Senior Manager, Statistics - Statistical Innovation (Office-based)

Role Summary

The Senior Research Statistician/Manager/Senior Manager in Statistical Innovation provides scientific and statistical leadership to design innovative clinical trials and to evaluate, develop, and deploy advanced statistical/analytical modeling and simulations to drive statistical innovation in Clinical Development.

Responsibilities

• Actively supports in the evaluation, introduction, development and education of novel statistical and/or machine learning/deep learning approaches.
• Demonstrates extensive competence in investigating/evaluating complex innovative designs and analysis options using scientific computing, modeling and simulations.
• Demonstrates extended understanding and actively seeks to acquire new knowledge in advanced and emerging statistical methods (e.g. Adaptive designs, Bayesian methods, synthetic control, predictive modeling etc.).
• Applies imagination. Creates, invents, and implements new or better approaches, alternatives, and breakthrough ideas in modeling and simulations.
• Demonstrates ability to apply statistical knowledge to solve real-world problems. Demonstrates the ability to evaluate alternative statistical and machine learning approaches.
• Shows proficiency in development, implementation, and rollout of statistical and deep learning tools and techniques (e.g. using R, R-shiny, Python, Julia, etc.) to operationalize key innovative methodologies.
• Builds and maintains external reputation and influences industry with presentations, attending industry meetings, or authoring articles for peer‚Äëreviewed publications.
• Job level will be commensurate with experience.

Qualifications

• PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics or a highly related field.
• Senior Research Statistician: PhD with no experience required
• Manager: PhD and 2+ years of relevant experience
• Senior Manager: PhD and 4+ years of relevant experience
• Experience in pharmaceutical development and applied statistics/statistical consulting preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of statistical modeling and methodology and good understanding of drug development process.
• Demonstrated experience in advanced statistical computing & simulation skills. Proven expertise in standard (e.g. SAS, R) and specialized statistical software (e.g., FACTS, EAST, etc.) is preferred.
• Proven ability to collaborate and consult with discipline experts and leaders within and across function.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Excellent teamwork and leadership skills
• Passionate about statistical innovation and always think out of the box and is never satisfied with status quo

Leadership Skills

• Builds strong relationships with peers and partners to enable higher performance
• Participates in creating a learning environment, opens to suggestions and experimentation for improvement
• Embraces the ideas of others, support innovation and help implementing innovation to reality

Additional Information

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.
• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs