Principal Biostatistician, Oncology Clinical Trials
Biostatistics & Programming | (Remote) | Full Time | From $150,000 to $185,000 per year
Job Description
We are the leading oncology CRO, developing novel treatments for patients that need them most. Our team is fully dedicated to oncology – it is all we do – combining innovation and expertise to quickly move medicines from preclinical development into clinical trials. Adaptive and forward-thinking – we guide our client's therapy through the most critical development milestones from the lab to planning their regulatory and clinical strategy. Our ultimate goal? To help patients.
Position Summary:
This position is responsible for performing activities related to biostatistics function in support of clinical trials while maintaining a high level of quality and integrity of data analysis. This position reports to the Head of Biostatistics.
Essential Functions:
- Key point of contact for the sponsor and the study team on all clinical trial biostatistics activities.
- Contribute to trial planning as a statistical consultant and advisor to Sponsors in the areas of study design and sample size calculations.
- Write and/or review Statistical Considerations sections for clinical trial protocols.
- Independently develop statistical analysis plans (SAPs), including the definition of derived data sets and the design of templates for statistical tables, figures, data listings and/or graphs for clinical summary reports. Review/edit SAPs created by other team members.
- Perform statistical analyses and interpret results of these analyses.
- Oversee statistical analyses performed by junior biostatisticians and statistical programmers and interpret results of these analyses.
- Prepare statistical summary reports.
- Write the statistical methods sections and write and/or review statistical results sections of draft integrated study reports, including PK and/or PD analysis as applicable.
- Review and approve draft integrated study reports.
- Ensure that analysis and programming work is documented and archived in a complete audit trail.
- Create and maintain biostatistics files for each assigned project and ensure inclusion of required documents in the Trial Master File.
- Work directly with study/project teams to identify statistical issues and propose and implement solutions.
- Provide statistical input to study reports, regulatory documents, publications, and other internal or external data requests. Perform statistical modeling and analyses as needed.
- Research and apply new statistical approaches as needed. Develop new or leverage existing statistical methodologies to convert data into information to enable decision making.
- Represent TD2 during Sponsor meetings, bid defense meetings, Data Safety Monitoring Boards (DSMBs), and quality audits related to biostatistics activities at TD2.
- Provide quality control activities by reviewing and providing feedback on the work of others.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
- Master’s degree in Biostatistics/Statistics is required, with Ph.D. degree preferred. Equivalent work experience may be substituted for education at TD2’s discretion
- Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in the biopharmaceutical industry.
- Experience in early phase oncology trials preferred. Experience with adaptive clinical trial designs is a plus. Experience in other complex therapeutic areas, such as rare and orphan diseases, cardiac or AME trials may be substituted at TD2’s discretion.
- Hands-on experience in all tasks of a Study Statistician (at least 6 years) or Lead Statistician (at least 2 years). Experience with regulatory submissions, registries, or Health Authority interactions is a plus.
Required Specialized/Technical Skills:
- Understanding of all Phases oncology clinical trials.
- Vendor oversight experience.
- Knowledge of the drug development process, from early to late stage.
- Understanding of FDA and ICH requirements and industry standards applicable to the design, conduct and analysis of clinical trials, including SDTM, ADaM, and CDISC/eCTD requirements for regulatory submissions.
- Experience with study designs, power/sample size computations, (longitudinal) data analysis, and simulations.
- Proficiency in SAS programming to perform statistical analyses and produce ad hoc tables, listings and figures. Experience with other statistical software such as R a plus.
- Experience with data pooling to support Integrated Summary of Safety (ISS)/Integrated Summary of Efficacy (ISE) and periodic reports is preferred.
- Understand and use relevant computer languages and software packages. Write programs to select, retrieve, manipulate, edit, and analyze data.
- Trained in Good Clinical Practices (GCP).
- Experience with successfully transitioning into clinical trial biostatistics work mid-study is preferred.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks with competing timelines.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to explain statistical concepts to non-statisticians.
- Client focused approach to work.
- Ability to train and lead the work of others.
- Solution oriented, attention to detail, interest and ability to perform in a high-demand and dynamic working environment.
- Skills using other computer programs used in business, such as Microsoft Excel and Word, is preferred.
- Possess strategic thinking, contingency planning, problem-solving and dispute resolution skills.
- Ability to quickly find common ground and solve problems.
- Able to travel (10%-15%) as needed.
TD2 is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, disability, veteran’s status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
#LI-TD2
#LI-Remote