Associate Director, MA/HEOR Biostatistics

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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.