Hannes Engberg Raeder

Principal Statistician

Hannes Engberg Raeder is a Principal Statistician at Cytel with more than 16 years of experience in clinical development and biostatistics. Since 2009, he has worked across CROs, FSP models, and pharmaceutical companies, supporting Phase I to Phase IV clinical trials across multiple therapeutic areas, including oncology and infectious diseases.

Hannes’s experience spans statistical programming and programming management, as well as biostatistical leadership across different indications. He has contributed to study design, protocol development, statistical analysis plans, regulatory deliverables, and the interpretation of clinical trial results. A particular area of interest is the practical implementation of estimand strategies and how they can be used to strengthen study design by ensuring that trial objectives, intercurrent events, analysis methods, and interpretation are aligned from the outset.

He also has a strong interest in the operational side of statistical delivery, including quality-control processes, consistency across analyses, efficient collaboration between statistics and programming, and the development of robust processes that support high-quality clinical trial execution.