TA Head of Biostatistics, Neuroscience and Ophthalmology

Job Title: Data Governance

Location: Cambridge, MA Morristown, NJ

About the Job

Are you ready to shape the future of medicine? The race is on to speed up drug discovery and development to find answers for patients and their families. Your skills could be critical in helping our teams accelerate progress. 

Join our Biostatistics Neuroscience and Ophthalmology team as Global Head of Neuroscience and Ophthalmology TA Biostatistics. You will be leading and overseeing all statistical work for clinical development and regulatory submissions, leading a team focused on clinical development strategies, submission planning, and trial methodologies. In this influential and collaborative role, the Biostatistics TA Head partners closely with clinical teams, Clinical Sciences & Operations (CSO), regulatory experts, and key stakeholders to accelerate the delivery of medicines to patients. Within our department of Evidence Generation and Decision Science (EGDS), you’ll be supported by a Biostatistics group that fosters people development, offering compelling career opportunities that value diversity of thought and abilities, to optimize overall success and have a meaningful impact on patients’ lives.

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. Combining deep immunoscience expertise with cutting-edge research and development, we drive transformative breakthroughs that redefine the practice of medicine. Together, we’re building a healthier, more resilient world by turning the impossible into the possible – discovering, developing, and delivering life-changing medicines and vaccines to millions worldwide.

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

Main Responsibilities:

• Define and drive the strategic vision for the Biostatistics TA, building and sustaining a industry-leading organization. Develop and maintain deep expertise in disease areas within the Neuroscience and Ophthalmology TA  

• Responsible for high quality and timely statistical deliverables for the Neuroscience and Ophthalmology TA, from clinical development plan inception to approval by regulatory bodies as applicable, ensuring project teams are provided with strong statistical scientific leadership and state-of-the-art operational support    

• Proactively cultivate strong partnerships with TA, Clinical Science Organization (CSO) leadership, Regulatory,Translational Medicine Unit (TMU), Patient Informed Development and Health Value Transition (PID/HVT) leadership members to promote teamwork and advance statistical leadership and strategic influence in planning and decision making; Cultivate effective collaboration & communication models to consolidate and sustain various data and analytic efforts within and outside the EGDS department      

• Effectively manage resources and staffing to bring synergy and efficiency. Collaborate with other functions to explore diverse, cost-effective sourcing options to nurture nimble and motivated teamwork and ensure efficient, high-quality deliverables    

• Maintain strong external visibility in the statistics community by representing Sanofi on cutting-edge statistical topics and innovations. Participate in major conferences and workshops across industry and academia to support the presentation of Sanofi data and the evaluation of scientific development. Represent Sanofi statistics in high-stake regulatory meetings, key scientific or technology working groups

• Member of department senior leadership team, working with Department Head and other EGDS Heads to identify, prioritize, and lead key EGDS departmental development initiatives

About You

• PhD in Statistics