Director, Biostatistics

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This position will prioritize the following:

• Drug Development experience within a pharma/biotech organization

• Oncology experience; especially late phase

• PhD

Working with Us
Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us

Position Summary

Director of Biostatistics is a member of cross-functional team and contributes to development of compounds within Oncology. Drives the design of innovative and efficient clinical trials, including the selection of populations to study and endpoints to use. Develops trial designs that address study objectives that will support regulatory approval and market access. Contributes to Clinical Development Plans, submissions, and post-submission strategies, preparations, and defenses. 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

·       Drives innovative and efficient study design. Develops study designs that address study objectives that will support regulatory approval, medical research and market access.

·       Independently leads, initiates, and oversees the statistical support for the development of compounds within Oncology.

·       Provides guidance and management to statisticians to ensure high quality and timely deliverables.

·       Effectively engages as a matrix team member on high level development teams, to act as a scientific and strategic partner in the drug development process.

·       Presents and defends complex statistical solutions to all levels of BMS governance, key stakeholders and external regulatory bodies in a clear, concise, complete, and transparent manner that provide influence on key decisions.

·       Contributes to Clinical Development Plans, leads GBDS related submission activities, and post-submission strategies/ preparations/defenses.

·       Provides statistical support and leadership to address health authority request, publication, presentation, and other public release of information.

·       Compliant with BMS processes and SOPs, adherence to global and project standards within an indication or therapeutic area and responsible for quality of deliverable.

·       Contributes to creation/maintenance of and provide training on statistical topics departmen