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Senior Research Biostatistician

Employer
Bristol Myers Squibb Company
Location
Princeton, NJ, US
Start date
Dec 8, 2018

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Job Details

Bristol-Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases.

One shared journey is moving us forward at Bristol-Myers Squibb. Around the world, we are passionate about making an impact on the lives of patients with serious disease. Empowered to apply our individual talents and ideas so that we can learn and grow together. Driven to make a difference, from innovative research to hands-on community support. Bristol-Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Develops expertise beyond biostatistics by researching the medical literature and regulatory documents to develop an understanding of the clinical, regulatory and commercial climate
  • Contributes to preparation of the development strategy that will allow for effective and safe utilization of the product
  • Drives the design of innovative and efficient clinical trials, including the selection of populations to study and endpoints to use. Develops trial designs that address study objectives that will support regulatory approval and market access.
  • Translates scientific questions into statistical terms and statistical concepts into layman terms
  • Challenges collaborator assumptions and positions based on facts and provide insights and perspective based on available information
  • Ensures that all analyses conducted have clearly articulated hypotheses associated with them and that the trial design and data collected support conducting the analysis
  • Communicates effectively with clinical and regulatory partners and external opinion leaders
  • Builds the external reputation of BMS R&D via external interactions through collaborations with alliance partners, academic and government research organizations and through conference participation
  • Authors and/or reviews protocol synopsis, protocol, statistical analysis plan, data presentation plan, case-report forms, clinical study reports, associated publications and other study level specification documents
  • Exercises cost-disciplined science in sizing of the trials and in the planning for the analyses to be conducted
  • Compliant with BMS processes and SOPs, global and project standards, and responsible for quality of deliverables
  • Ensures programming team or vendor partner understands the nature of the clinical data being collected and the approaches to summarizing the information
  • Collaborates with clinicians and medical writers to prepare summaries of results for use in regulatory documents and scientific articles
  • Drives, with the Clinician, the interpretation of results, development of key messages and communication to the development team.
  • Drives alignment at team (IPT) level, and escalates lack of team alignment to the GBS Lead for resolution
  • Provides statistical consultation for ad hoc analysis requests including design of appropriate analyses to answer relevant questions
  • Takes accountability for ensuring quality in all planning, design and execution of assignments associated with the assigned protocol or project.
  • Keeps up-to-date with state-of-the art applied statistical methodology


Impact:

The Biostatistician is responsible for strategic and scientific contributions at the indication/protocol/integrated analysis level. These contributions lead to better understanding of the asset being studied, improved development decisions, and an increased likelihood of regulatory and market success. This role has significant stakeholder management responsibility with business partners on their team. The biostatistician has responsibility for driving selection of optimal study designs, data collection, analytic approaches and rigorous interpretation of trial data. This person may interact with external vendors, key opinion leaders and regulatory agencies.

Education/Experience:
  • Significant academic training in statistics, biostatistics or relevant areas of study. PhD degree in statistics or biostatistics with 0-3 years of experience or Master's degree in statistics or biostatistics with 3-7 years of relevant experience required.
  • Understanding of the application of biostatistics to medical/clinical trials data.
  • Ability to work successfully within cross-functional teams leading to successful global regulatory filings and approvals
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
  • Ability to be flexible and adapt quickly to the changing needs of the organization.
  • Ability to organize multiple work assignments and establish priorities.
  • Strong interpersonal skills evidenced in interactions with individuals at all levels of the organization, and demonstrated ability to develop relationships within the organization and leverage the formal and informal organizational structure to assist in goal achievement.

Company

Bristol Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases.

At Bristol Myers Squibb, we believe in the power of science to address some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our focus on these unmet needs comes during a remarkable time, when unprecedented scientific breakthroughs are advancing the treatment of disease as never before in human history.

We work every day to transform patients’ lives through science. Each day, our employees around the world work together for patients – they are at the center of everything we do. They inspire us. They are the reason we come to work each day.

We combine the agility of a biotech with the reach and resources of an established pharmaceutical company to create a global leading biopharma company powered by talented individuals who drive scientific innovation.

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Phone
+1-800-332-2056
Location
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14th Floor
New York
New York
10016
United States

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