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Statistician Senior Job Description
- Data analysis responsibilities include sample design, data prep, identification of appropriate analytic and statistical methodology, development and documentation of process and results
- Collaborating with researchers on experimental design, data analysis, and the interpretation and clear communication of results
- Manages statistical output for clinical studies
- Review, synthesize, interpret and report analysis results
- Perform protocol development, sample size calculation, protocol and CRF review and also advise data management staff on database design, and critical data
- Interpret analysis and craft statistical sections of integrated reports
- Manage customer relationships and provide training and mentorship to junior staff members and newcomers
- Have excellent written and oral presentation skills including grammatical/technical writing skills and pay attention to the details
- Have in-depth knowledge of applicable clinical research regulatory requirements
- Take strong individual initiative, show dedication to quality and present excellent organization skills
- Master’s degree with 3+ years of experience or PhD in data science, (bio)statistics, applied statistics, applied mathematics, machine learning, or similar fields preferred
- Experience with demonstrated expertise in statistics and/or machine learning research methodologies required
- Strong communication skill and proficient project management experience
- Experience in a regulated environment such as medical devices or pharmaceuticals
- Ability to provide project leadership to colleagues and management in innovative statistical techniques
- Master’s level training required, Ph.D
Statistician Senior Job Description
- He/she will participate in process improvement, training, standards development and enhancing statistical technical expertise
- The Senior Statistician will liaise with other statisticians within the organization, and build working relationships with cross-functional team members
- QA/QC data and analysis output to ensure accuracy
- Monitor project progress relative to timeline and scope
- Prepare and refine analytic approaches developed in conjunction with investigative team
- Serve as methodological expert with clients to provide guidance on design and analysis of observational studies
- Support company-wide strategies for engaging and analysing novel datasets
- Contribute to writing of study proposals, including statistical analysis sections
- Lead development of SAPs (including table shells and figures), data extraction (using SAS/R/SQL), preparation and analyses according to study protocol or SAP
- Contribute to communication strategies and present insights and perspectives to clients, internal training courses and conference presentations
- Experience in PMML is a plus
- Advanced data management and analysis skills
- Ability to work independently collaboratively on research teams
- Provides statistical support for clinical studies, including study design, sample size calculations, patient randomization, statistical analyses, interpretation of data, and reporting of results
- You are well experienced in applying statistical tools like R and Python to real-world problems and familiar with combining and transforming data from heterogeneous sources and complex data sources
- Master’s degree or higher in Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, Operations Research or other related discipline
Statistician Senior Job Description
- Collaborate with researchers to achieve study objectives, deliver results on time, and ensure the quality of deliverables
- Interact with knowledge experts to specify statistical models
- Analyze retrospective health research data and interpret results
- Serve as consultant regarding content and methods to both internal and external users
- Create specifications for building analytic data files
- Ensure data and reporting meet high standards
- Innovate statistical methods or adapt standard statistical methods, as needed
- Give talks on statistical methods for both internal and external audiences
- The analyst will design the study by choosing the population, methodology,and outcome metrics to measure
- Ensure full integration of statistics across functions into everyday work as appropriate
- Create new ideas for statistical solutions to address customers’ business issues
- Experience building logistic and linear regression solutions, knowledge of machine learning and non-linear models preferred
- Skilled and proficient in data visualization tools preferred such as Tableau, Tibco Spotfire, SAS Visual Analytics, or SAS Data Visualization
- Possesses strong presentation skill in developing and presenting ROI, use case and strategy recommendations to senior business leaders
- Oncology experience required or experience using similar methods applied to Oncology
- Preferably at least 3 years of experience in the Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology industry in clinical development
Statistician Senior Job Description
- Stay up to date with latest developments in the field of statistics and explore applicability for our organization
- Support improvement of data collection and management to enable quick and reliable data analysis
- Be part of an established team of professionals experts in HTA submissions in support of a growing book of business
- Contribute to the definition and implementation of strategic solutions addressing the statistical needs of HTA dossiers, including methodologies
- Importantly, by joining this team you will apply your skills and experience, in support of developing scientifically based arguments, aiming to provide fair accessibility to MSD drugs and vaccines making a real difference in patient’s lives
- Assume the role of Study Statistician for some studies, particularly non-standard / contract type studies
- Development and review of Statistical Analysis Plans and Statistical Contributions, to include statistical methodology, statistical programming procedures, definition of derived variables, data handling rules and mock-ups
- Responsible for statistical input to clinical study, pharmacokinetic and statistics reports
- Verification of randomization components (specification and schedule)
- Provides input into the planning activities related to the preparation of, distribution of and access to randomization and unblinding information as required
- Knowledge of relevant regulatory guidelines applicable to clinical development
- Familiarization with or ability to develop an understanding of relevant therapeutic areas
- Proven knowledge of the role of biomarker in drug development, strong interest in life sciences and proven knowledge of general statistical software packages
- Extensive experience with practical applications of biostatistical methodology
- Provide biostatistical input to Medical Affairs teams for the design, planning and conduct of analyses of Phase IV clinical trials and observational studies post-hoc analyses of existing databases and meta-analyses
- Knowledge in epidemiology in the conduct of meta-analyses and network-meta-analyses are desirable
Statistician Senior Job Description
- Liaison with internal and external clients, as required
- Perform independent peer review of statistical deliverables
- May train scientists and medical staff in statistics, as required
- Maintaining an up to date knowledge with FDA guidelines and in new statistical methods, implementing them when necessary
- May provide support for Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB), ensuring maintenance of appropriate blinding
- Selection and induction of staff for which he/she is directly responsible, providing training, regular status meetings, setting objectives and monitoring progress through PMD
- Contribute to the review and amendment of departmental processes and supporting documentation
- May contribute to proposal activities and client presentations as needed
- Experience analyzing Big Data in healthcare industry
- Experience with statistical software such as R, SAS, SPSS, Latent Gold and/or Unscrambler
- 5+ years experience, or equivalent education, in the credit, collections, marketing analytics arena
- Working SAS knowledge
- Expertise in statistical methodologies such as predictive modeling and inference, machine learning methods, mixed effects models, multivariate analysis
- The Senior Statistician will be responsible for leading and delivering statistical analytic solutions for multiple Phase I-IV clinical trials at a trial level by executing SAPs, ensuring high quality and timely production of statistical reporting deliverables (analysis datasets, tables, listings and graphs)
- Supervise CROs as required and ensure timely deliverables
- Demonstrates full proficiency in SAS or R, working knowledge of other relevant computational tools as required