PSI Training Course: Regulatory Guidelines for Statisticians

Joint PSI/EFSPI Visualisation SIG 'Wonderful Wednesday' Webinars

Our monthly webinar explores examples of innovative data visualisations relevant to our day to day work. Each month a new dataset is provided from a clinical trial or other relevant example, and participants are invited to submit a graphic that communicates interesting and relevant characteristics of the data.

AIMS SIG - Open-Source Lunch Bites

Topic: R Package Basics. Our monthly webinar series allows attendees to gain practical knowledge and skills in open-source coding and tools, with a focus on applications in the pharmaceutical industry. This month’s session, “R Package Basics,” will introduce the fundamentals of working with R packages—covering how to install, load, and manage them effectively to support data analysis and reproducible research. The session will provide a solid starting point, clarify common misconceptions, and offer valuable resources for continued learning.

PSI Mentoring 2026

Date: Ongoing 6 month cycle beginning late April/early May 2026 Are you a member of PSI looking to further your career or help develop others - why not sign up to the PSI Mentoring scheme? You can expand your network, improve your leadership skills and learn from more senior colleagues in the industry.

PSI Book Club Lunch and Learn: Communicating with Clarity and Confidence

If you have read Ros Atkins’ book The Art of Explanation or want to listen to the BBC’s ‘Communicator in Chief’, you are invited to join the PSI Book Club Lunch and Learn, to discuss the content and application with the author, Ros Atkins. Having written the book within the context of the news industry, Ros is keen to hear how we have applied the ideas as statisticians within drug development and clinical trials. There will be dedicated time during the webinar to ASK THE AUTHOR any questions – don’t miss out on this exclusive PSI Book Club event! Haven’t read the book yet? Pick up a copy today and join us. Explanation - identifying and communicating what we want to say - is described as an art, in the title of his book. However, the creativity comes from Ros’ discernment in identifying and describing a clear step-by-step process to follow and practice. Readers can learn Ros’ rules, developed and polished throughout his career as a journalist, to help communicate complex written or spoken information clearly.

PSI Training Course: Effective Leadership – the keys to growing your leadership capabilities

This course will consist of three online half-day workshops. The first will be aimed at building trust, the backbone of leadership and a key to becoming effective. This is key to building a solid foundation. The second will be on improving communication as a technical leader. This workshop will focus on communication strategies for different stakeholders and will involve tips on effective communication and how to develop the skills of active listening, coaching and what improv can teach us about good communication. The final workshop will bring these two components together to help leaders become more influential. This will also focus on how to use Steven Covey’s 7-Habits, in particular Habits 4, 5 and 6, which are called the habits of communication. The workshops will be interactive, allowing you to practice the concepts discussed. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion. There will also be reflective time where you can think about what you are learning and how you might experiment with it.

Speaker	Biography
Dan Evans	Dan Evans has worked for Pfizer for over 30 years in a variety of statistical and team leadership roles leading the global development of medicines across many therapeutic areas. He has a particular focus on statistical regulatory topics and has been an active member of the PSI/EFSPI Regulatory Special Interest Group for over 15 years, participating in the co-ordination of reviews of new regulatory guidelines and policies and engagement on statistical topics with regulatory statisticians. He’s currently working as an independent statistical consultant.
Inês Antunes dos Reis	Inês has been a statistical assessor at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) since 2018. Her work focuses on assessment of marketing authorisation applications, providing scientific advice to companies, assessment of clinical investigation applications, and participating in the development of regulatory guidelines. She has over 7 years of experience in the regulatory system, having previously worked for the European Medicines Agency (EMA). She supported the ICH E9(R1) expert working group on Estimands and Sensitivity Analysis in Clinical Trials and contributed to the E9(R1) training materials published in the ICH website.
Yolanda Barbachano	Yolanda has worked as a statistician for nearly two decades, her experience spans from academia to regulatory bodies and now industry. Her interest in regulatory guidance developed whilst working over 10 years as a statistical assessor at the MHRA, and as part of the EMA system. Yolanda now works at BioNTech where she has to consider regulatory requirements for other regions. She has a PhD in statistics and a BSc in mathematics, both from the University of Sussex.
Kerry Gordon	Kerry Gordon has been in the health sector for over 40 years, mostly in the world of statistics and programming. As a past Chair of PSI, Kerry has sat on the PSI Board of Directors and has also served on the PSI Scientific, Website, Regulatory and Training subcommittees. After starting out with the NHS, he moved into the industry at (what is now) Novartis. Then, after a spell at the University of Kent, he worked for Quintiles (latterly IQVIA) for over 20 years and at Parexel for a few years. Kerry joined PHASTAR, a niche Biometrics CRO, in July last year as an Engagement Head, looking after specific customer accounts.

Speaker	Biography
Dan Evans	Dan Evans has worked for Pfizer for over 30 years in a variety of statistical and team leadership roles leading the global development of medicines across many therapeutic areas. He has a particular focus on statistical regulatory topics and has been an active member of the PSI/EFSPI Regulatory Special Interest Group for over 15 years, participating in the co-ordination of reviews of new regulatory guidelines and policies and engagement on statistical topics with regulatory statisticians. He’s currently working as an independent statistical consultant.
Inês Antunes dos Reis	Inês has been a statistical assessor at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) since 2018. Her work focuses on assessment of marketing authorisation applications, providing scientific advice to companies, assessment of clinical investigation applications, and participating in the development of regulatory guidelines. She has over 7 years of experience in the regulatory system, having previously worked for the European Medicines Agency (EMA). She supported the ICH E9(R1) expert working group on Estimands and Sensitivity Analysis in Clinical Trials and contributed to the E9(R1) training materials published in the ICH website.
Yolanda Barbachano	Yolanda has worked as a statistician for nearly two decades, her experience spans from academia to regulatory bodies and now industry. Her interest in regulatory guidance developed whilst working over 10 years as a statistical assessor at the MHRA, and as part of the EMA system. Yolanda now works at BioNTech where she has to consider regulatory requirements for other regions. She has a PhD in statistics and a BSc in mathematics, both from the University of Sussex.
Kerry Gordon	Kerry Gordon has been in the health sector for over 40 years, mostly in the world of statistics and programming. As a past Chair of PSI, Kerry has sat on the PSI Board of Directors and has also served on the PSI Scientific, Website, Regulatory and Training subcommittees. After starting out with the NHS, he moved into the industry at (what is now) Novartis. Then, after a spell at the University of Kent, he worked for Quintiles (latterly IQVIA) for over 20 years and at Parexel for a few years. Kerry joined PHASTAR, a niche Biometrics CRO, in July last year as an Engagement Head, looking after specific customer accounts.

Speaker	Biography
Dan Evans	Dan Evans has worked for Pfizer for over 30 years in a variety of statistical and team leadership roles leading the global development of medicines across many therapeutic areas. He has a particular focus on statistical regulatory topics and has been an active member of the PSI/EFSPI Regulatory Special Interest Group for over 15 years, participating in the co-ordination of reviews of new regulatory guidelines and policies and engagement on statistical topics with regulatory statisticians. He’s currently working as an independent statistical consultant.
Inês Antunes dos Reis	Inês has been a statistical assessor at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) since 2018. Her work focuses on assessment of marketing authorisation applications, providing scientific advice to companies, assessment of clinical investigation applications, and participating in the development of regulatory guidelines. She has over 7 years of experience in the regulatory system, having previously worked for the European Medicines Agency (EMA). She supported the ICH E9(R1) expert working group on Estimands and Sensitivity Analysis in Clinical Trials and contributed to the E9(R1) training materials published in the ICH website.
Yolanda Barbachano	Yolanda has worked as a statistician for nearly two decades, her experience spans from academia to regulatory bodies and now industry. Her interest in regulatory guidance developed whilst working over 10 years as a statistical assessor at the MHRA, and as part of the EMA system. Yolanda now works at BioNTech where she has to consider regulatory requirements for other regions. She has a PhD in statistics and a BSc in mathematics, both from the University of Sussex.
Kerry Gordon	Kerry Gordon has been in the health sector for over 40 years, mostly in the world of statistics and programming. As a past Chair of PSI, Kerry has sat on the PSI Board of Directors and has also served on the PSI Scientific, Website, Regulatory and Training subcommittees. After starting out with the NHS, he moved into the industry at (what is now) Novartis. Then, after a spell at the University of Kent, he worked for Quintiles (latterly IQVIA) for over 20 years and at Parexel for a few years. Kerry joined PHASTAR, a niche Biometrics CRO, in July last year as an Engagement Head, looking after specific customer accounts.

Speaker	Biography
Dan Evans	Dan Evans has worked for Pfizer for over 30 years in a variety of statistical and team leadership roles leading the global development of medicines across many therapeutic areas. He has a particular focus on statistical regulatory topics and has been an active member of the PSI/EFSPI Regulatory Special Interest Group for over 15 years, participating in the co-ordination of reviews of new regulatory guidelines and policies and engagement on statistical topics with regulatory statisticians. He’s currently working as an independent statistical consultant.
Inês Antunes dos Reis	Inês has been a statistical assessor at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) since 2018. Her work focuses on assessment of marketing authorisation applications, providing scientific advice to companies, assessment of clinical investigation applications, and participating in the development of regulatory guidelines. She has over 7 years of experience in the regulatory system, having previously worked for the European Medicines Agency (EMA). She supported the ICH E9(R1) expert working group on Estimands and Sensitivity Analysis in Clinical Trials and contributed to the E9(R1) training materials published in the ICH website.
Yolanda Barbachano	Yolanda has worked as a statistician for nearly two decades, her experience spans from academia to regulatory bodies and now industry. Her interest in regulatory guidance developed whilst working over 10 years as a statistical assessor at the MHRA, and as part of the EMA system. Yolanda now works at BioNTech where she has to consider regulatory requirements for other regions. She has a PhD in statistics and a BSc in mathematics, both from the University of Sussex.
Kerry Gordon	Kerry Gordon has been in the health sector for over 40 years, mostly in the world of statistics and programming. As a past Chair of PSI, Kerry has sat on the PSI Board of Directors and has also served on the PSI Scientific, Website, Regulatory and Training subcommittees. After starting out with the NHS, he moved into the industry at (what is now) Novartis. Then, after a spell at the University of Kent, he worked for Quintiles (latterly IQVIA) for over 20 years and at Parexel for a few years. Kerry joined PHASTAR, a niche Biometrics CRO, in July last year as an Engagement Head, looking after specific customer accounts.

Speaker	Biography
Dan Evans	Dan Evans has worked for Pfizer for over 30 years in a variety of statistical and team leadership roles leading the global development of medicines across many therapeutic areas. He has a particular focus on statistical regulatory topics and has been an active member of the PSI/EFSPI Regulatory Special Interest Group for over 15 years, participating in the co-ordination of reviews of new regulatory guidelines and policies and engagement on statistical topics with regulatory statisticians. He’s currently working as an independent statistical consultant.
Inês Antunes dos Reis	Inês has been a statistical assessor at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) since 2018. Her work focuses on assessment of marketing authorisation applications, providing scientific advice to companies, assessment of clinical investigation applications, and participating in the development of regulatory guidelines. She has over 7 years of experience in the regulatory system, having previously worked for the European Medicines Agency (EMA). She supported the ICH E9(R1) expert working group on Estimands and Sensitivity Analysis in Clinical Trials and contributed to the E9(R1) training materials published in the ICH website.
Yolanda Barbachano	Yolanda has worked as a statistician for nearly two decades, her experience spans from academia to regulatory bodies and now industry. Her interest in regulatory guidance developed whilst working over 10 years as a statistical assessor at the MHRA, and as part of the EMA system. Yolanda now works at BioNTech where she has to consider regulatory requirements for other regions. She has a PhD in statistics and a BSc in mathematics, both from the University of Sussex.
Kerry Gordon	Kerry Gordon has been in the health sector for over 40 years, mostly in the world of statistics and programming. As a past Chair of PSI, Kerry has sat on the PSI Board of Directors and has also served on the PSI Scientific, Website, Regulatory and Training subcommittees. After starting out with the NHS, he moved into the industry at (what is now) Novartis. Then, after a spell at the University of Kent, he worked for Quintiles (latterly IQVIA) for over 20 years and at Parexel for a few years. Kerry joined PHASTAR, a niche Biometrics CRO, in July last year as an Engagement Head, looking after specific customer accounts.

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