Senior Statistician

We're looking for a Senior Statistician for a central government department based remotely on an initial 6 months contract, paying up to £600 per day (Inside IR35). This is a fully remote role with no travel required.…

Inside IR35 Remote Healthcare
Pay rate £600/day
Contract type Contract
Posted 15 October 2026

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We're looking for a Senior Statistician for a central government department based remotely on an initial 6 months contract, paying up to £600 per day (Inside IR35).

This is a fully remote role with no travel required.

The successful Senior Statistician will provide statistical leadership to a long-term ecosystem monitoring programme, running rigorous, iterative analysis of complex, multi-pressure ecological datasets to identify the causal drivers of biodiversity change. You'll help unlock the value of long-term data and develop a revised monitoring design that is efficient, targeted and statistically robust while retaining existing methodology where possible. You'll also work closely with evidence users and research partners to shape the future survey design.

You will need proven experience in the following:

Experimental and survey design and the related statistical analyses

Statistical techniques in R, Python or SPSS for multivariate analysis, inference and quantifying uncertainty

Ecological statistics and the analysis of complex environmental datasets

Managing and delivering work to agreed targets and deadlines

The following would be beneficial:

Evaluating comparative statistical and monitoring approaches and making evidenced recommendations

Contributing to scientific literature or technical reports

Communicating complex data and analytical methods clearly to varied audiences

Interested?

Please apply below.

Senior Statistician, Statistician, Ecological Statistics, Environmental Statistics, R, Python, SPSS, Survey Design, Multivariate Analysis, Biodiversity, Remote, Contract, Inside IR35

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