Statistical Project Leader, Deputy Director, Global Biostatistics Sciences

Job Title: Statistical Project Leader, Deputy Director, Global Biostatistics Sciences

Location: Waltham, MA

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. The Statistical Project Leader serves as the lead on small to mid-size project(s) or new project indications. The Statistical Project Leader represents the Biostatistics group, and will participate at extended clinical team meetings and may attend external meetings with regulatory agencies and key opinion leaders.

We are an innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year. Across different countries, our talented teams are exploring new technologies to protect people and promote healthy communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Main Responsibilities

• Acts as the lead statistician at project level for projects of small/medium size or new project indication, and provides support and leadership to project needs on all relevant statistical matters
• Collaborates with statistical programmers and the programming project leader for the preparation and production of statistical reports & appendices at the trial and project level
• Manages and follows-up the activities that are outsourced to external partners (CROs)
• Links with other internal stakeholders (such as Regulatory Managers or Product Safety Officers in Pharmacovigilance for DSUR, SMTs)
• May represent Sanofi BIOS group externally in interactions and meetings with Regulatory Authorities, expert panels, statistical experts, independent data monitoring committees, etc.
• May act as the lead statistician at clinical trial level and provide support and leadership to the clinical trial team on all relevant statistical matters
• Acts as a mentor within BIOS platform for junior statisticians
• Acts as BIOS representative in internal initiatives within GCD
• Participates in research groups, presentations and publications of statistical topics
  
  

About You

• Earned PhD in statistics or related discipline with 2 years of applicable pharmaceutical or biotech experience, OR earned Master's degree with 5 years of experience
• Broad knowledge and good understanding of advanced statistical concepts and techniques with hands-on experience doing statistical simulations
• Experience using R is strongly preferred
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively on multiple projects with multiple stakeholders
  
  

Why Choose Us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
  
  

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.