Principal Biostatistician

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as an internal consultant for biostatistics analysis tools and methods
• Serve as a subject matter expert during client and vendor meetings for biostatistics analysis support
• Actively support business development in capabilities presentations to prospective and current clients
• Effectively manage assigned clinical study budgets for biostatistics analysis support
• Develop, coach and mentor junior biostatistics department personnel
• Act as the lead statistician on clinical research projects and help with SAS programming
• Write statistical methods section of the study protocol, as needed
• Write statistical analysis plans ensuring appropriate regulatory requirements and study objectives defined in the study protocol are followed
• Review CRFs to ensure consistency with protocol and statistical analysis plan (SAP)
• Program summary tables, data listings and graphical representations of clinical trials data
• Perform all analyses defined in the statistical analysis plan as well as any post-hoc analyses and relevant exploratory analyses of clinical trial data
• Prepare/review key sections of clinical study reports and various regulatory documents
• Provide statistical support to answer questions from external clients (such as FDA, Investigators)
• Contribute to the development, maintenance, and training of standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Represent the biostatistics department at regulatory meetings, sponsor meetings, and any other multifunctional meetings, as needed
• Manage biostatistics timelines, budgets, and client expectations
• Adhere to all aspects of the Statistics & Data Corporation's quality system
• Comply with Statistics & Data Corporation's data integrity & business ethics requirements

Requirements

• Effective leadership, budget forecast and implementation skills
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to process scientific and medical data
• Able to work independently and in teams
• Project management abilities including analytical evaluation, organization, delegation, flexible team management, negotiating and resource management skills
• Expertise in manipulating and analyzing SAS data
• Able to identify data issues, present problems, and implement solutions
• Capable of communicating technical concepts clearly, concisely, and understandably to non-statistical colleagues and clients
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to multi-task
• Familiarity with clinical trial design and analysis activities and basic knowledge of regulatory guidelines (FDA/CFR, ICH/GCP)
• Strong interpersonal communication and presentation skills
• Able to effectively collaborate across cross-functional teams
• Focus on quality at all times and in all situations