Senior Manager, Statistics

Role Summary

The Senior Manager, Statistics provides statistical leadership to support AbbVie’s research and development organization for assigned projects, with potential work in clinical trials, patient safety, and global medical affairs. This role requires independent work in partnership with experts across disciplines to advance medicines to patients. Responsibilities include designing and leading statistical analyses, ensuring data quality, and communicating concepts to non-statisticians.

Responsibilities

• Support regulatory submission and product life-cycle management strategy planning and implementation. Provide statistical leadership for design, analysis and reporting for clinical or other scientific research programs. Independently develop protocols and statistical analysis plans (or related analysis plans) and implement sound statistical methodology in investigations.
• Represent the function on project teams, provide input to asset development, identify appropriate data collection instruments, and guide preparation for database lock. Ensure accuracy of data released for statistical analysis.
• Independently perform statistical analyses per the analysis plan. Collaborate with Statistical Programming to deliver high-quality outputs on time. Identify issues in study design and propose scientifically sound approaches; evaluate software and consider novel methodologies as needed.
• Develop strategy for data presentation and inference. Ensure appropriate interpretation of deliverables, collaborate on publications, and ensure accuracy and internal consistency of reports, tables, listings, and figures.
• Work collaboratively with multifunction teams, explain statistical concepts to non-statisticians, and respond to client questions while pursuing analyses under supervision.
• Support communications between product teams and functional management; build and drive cross-functional relationships and collaboration.

Qualifications

• MS (8+ years of experience) or PhD (4+ years of experience) in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a closely related field.
• Pharmaceutical or related industry knowledge with understanding of drug development and life-cycle management in a regulated environment (desirable).
• High technical competence and ability to identify data or analytical issues and provide solutions.
• Ability to manage project timelines and deliverables with effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships with peers and cross-functional partners; motivated to drive innovation and challenge the status quo.
• Strong leadership skills and experience managing cross-cultural or overseas teams.

Education

• MS in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a highly related field with applicable experience; or PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a highly related field.