(USA) Senior Manager, Biostatistics - Epidemiology

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

The Senior Manager is central to building a modern, fit-for-purpose biostatistics and epidemiologic function within WHRI. You will provide strategic input on study design, lead cross-functional collaboration, and ensure statistical rigor across all phases of research. In addition to strategic leadership, this role requires hands-on execution. The Senior Manager will contribute directly to protocols, statistical analysis plans, programming implementation, and data review, while architecting scalable, reproducible workflows for RWE deliverables. This is a high-impact role for someone who is both a thinker and a doer, and who is ready to help shape the future of healthcare research within a mission-driven organization. You'll report to the Director of Real-World Evidence and work on-site at our offices in Bentonville, AR.

About Walmart Healthcare Research Institute (WHRI)

The WHRI Real-World Evidence Team is dedicated to advancing healthcare research through innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. As a growing organization, we combine expertise in advanced analytics, real-world data, and emerging technologies to deliver industry-leading research insights and evidence. In this role, you will be central to establishing biostatistics as a key pillar in our mission to transform healthcare outcomes.

What you'll do:

• Provide strategic leadership and technical expertise on study design and statistical methodology for RWE research projects.
• Architect scalable, reproducible workflows and infrastructure to enable efficient, high-quality statistical deliverables.
• Lead and mentor a team in the execution of protocols, statistical analysis plans, programming implementation, and data review.
• Ensure statistical rigor and regulatory compliance across all phases of research, collaborating cross-functionally with data science, epidemiology, and product teams.
• Balance strategic vision with hands-on execution, contributing directly to study deliverables while shaping long-term biostatistics capabilities.

What you'll bring:

• Extensive experience in biostatistics, with experience leading statistical strategy and execution for real-world evidence or epidemiologic studies.
• Deep expertise in study design, statistical analysis, and programming (e.g., R, SQL, Python) with large, complex, real-world healthcare datasets.
• Experience with regulatory, methodological, and data quality requirements for RWE studies.
• Experience architecting scalable, reproducible statistical workflows and support cross-functional collaboration.
• Adaptability, initiative, and a commitment to building infrastructure and processes in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.

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Benefits & Perks:

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Walmart Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while welcoming all people.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

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