Director, Biostatistics

Artiva Biotherapeutics

Director of Biostatistics supporting clinical development programs at Artiva, a biotech focused on NK cell therapies. Collaborating with clinical and statistical teams to enhance quality and compliance.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeSan Diego • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $215,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide statistical leadership and strategic input to clinical development plans, clinical trial design, statistical analysis plan, and regulatory interactions.
Represent Biostatistics function on cross-function teams and work collaboratively with statistical programmers, CDM, ClinOps, Safety, Medical, Regulatory, and CRO across clinical programs, ensuring deliverables meet timelines, quality standards, and submission requirements.
Prepare detailed Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) and develop standardized well-presented mock-up displays for Tables, Listings, and Figures (TLFs), and oversee preparation of all TLFs (including review of outputs generated by programmers) for milestone readouts.
Collaborate with study team over the course of clinical trials to provide statistical input to study conduct, CRF and database development, as well as data collection and cleaning activities.
Perform statistical analysis, interpret study results, and collaborate with clinical team to produce study reports, publications, and regulatory submissions.
Review study reports, publications, and regulatory submission documents to ensure accurate and statistically valid interpretation of the study outcomes.
Ensure study documentation is filed and maintained to the appropriate standard and is audit-ready.
Manage adherence to company policies, SOPs, and other controlled documents; ensure all statistical activities comply with departmental standards. Keep abreast of advancements in science, medicine, statistics, standards, regulatory guidance in drug development including AI technologies

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ph.D. or M.S. in Statistics/Biostatistics with a minimum of 8 years (for Ph.D.) or 12 years (for M.S.) of experience in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry as a statistician/biostatistician.
Strong hands-on experience leading both early- and late-phase clinical studies.
Ability to work independently and within a team.
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong cross-functional partnerships across the organization.
Proficiency in SAS and/or R.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefits, including: Medical, Dental, and Vision
Group Life Insurance
Long Term Disability (LTD)
401(k) Retirement Plan
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Company paid holidays, including the year-end holiday week
Our recognition program, Bonus.ly, is where you can trade in points earned for things you want.

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Hard Skills & Tools

statistical analysisclinical trial designstatistical analysis plandata collectiondata cleaningstudy report preparationregulatory submissionsmock-up displaysinterpretation of study resultsadherence to SOPs

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationindependencecross-functional partnershipcommunication

Certifications

Ph.D. in Statistics/BiostatisticsM.S. in Statistics/Biostatistics