Associate Director, Biostatistics
Bristol Myers Squibb
August 24, 2026
Remote friendly (Princeton, NJ)
United States
Clinical Research and Development
Position Summary
- Associate Director of Biostatistics on cross-functional Development teams; contributes to trial design, protocol development, analysis planning, interpretation of results, and preparation of regulatory submissions. May support a particular indication/asset.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate on innovative, efficient clinical trial design (population/endpoints) and project development strategy.
- Defend protocols and analysis plans at internal governance reviews; independently review complex protocols.
- Author and/or review protocols, statistical analysis plans, clinical study reports, publications, and other study-level documents.
- Present analyses and summary data clearly and transparently.
- Provide statistical support/leadership for health authority requests and public release (publications/presentations).
- Manage multiple studies ensuring standards and consistency within an indication/therapeutic area.
- Apply statistical/clinical trials methodology to clinical development; partner on drug development as a matrix team member.
- Ensure compliance with BMS processes/SOPs and quality of deliverables.
- Contribute to statistical community of practice; develop/advice team members.
- (People manager) Advocate for employees; coach/mentor; lead to empower/develop team; guide development plans; performance reviews/metrics.
Qualifications & Required/Preferred Skills
- PhD with 6+ years’ experience or MS with 8+ years in statistics/biostatistics (or related) with clinical trials/drug development/pharma/healthcare.
- Proficiency in SAS, R, or Python; implement advanced statistical analysis, data manipulation, graphing & simulation.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, writing, organizational, collaboration, and leadership skills.
- Expert in statistical/clinical trials methodology; knowledge of regulatory landscape and regulatory interactions.
- Strong planning/prioritization and project management.
- People manager experience preferred (for people manager role).
Compensation (FTE)
- Cambridge Crossing: $218,120–$264,308; Princeton, NJ: $189,670–$229,834; Seattle, WA: $208,640–$252,824.
Benefits (selected)
- Health Coverage; Wellbeing Support; 401(k) and protection benefits (e.g., disability, life insurance).
On-site Protocol
- Site-essential: 100% onsite; Site-by-design: hybrid with at least 50% onsite; field/remote-by-design: ability to travel to visit customers/patients/partners and attend meetings as directed.
- Associate Director of Biostatistics on cross-functional Development teams; contributes to trial design, protocol development, analysis planning, interpretation of results, and preparation of regulatory submissions. May support a particular indication/asset.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate on innovative, efficient clinical trial design (population/endpoints) and project development strategy.
- Defend protocols and analysis plans at internal governance reviews; independently review complex protocols.
- Author and/or review protocols, statistical analysis plans, clinical study reports, publications, and other study-level documents.
- Present analyses and summary data clearly and transparently.
- Provide statistical support/leadership for health authority requests and public release (publications/presentations).
- Manage multiple studies ensuring standards and consistency within an indication/therapeutic area.
- Apply statistical/clinical trials methodology to clinical development; partner on drug development as a matrix team member.
- Ensure compliance with BMS processes/SOPs and quality of deliverables.
- Contribute to statistical community of practice; develop/advice team members.
- (People manager) Advocate for employees; coach/mentor; lead to empower/develop team; guide development plans; performance reviews/metrics.
Qualifications & Required/Preferred Skills
- PhD with 6+ years’ experience or MS with 8+ years in statistics/biostatistics (or related) with clinical trials/drug development/pharma/healthcare.
- Proficiency in SAS, R, or Python; implement advanced statistical analysis, data manipulation, graphing & simulation.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, writing, organizational, collaboration, and leadership skills.
- Expert in statistical/clinical trials methodology; knowledge of regulatory landscape and regulatory interactions.
- Strong planning/prioritization and project management.
- People manager experience preferred (for people manager role).
Compensation (FTE)
- Cambridge Crossing: $218,120–$264,308; Princeton, NJ: $189,670–$229,834; Seattle, WA: $208,640–$252,824.
Benefits (selected)
- Health Coverage; Wellbeing Support; 401(k) and protection benefits (e.g., disability, life insurance).
On-site Protocol
- Site-essential: 100% onsite; Site-by-design: hybrid with at least 50% onsite; field/remote-by-design: ability to travel to visit customers/patients/partners and attend meetings as directed.