Biostatistics Lead (m/f/d)

​Professional  |  Permanent  |  Full-time  |  Hybrid​

If you’re passionate about changing lives for the better, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. In Research & Development, we’re continuously exploring innovative new treatment options to make a stronger, more positive impact on the lives of the patients we serve. You’ll work with talented colleagues in a state-of-the-art Research & Development environment, developing innovative medicines that change the life of patients for the better and help us make progress towards our vision of a world free of pain. Join us today, and discover the difference you can make.

What the job looks like
Every day you will enjoy different challenges such as:

• Set the strategic direction to build the statistical and clinical unbiased evidence for all clinical phases (I-III), regulatory submissions, market access and life cycle management. 
• Contribute in collaboration with all scientists in DEV  to design the trials for Phase I-III (PoC, late development and life cycle management), including the definition of Go/No Go criteria ensuring best possible decision
• Oversee and support creation of the statistical analysis plans defining the most-advanced and appropriate statistics for the analyses of the trial data, integrated data, Real World Data and omics data 
• Interpret the results of the analyses and communicate them clearly with the most advanced and accurate visualization tools. 
• Reach out to the highest quality outsourcing providers and academia partners, communicate clearly and keep oversight according to regulations standards
• Build strong relationships with commercial partners to support clinical development activities as needed in a fully outsourced and virtual working model

What you'll bring to the table
To make the most of this role and truly thrive, you should have:

• PhD in biostatistics, statistics, mathematics or MSc from high ranked university,  data scientist or equivalent
• At least 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Hands on experience in programming the analyses of data and data mining in SAS and R and other software
• Profound knowledge of most advanced statistics, probability and mathematics
• Experience in designing, reviewing and providing input into SOW for external service providers in collaboration with other functions
• Be able to communicate high complex biostatistical concepts to non-statisticians in an understandable way
• Fluent business English language skills in speaking and writing, additional language skills beneficial

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"Become part of our multicultural and interdisciplinary team and join us on an exciting journey towards a World Free of Pain" Heiko Hagedorn, the Hiring Manager