Associate Director, Statistical Programming & Analysis - Oncology Early Development

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The Associate Director, Statistical Programming leads the whole stat programming team within CDOR (Clinical Data Operation and Reporting) in OED (Oncology Early Development) clinical development organization. The stat programming team performs statistical programming and analysis oversight for OED all clinical projects conducted by CROs. The Associate Director leads the recruitment and training of new staff onboarding activities, manage the overall resource allocation and monitoring on regular basis, provide technical guidance for team members, performs ongoing and annual performance management and staff career development, initiate and lead stat programming related process improvement collaborating with CRO partners, create a collaborative team work environment for both internal staff as well as with CRO partners, build strong relationship with internal and external stakeholders management.

This person may also need to support clinical projects if needed, therefore strong hands on stat programming skills for both analysis datasets and TLFs in oncology therapeutics are fundamental to the success of this role.

• SAS Programming:
  Demonstrated extensive understanding of SAS programming concepts and techniques appropriate to the pharmaceutical industry. Demonstrated proficiency in applying SAS programming knowledge to solve problems related to non-routine situations. Standards:
  Oversees effort to determine and implement global company standards related to output design and programming conventions. Responsible for monitoring regulatory guidance and industry best practices.
• Case report forms and database definitions:
  Provides strategic guidance on the development of CRFs and database designs. Provides in-depth critical review of global standards related to CRF designs and database designs.
• Derivation Programming, Submission Data Sets and Programs:
  Demonstrated proficiency in interpreting statistical analysis plans and developing analysis data set specifications. Oversees effort to determine and implement global company standards related to derive data sets and submission data sets and programs.
• Works collaboratively with multiple stakeholders to manage priorities and resources across therapeutic areas. Demonstrates an understanding of drug development principles. Anticipates potential problems within and across projects and develops appropriate contingency plans. Creates escalation plans to ensure resolution of all issues at the therapeutic and project levels. Participates in and is viewed as a key contributor to cross functional initiatives.
• Effectively and persuasively presents statistical programming concepts, assessment of risks and impacts and logical arguments to other statistical programmers, statisticians, scientists and non-scientists. Effectively presents information through planning and execution of meetings and presentations.
• Training and Mentoring:
  Provides appropriate background and motivation to staff. Arranges appropriate training opportunities for staff to facilitate their timely career development. Ensures that self and staff are compliant with training requirements. Effectively mentors statistical programming staff with regard to functional operations.
• Manages statistical programming staff by appropriate assignment of responsibilities, defining scope and reviewing activities/progress so that projects are delivered on time with suitable quality. Allocates resources to projects such that the correct balance of expertise and experience is maintained for all…