Director, Statistical Science -Biostatistics, Boston MA

Director, Statistical Science -Biostatistics 

Location: Boston

• The Statistical Science Director has sufficient experience working as a statistician in the pharmaceutical industry to be accountable and independently lead the statistical strategy or technical activities related to design, delivery and interpretation, high level internal governance committees and/or regulatory submissions of a project. This individual is able to lead, perform and communicate results of more technical analyses, and able to guide less experienced staff. Competent individual contributor with excellent cross-functional collaboration. 

You Will:

• Lead the statistical design and strategy to product development plans, clinical studies, regulatory strategy, health technology assessment and/or commercial activities as appropriate for the stage of the product
• Lead the statistical content and ensure quality for study designs, documents, delivery and interpretation and submission
• Quantify the benefit, risk, value and uncertainty of the emerging product profile and within the team
• Provide global leadership to others and direct project work delivered by internal and external staff
• Partner with CROs to ensure delivery to quality and time
• Represent AZ externally which may include health authorities, advisory boards, conferences, workshops and/or payer interactions
• Maintain knowledge of statistical methodology in relevant areas and promote, investigate and implement novel statistical approaches
• Represent statistical strategy at internal decision-making governance including review boards, therapy area leadership teams and internal governance committees
• Mentor/coach and support the technical education and training of Statistics staff

You have:

• MSc/PhD in Statistics, Mathematics (containing a substantial statistical component), or recognised equivalent to stats MSc
• 7+ yrs of experience of pharmaceutical development, data analysis and interpretation and experience of program design.
• Track record of background in leading independently
• Experience with and broad awareness of regulatory interactions and/or submission
• Demonstrated technical skills

Desirable skills:

• TA or disease area knowledge expertise
• Exposure to business development opportunities (e.g.in licencing)
• Project management skills
• Proficiency in programming SAS and/or R and Python

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $188,000 to $282,000. Our positions offer eligibility for various incentives—an opportunity to receive short-term incentive bonuses, equity-based awards for salaried roles and commissions for sales roles. Benefits offered include qualified retirement programs, paid time off (i.e., vacation, holiday, and leaves), as well as health, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.