Senior Team Leader Statistics

Role Summary

The Senior Team Leader Statistics provides statistical leadership, guidance, and strategic input for clinical studies in large or multiple complex projects. You will manage a team of biostatisticians and develop innovative statistical solutions to support critical trial decision-making and advance treatment across all phases of drug development. This role requires collaborating with cross-functional teams and communicating with senior leadership to drive data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee statistical and scientific contributions to clinical development plans, studies, and submissions activities (when applicable), and provide strategic statistical leadership for responsible projects.
• Manage a team of biostatisticians. Define team priorities, conduct performance reviews, and identify development areas. Mentor junior project team members and foster a culture of teamwork, quality, operational efficiency, and innovation.
• Plan, monitor, and manage project activities, timelines, processes, and resources to ensure operational excellence and compliance with Sanofi SOPs and Biostatistics standards.
• Develop productive collaboration with other functions in the aligned project team, with other statistics project leaders, and in communicating with senior leadership.
• Lead or play an influential role in EGDS development initiatives and cross-functional activities; represent statistics in regulatory meetings and key scientific or technology working groups.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS in statistics or related discipline with at least 10 years of pharmaceutical experience in clinical development, including experience with Biotech, Pharma, CROs, health authorities, and academic clinical research centers.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of clinical development and advanced statistical concepts and techniques.
• Proven experience in clinical development or post-marketing activities such as submissions and interactions with regulatory agencies or other external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated expertise in operational, statistical, or managerial aspects.
• Demonstrated leadership and strong interpersonal/communication, project, and people management skills.
• Experience representing organizations in cross-company activities (e.g., consortiums or professional associations).

Education

• PhD or MS in statistics or related discipline.