Senior Scientist, Biostatistics

About the role

The Senior Scientist, Biostatistics will support the Oncology Therapeutic Area with a focus on solid tumors or hematologic malignancies, cancer interception, biomarkers, and early changes in the tumor microenvironment.

Responsibilities

• Provide statistical input into the clinical development of drugs for treatment of cancer.
• Work with the clinical team in designing clinical studies, leading/authoring the statistical analysis plan, conducting the statistical analysis, and providing statistical input to the clinical study report.
• Participate in process improvement, training, standards development, and enhancing statistical technical expertise.
• Liaise with other statisticians within the organization, building working relationships with therapeutic area leaders, internal SAS programmers, clinical trial managers, and personnel from regulatory affairs, medical writing, and other disciplines as needed.

Qualifications

• Education: A Ph.D. in Statistics or related field, OR a Master’s Degree with at least six (6) years of clinical data analysis experience.
• Experience and Skills Required:
  • Working knowledge of statistical software such as SAS and R.
  • Experience and knowledge of Good Clinical Practices and regulatory requirements for clinical drug development, including the conduct of clinical trials.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including formal presentation skills.
  • Excellent analytical skills.
  • Experience presenting to technical and lay groups at public meetings.
  • Experience working in the area of Oncology (a plus).
• Location: San Diego, CA. Currently has the option to follow a hybrid schedule of 3 days per week working on site and 2 days per week working remotely. (No fully remote option available.) May require up to approximately 10% travel (international and domestic).

Benefits

• Additional Description: For Pay Transparency
• Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
• Benefits: Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
• Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado – 48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – 56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – 13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time – up to 40 hours per calendar year
• 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