Manager, Statistics - Oncology (Hybrid)

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

About the Role

The Manager, Statistics provides statistical expertise to support the research and development organization. The Manager works independently in partnership with experts in multiple disciplines to advance medicines to our patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise to design, analysis and reporting of clinical trials or other scientific research studies.
• Independently develop protocols and/or statistical analysis plans with details for programming implementation.
• Implement sound statistical methodology in scientific investigations.
• Identify scientifically appropriate data collection instruments.
• Identify and report data issues or violations of study assumptions.
• Provide programming specifications for derived variables and analysis datasets.
• Partner with Data Science in preparing for database lock.
• Independently perform statistical analyses as per the analysis plan.
• Collaborate with Statistical Programming to ensure the delivery of high-quality outputs according to agreed-upon timelines.
• Identify and anticipate issues arising in the study design, conduct and propose scientifically sound approaches.
• Evaluate appropriateness of available software for planned analyses and assess needs for potential development of novel statistical methodology.
• Develop strategy for data presentation and inference.
• Collaborate in publication of scientific research.
• Ensure accuracy and internal consistency of reports and publications, including tables, listings, and figures.
• Ensure that study results and conclusions are scientifically sound, clearly presented, and consistent with statistical analyses provided.
• Work collaboratively with multifunction teams.
• Clearly explain statistical concepts to non-statisticians.
• Provide responses to questions, and pursue analyses suggested by data.
• Support communications between assigned product team(s) and functional management.
• Build/drive cross-functional relationships and collaboration.

Minimum Qualifications

• MS (with 6+ years of experience) or PhD (with 2+ years of experience) in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a highly related field.
• Experience performing statistical computations and simulations.
• Clinical Trial experience.

Preferred Experience

• Pharmaceutical or CRO experience.
• Oncology research trial experience.

Skills

• Understanding of drug development and life-cycle management in the regulated environment.
• High degree of technical competence and effective communication skills, both oral and written.
• Able to identify data or analytical issues, and assist with providing solutions by either applying own skills and knowledge or seeking help from others.
• Able to build strong relationship with peers and cross-functional partners to achieve higher performance.
• Highly motivated to drive innovation by raising the bar and challenging the status quo.

Benefits

• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Eligibility to participate in long-term incentive programs