Sr Director, Biostatistics

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Position Summary:

This individual leads the Biostatistics function within therapeutic areas of BMS and responsible for providing statistical input to development strategies, and effective implementation plans to support product development or market access objectives in a global organization. The Senior Director provides expertise and guidance in collaboration with cross-functional groups broadly across the organization in establishing study design and analyses and strategy, and institutes best practices with regards to planning, execution, interpretation and regulatory submission of clinical projects and studies. Provides guidance and management to statisticians to ensure high quality and timely deliverables. Manages resources, sets priorities, and ensures consistency and adherence to standards therein.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manages a functional or project budget, and has authority to allocate company resources according to  the development needs of multiple compounds/indications within therapeutic areas, and sets priorities 

• Directs and guides statisticians to ensure high quality and timely deliverables 

• Compliant with BMS processes and SOPs, adherence to global and project standards 

• Ensures consistency and adherence to standards across therapeutic areas and projects 

• Key contributor to Clinical Development Plans, submissions, and post-submission strategies/preparation/ defense as needed  

• Represents the company in interfaces with regulatory agencies globally 

• Drives strategy for processes improvement, contributes to new departmental SOPs, and provides training on statistical topics and departmental SOPs  

• Participates in industry-wide technical discussions, and represents company in professional societies 

• Encourages new ideas, innovation, and continuous improvements across GBDS  

• Anticipates potential issues and takes preventive measures; identifies and oversees the resolution for the team  

• Effectively engages as a matrix team member on high level development teams and acts as a scientific and strategic partner  

• Seeks and establishes new collaborations with cross-functional areas; maintains existing stakeholder collaborations  

• Contributes to functional goal setting and forward planning 

• 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

• PhD or MS (12+ years’ experience) in statistics or biostatistics or related scientific field with clinical trials, drug development, pharmaceutical industry or healthcare experience

• Proficiency in scientific computing/programming (SAS, R or Python) and implementation of advanced statistical analysis, data manipulation, graphing & simulation

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, writing and organizational skills

• Demonstrate expertise in