Senior Manager, Biostatistics

Position Summary

The Senior Manager of 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. The role involves collaborating closely with the Biostatistics Lead and other cross‑functional team members.

• Collaborate in the design of clinical studies, including methodology, data analysis & interpretation, and reporting of study results.
• Author and/or review protocol synopsis, protocol, statistical analysis plans, case‑report forms, clinical study reports, associated publications, and other study‑level specification documents with minimum supervision.
• Perform and/or validate statistical analyses and advise on ways to maximize clarity of data display.
• Communicate results to cross‑functional teams and provide data interpretation in study documents such as clinical study reports and publications.
• Translate scientific questions into statistical terms and statistical concepts into layman terms.
• Comply with BMS processes and SOPs, adhere to global and project standards within an indication or therapeutic area, and be responsible for the quality of deliverables.
• Continuously develop technical knowledge of statistical methodology and its appropriate application in trial design and data analysis for clear, concise, high‑quality results.
• Continuously enhance knowledge of the drug development process, regulatory and commercial requirements.
• Develop and advise team members.
• Effectively communicate the GBDS Mission and Vision in a manner that generates pride, excitement and commitment within GBDS.
• Enable a culture of inclusiveness, respect for diversity, compliance with process, and foster respectful and constructive questioning and challenging of others.

• Fresh PhD with 3+ years’ experience or MS with 5+ years’ experience in statistics, biostatistics, or a 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.
• Good interpersonal, communication, writing and organizational skills.
• Ability to:
  • Learn regulatory requirements & clinical trial design, data analysis and interpretation.
  • Work successfully within cross‑functional teams.
  • Organize multiple work assignments and establish priorities.
• Experience in standard and advanced statistical methods is preferred.
• Good understanding of regulatory requirements & clinical trial design is preferred.

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