technical managers. Whilst not 
essential, experience in manufacturing, SixSigma or statistical systems 
will be an advantage. For both positions expertise in some of the 
following core statistical competencies will be needed - Statistical 
Process Control and Design of Experiments for process improvement, 
multivariate data analysis and statistical modelling, and developing and 
implementing statistical best practice and software solutions.


Senior Statistician/Statistician
You could be a recent graduate or be looking for greater challenges in a 
technically demanding environment. You will gain significant experience of 
statistical consultancy, and be expected to develop your communication, 
influencing and technical skills. You will have responsibility for 
delivering statistical support to projects and business functions, with 
support and coaching within the statistics team. You may travel in Europe 
and worldwide.

For those graduating this year with a BSc, MSc or PhD, there is also an 
opportunity to join our two year Graduate Development Programme and gain 
experience of applying your skills and knowledge in industry.

Timescales and Eligibility:
This role is open to all suitably qualified and experience individuals. 
Applicants should explain clearly the extent to which they meet the 
essential and desirable criteria for the role, as these criteria will be 
used for shortlisting purposes.

All applications must be received online by Friday 12th March 2003.

To Apply:

At GSK we provide a supportive working environment, and a range of 
development challenges and opportunities. We also offer competitive 
benefits and compensation packages designed to attract and to retain the 
very best.

For confidential consideration: please apply online at 

http://www.gsk.com/careers/gsk_frame-uk.htm, entering Req ID 16255

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themselves and giving their ideas a chance to flourish.  GSK is an equal 
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