Principal Scientist, Biostatistics

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.

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About the Role

This role supports the statistical aspects of business-critical and regulatory commitments of clinical trials to develop new drugs to treat patients with moderate/severe Rheumatoid or Psoriatic Arthritis. You will apply high-quality statistical methodology in assigned projects, ensuring health authority acceptability for pharmaceutical research and development strategies and execution.

Responsibilities

• Execute individual project responsibilities, including meetings with project team members, reporting activities, exploratory analyses/graphics, and additional analyses to support publications for clinical trials/studies/projects.
• Ensure that documents, specifications, programs, and macros are consistent and comply with project and company standards, following best practices for Data Integrity.
• Lead the provision of Statistical and Data Sciences (SDS) support for experimental design, modeling, analysis planning, analysis execution, interpretation, and statistical communications.
• Provide input to optimize study or trial designs in line with study or indication-level objectives.
• Suggest and evaluate alternative or innovative approaches to statistical methods or business processes.
• Participate as a member of professional organizations, such as attending meetings as chair or presenter.
• Supervise contractors, special assignment personnel, interns, and/or co-ops as required.
• Mentor junior colleagues in techniques, processes, and responsibilities.
• Proactively identify complexity in Scientific, Statistical, Health Authority, Operational, and Partnership issues.
• Collaborate and consult with non-statisticians, translating complex statistical concepts for drug research and development partners.
• Participate in process improvement or standards development initiatives.
• Leverage SAS or R, as well as other relevant computational tools as required.
• May telecommute per company's policies (hybrid).

Requirements

• Ph.D. degree in Statistics or a related field.
• 3 years of experience in the job offered or in a Principal Scientist, Biostatistics-related occupation.

Benefits

• Eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
• Eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
• Time off benefits:
  • Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year
  • Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year (48 hours for Colorado residents, 56 hours for Washington residents)
  • Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – 13 days per calendar year
  • Work, Personal, and Family Time – up to 40 hours per calendar year
  • Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
  • Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member; 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
  • Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
  • Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
  • Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
• Eligible for medical, dental, vision, and other benefits as provided in the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.