Statisticians (and statistical programmers) in the pharmaceutical industry are key players in all areas of drug research and development from the initial identification of a chemical right through to the manufacturing and commercialisation of pharmaceutical products.
The pharmaceutical industry has come to realise how important statisticians are, and as a result the opportunities to apply statistical skills are increasing all the time. For example, statisticians are playing leading roles in the development of areas such as pharmacology, biological and process modelling, health economics, personalised healthcare, real world evidence and cost-effectiveness modelling.
All in all, there is plenty of scope within the pharmaceutical industry for statisticians to have impact in a wide variety of areas, make a real difference and expand their roles!