Associate Director, MA/HEOR Biostatistics F

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Responsibilities:

• Develops expertise beyond biostatistics by researching medical literature, regulatory and HTA documents to develop an understanding of the clinical, regulatory/HTA and commercial climate.
• Contributes to preparation of the development strategy that will enable successful market access and price negotiation.
• Contributes to the design of innovative and efficient clinical trials, including the selection of study population/endpoints to address study objectives that will support regulatory approval and market access.
• Translates scientific questions into statistical terms and statistical concepts into layman terms.
• Challenges collaborator assumptions and positions based on facts and provide insights and perspective based on available information.
• Ensures that all analyses conducted for MA/HEOR are scientifically sound and that the trial design and data collected support conducting the analysis. Presents summary data and analyses results, in a clear, concise, complete, and transparent manner.
• Communicates effectively with clinical and regulatory partners and external opinion leaders.
• Builds the external reputation via external interactions through engagement in external working groups, collaborations with alliance partners, academic and government research organizations and through conference participation.
• Reviews protocols, statistical analysis plans, associated publications, and other study level specification documents
• Exercises cost-disciplined science in the planning for the analyses to be conducted.
• Manages and ensures consistency and adherence to standards within an indication or therapeutic area.
• Applies extensive knowledge of statistical methodology as it relates to Market Access/HEOR analysis needs.
• Effectively engages as a matrix team member on project teams, to act as a scientific and strategic partner in the MA/HEOR processes.
• Compliant with BMS processes and SOPs, adherence to global and project standards within an indication or therapeutic area and responsible for quality of deliverable
• Develops & advises team members.
• Effectively communicates the GBDS Mission and Vision in a fashion that generates pride, excitement, and commitment within GBDS.
• Enables a culture of inclusiveness, respect for diversity, compliance with process and allows for the questioning and challenging of others in a respectful and constructive manner.

Applicable to people managers”

• Effectively engages as an employee advocate and management coach/mentor to team members – both internally and externally
• Provides leadership to empower and develop the team.
• Provides guidance to employee’s development plans and carries out performance review and feedback. develops performance metrics for staff.

Qualifications:

Experience Requirements:

• PhD (6+ years’ experience) or MS (8+ years’ experience) in statistics or biostatistics or related scientific field with clinical trials, drug development, pharmaceutical industry, or healthcare experience

Key Competency Requirements:

• Proficiency in scientific computing/programming (SAS, R or Python) and implementation of advanced statistical analysis, data manipulation, graphing & simulation.
• Great interpersonal, communication, writing and organizational skills.
• Expertise in statistical/clinical trials methodology and ability to apply to relevant framework.
• Good understanding of regulatory & HTA landscape and relevant experience
• Demonstrate collaboration, organizational/ leadership abilities, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate ability to plan, organize, and prioritize multiple work assignments, and strong project management skills.
• People manager experience is preferred (for people manager position only)

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as Transforming patients’ lives through science™ , every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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