Senior Biostatistician

Responsibilities

• May supervise Biostatisticians, Associate Biostatisticians and SAS programmers (all levels) and direct their work on clinical research studies.
• Provides expert consultation to projects across the company on statistical methodology.
• Solves problems of complex statistical scope.
• Provides technical review of proposed statistical design for research studies across company.
• Serves as the lead Biostatistician on one or more study projects.
• Participates in statistical process development and improvement across company.
• May present at statistical conferences.
• Provides sound strategic, scientific and statistical input to support client’s research projects.
• Leads the project team’s development of study analysis plans and statistical programs to perform analyses and display study data.
• Keeps abreast with current statistical and medical literature to ensure that sound methodologies are adopted.
• Fosters innovation in Biostatistics that will continuously enhance current statistical knowledge and practices.
• Ensures the scientific integrity of the research project and the accuracy of the reported results.
• Performs sample size calculation and provides leadership in the statistical design of research projects.
• Reviews protocols and case report forms to ensure that protocol objectives are met, and standards are maintained.
• Develops study assignment allocation schemas along with appropriate documentation.
• Leads the development of the methods and results sections of clinical study reports and scientific publications.
• Represents Client on behalf of clients at regulatory meetings.
• Provides expertise in methodological advances both internally and externally to improve statistical methodologies.
• Participate in the development and updating of Standard Operating Procedures.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• MS in biostatistics, statistics, or PhD in biostatistics, statistics, epidemiology or related field
• At least 4 years of related experience with MS or 1 year of related experience with PhD is expected but not required.
• Experience with methodological statistical research, including publication and/or presentation of work in statistical methods development.
• Demonstrated proficiency with statistical methods and applications in clinical research.
• Strong programming skills in SAS and/or R.
• Expertise in state-of-the-art data manipulation and statistical methodology.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organization skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex statistical concepts, both written and oral.