What are the responsibilities and job description for the Statistician position at Novo Nordisk?
Statistician
Facility: Clinical Development
Location:
Durham, NC, US
About the Department
For more than 100 years, Novo Nordisk has been tackling the unmet medical needs of people living with serious chronic diseases, such as diabetes & obesity. Being part of Novo Nordisk allows our employees to embark on life-changing careers, and the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world.
In NC, we operate three pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that are responsible for fulfilling different steps in our injectable and oral treatment supply chains. Our Emerging Technologies -Solid Dosage Forms US facility in Durham, NC is a 194,000 square foot tableting and packaging facility that supports the production of our innovative oral treatments for patients with type 2 diabetes. SDF maintains a curious and pioneering spirit, harmonious with our growing pipeline of new products and emerging technologies.
What we offer you:
- Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
- All employees enjoy generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays
- Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance – effective day one
- Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option
- Family Focused Benefits including 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
- Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
- Tuition Assistance
- Life & Disability Insurance
- Employee Referral Awards
At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources, and mentorship to help grow and build your career. Are you ready to realize your potential? Join Team Novo Nordisk and help us make what matters.
The Position
We are seeking a Level I Statistician to support our new Life Cycle Management Department. This role will provide statistical support and probability data to the site through collaboration with cross-functional teams and global team members to develop, deliver, and present statistical solutions clearly and ensure that they are used as intended. Engage with internal stakeholders to identify opportunities for innovation and drive the adoption of new ideas within the organization. Use Data analysis to support investigations. Utilize your experience in data science to help develop & drive digital transformation and automate across CMC Development & Scaling. Work with linear mixed models, design of experiments, general explorative statistics, multivariate statistics, acceptance sampling and statistical process control. Partner with senior statistician team members to develop & teach courses and workshops in statistical topics.
Relationships
Senior Manager.
Essential Functions
- Provide statistical support and probability data as it relates to design and analysis of experiments, setting of acceptance criteria, calculation of reference material and specifications, designing sampling plans, trouble shooting, analysis of stability data, analysis of multivariate inline/at-line data, analytical method development and design of control plans
- Write guidelines, standard programs and scripts
- Key driver in ensuring that the site applies appropriate statistical thinking in the development, optimization and regulatory filing of products, processes and analytical methods
- Identify best practices and new statistical methods in close collaboration with the ET organization as well as key stakeholders within the CMC organization and Product Supply, and ensure effective implementation
- Partner with global statistician team members to develop and anchor the use of statistical methods and statistical thinking in ET through coaching, training, consultancy, project participation and strategic planning
- Follow all safety & environmental requirements in the performance of duties
- Other accountabilities as assigned
Physical Requirements
Ability to work in an open office environment with the possibility of frequent distraction. Ability to travel up to 10% of the time. % can change on a case-by-case basis based on the role.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Math, Engineering or related field of study from an accredited university required
- Master’s of Science in Statistics, Math, Engineering preferred
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience applying statistical methods in the pharmaceutical industry required
- Strong business understanding of pharmaceutical and manufacturing environments preferred
- Strong experience in international collaboration and interaction with authorities preferred
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, assertiveness and experience in presenting complex technical issues in an international environment across lingual and cultural barriers preferred
- Knowledge of LEAN principles required
- Experience with relevant pharmaceutical engineering disciplines, incl. validation concepts (GMP) desired
- Demonstrated a drive towards continuously improving and challenge known methods desired Proven record of ability to deliver results with business impact and has shown great flexibility in order to reach targets within deadlines desired
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.
Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.
If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
