Senior Director, Biostatistics

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This role leads biostatistics and serves as the DQS Lead, the quantitative authority on the global program team, translating complex data into clear, decision‑shaping insights that inform program strategy, governance, and regulatory decisions.

The Senior Director is responsible for providing statistical input to development strategies, and effective implementation plans to support product development or market access objectives in a global organization. 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. Through matrix leadership across DQS functions, the DQS Lead ensures high‑quality, fit‑for‑purpose execution, proactively manages risk, and partners with cross‑functional leaders to drive impactful, defensible decisions that accelerate delivery of medicines to patients. The Senior Director leads and develops teams in a matrixed global environment, sets priorities and allocates resources to protect portfolio milestones, and partners cross‑functionally to ensure compliant, scalable execution and an inclusive culture where talent can thrive

Accountabilities:
- Uses leading edge and broad knowledge to lead highly complex projects. Provides in-depth analyses and recommendations to senior management.
- Develops strategy for area managed and directly contributes to strategy of function.
- Decisions impact broader organization, region, or multiple sites.

People Management Accountabilities:
- Provides leadership and direction through multiple levels of managers and/or expert-level individual contributors across varied departments.
- Directly accountable for the performance and results of a large department, region or key market, or complex/multiple sites.
- Develops function's strategy and directly contributes to broader organization's strategy development.

Key Responsibilities:
Develops and reviews statistical analysis plans and ensures they are aligned with study objectives and regulatory requirements.
Provides expert statistical guidance into clinical development plans, clinical study protocols, clinical study reports, regulatory submission documents and publications to ensure accurate deliverables.
Provides statistical leadership and support for feasibility assessments, clinical development plans, complex study designs, regulatory meetings, submissions and follow up.
Manages relationships with external partners and vendors to ensure the quality and timeliness of statistical deliverables.
Leads the development and adaptation of new statistical methodologies in support of drug research and development, keeping current with regulatory guidance and requirements.
Leads and oversees the biostatistics team, ensuring delivery of statistical analysis plans and reports for clinical trials.

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Compensation Overview:

Princeton - NJ - US: $249,480 - $302,305

The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay