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Position Summary

The Associate Director, Biostatistics is a member of cross-functional development teams and contributes to trial design, protocol development, analysis planning, interpretation of results, and preparation of regulatory submissions. With appropriate experience, Associate Director, Biostatistics can have responsibilities for integrated summaries and/or supporting a particular indication of an asset. These individuals develop collaborative relationships and work effectively with the GBDS Biostatistics Lead, GBDS medical monitor, protocol manager, data manager, PK scientist, and other members of the study/indication team.

 

• Recognized expert status — internally and/or externally within the biostatistics/pharma community

• Novel problem-solving — leading high-risk, high-complexity projects requiring development of new statistical methodologies

• Strategic contribution — input into sub-function or therapeutic area statistical strategy

• People leadership — formal management of a senior team with accountability for performance and resources

• Industry influence — thought leadership through publications, regulatory advisory panels, or shaping industry best practices

Key Responsibilities

• Contributes to preparation of the development strategy that will allow for effective and safe utilization of the product.

• Drives the design of innovative and efficient clinical trials, including the selection of populations to study and endpoints to use. Develops trial designs that address study objectives that will support regulatory approval and market access.

• Translates scientific questions into statistical terms and statistical concepts into lay terms.

• Ensures that all analyses conducted have clearly articulated hypotheses associated with them and that the trial design and data collected support conducting the analysis.

• Communicates effectively with clinical and regulatory partners and external opinion leaders.

• Builds the external reputation of BMS via external interactions through collaborations with alliance partners, academic and government research organizations and through conference participation.

• Authors and/or reviews protocol synopsis, protocol, statistical analysis plan, data presentation plan, case-report forms, clinical study reports, associated publications and other study level specification documents.

• Exercises cost-disciplined science in sizing of the trials and in the planning for the analyses to be conducted.

• Compliant with BMS processes and SOPs, global and project standards, and responsible for quality of statistical deliverables, e.g., tables, listings, and figures.

• Takes accountability for ensuring quality in all planning, design and execution of the assigned protocol or project.

• Collaborates with clinicians and medical writers to prepare summaries of results for use in regulatory documents and scientific articles.

• Drives, with the Clinician, the interpretation of results, development of key messages and communication to the development team.

• Drives alignment at team level and escalates lack of team alignment to the GBDS Lead for resolution.

• Provides statistical consultation for ad hoc analysis requests including design of appropriate analyses to answer relevant questions.

• Keeps up to date with state-of-the art applied statistical methodology.
   

Qualifications & Experience

• PhD (6+ years’ experience) or MS (8+ years’ experience) in statistics or biostatistics or related scientific field with clinical trials, drug development, pharmaceutical industry, or healthcare experience
• Proficiency in scientific computing/programming (SAS, R or Python) and implementation of advanced statistical analysis, data manipulation, graphing & simulation.
• Great interpersonal, communication, writing and organizational skills.
• Expertise in statistical/clinical trials methodology and ability to apply to relevant framework.
• Good understanding of regulatory & HTA landscape and relevant experience 
• Demonstrate collaboration, organizational/ leadership abilities, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate ability to plan, organize, and prioritize multiple work assignments, and strong project management skills.

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With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

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