Senior Research Statistician - Early Oncology (Hybrid)

About the Company

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 Senior Research Statistician, Statistics is responsible for providing statistical support to the research and development organization, with a focus on clinical trials. This role works in partnership with experts in multiple disciplines to advance medicines to patients.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design, analysis, and reporting of clinical trials or other scientific research studies.
• Assist with development of protocols and/or statistical analysis plans with details for programming implementation.
• Work under supervision to implement sound statistical methodology in scientific investigations.
• Assist in identifying scientifically appropriate data collection instruments.
• Identify and report data issues or violations of study assumptions.
• Provide programming specifications for derived variables and analysis datasets.
• Collaborate with Data Science in preparing for database lock.
• With supervision, 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.
• Evaluate appropriateness of available software for planned analyses and assess needs for potential development of novel statistical methodology.
• With supervision, develop strategy for data presentation and inference.
• Ensure appropriate interpretation of statistical deliverables in collaboration with other functions.
• Collaborate in publication of scientific research.
• Ensure accuracy and internal consistency of reports and publications, including tables, listings, and figures.
• Ensure the accuracy of the statistical component of scientific reports and/or publications with high quality.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Clearly explain statistical concepts to non-statisticians.
• Provide responses to questions and pursue analyses suggested by data under supervision.
• Support communications between assigned product team(s) and functional management.
• Build and drive cross-functional relationships and collaboration.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a highly related field.
• 4+ years of experience performing statistical computations and simulations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in oncology.
• Experience in pharma clinical trials.

Required Skills

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

Benefits

• Comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick).
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Eligibility to participate in short-term incentive programs.