Assoc Dir, Statistics

Description

Celgene is a global biopharmaceutical company leading the way in medical innovation to help patients live longer, better lives. Our purpose as a company is to discover and develop therapies that will change the course of human health.  We value our passion for patients, ​quest for innovation, spirit of independence and love of challenge. With a presence in more than 70 countries, and growing - we look for talented people to grow our business, advance our science and contribute to our unique culture.

Responsible for collaborating with clinicians and biostatistics management on statistical strategy and for providing statistical support to the project and study teams.  Serves as primary biostatistician on multiple studies.  Participates in the development of study designs, protocols, and statistical analysis plans.  Reviews CRFs, programming specifications, and data management plans.  Performs statistical analysis, interprets statistical results, and participates in the preparation of clinical study reports.  Oversees the work of CROs that are performing any of the above listed tasks.  May travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Participate in study design and protocol development;
• Ensure that study designs are consistent with study objectives and are optimal within study constraints;
• Calculate sample sizes and/or perform power calculations for proposed studies as well as for alternative designs to evaluate the costs and timelines of various scenarios;
• Propose methods for statistical analysis and write the statistical sections of study protocols;
• Review and consult on CRF design and database edit checks;
• Review programming and analysis specifications;
• Prepare randomization schedules;
• Write statistical analysis plans and prepare table shells.  Ensure that tables, listings, and figures address the objectives of the study;
• Perform statistical analyses of clinical data using SAS and other statistical software packages as necessary.  Oversee the work of internal programmers and/or CROs that are performing statistical analyses of clinical data;
• Lead the study and/or project teams in the review, and discussion, of analysis plans;
• Interpret statistical results and present study findings to the teams, senior management, and in various external forums;
• Participate in organizing and writing results for primary publication; and
• Maintain project files that ensure adequate and clear documentation of statistical analyses.

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