Campus: Research Advisor - Statistics

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life‑changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve.

This is hard, urgent, self‑less work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life‑changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve.

This is hard, urgent, self‑less work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

Overview:
Our Global Statistical Sciences department includes over 200 people with advanced degrees in Statistics/Biostatistics. Our diverse population of global talent brings innovation to every aspect of our business - from Discovery Research to Clinical Development to Manufacturing and Real‑world Evidence. We are playing a leading role in transforming the way the company develops medicines using state‑of‑the‑art methods in adaptive designs, Bayesian statistics, causal inference, genetic/biomarker analysis, machine learning and more!

The Clinical Project Statistician (Advisor - Statistics) develops or assists in the development of protocol designs, clinical plans, and data analysis plans in collaboration with physicians, clinical research scientists, and/or medical colleagues. The Clinical Project Statistician is responsible for working with research associates and scientists to establish a reporting database, determining the appropriate statistical analysis procedures, and for analyzing data in clinical studies.

Responsibilities:
The job tasks listed below outline the scope of the position. The application of these tasks may vary, based upon current business needs.

Statistical Trial Design and Analysis Operate in collaboration with study personnel to provide input on study protocol, design studies and write protocols for the conduct of each study.

Assist in or be accountable for selecting statistical methods for data analysis, authoring the corresponding sections of the protocol and the statistical analysis plan, and conducting the actual analysis once a reporting database is created.

Collaborate with data sciences in the planning and implementation of data quality assurance plans.

Keep up to date with novel statistical methodology, maintain proficiency in applying new and varied methods, and to be competent in justifying methods selected.

Influence team members regarding appropriate research methods

Perform peer-review of work products from other statistical colleagues.

Communication of Results and Inferences Collaborate with team members to write reports and communicate results.

Assist with, or be responsible for, communicating study results via regulatory submissions, manuscripts, or oral presentations in group settings, as well as for communicating one‑on‑one with key customers and presenting at scientific meetings.

Respond to regulatory queries and interact with regulators.

Therapeutic Area Knowledge Understand disease states, competitive landscapes, and regulatory environment in order to enhance the level of customer focus and collaboration and be seen as a key scientific contributor.

Regulatory Compliance Perform work in full compliance with assigned curriculum(s) and will be responsible for following applicable Corporate, Medical, local, and departmental policies,…