Syneos Health

Principal Biostatistician – Medical Affairs, North America, Europe

Syneos Health

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • Connecticut, Florida, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Serves as a statistical department resource, mentors biostatisticians on job skills, oversees or develop training plans or materials for Biostatistics associates
  • Prepares Statistical Analysis Plans (SAPs), including development of well-presented mock-up displays for tables, listings, and figures
  • Collaborates with sponsor, if required
  • Responsible for the statistical aspects of the protocol, generation of randomization schedule, and input to the clinical study report
  • Reviews SAS annotated case report forms (CRFs), SAS database design, and other study documentation to ensure protocol criteria are met and all data is captured as required to support a high quality database and the planned analysis
  • Creates or reviews programming specifications for analysis datasets, tables, listings, and figures
  • Directs the activities of other biostatistics personnel on assigned projects to ensure timely completion of high quality work
  • Provides independent review of project work produced by other statisticians in the department
  • Implements company objectives, and create alternative solutions to address business and operational challenges
  • Serves as biostatistics representative on project teams, interfacing as necessary with other departmental project team representatives
  • Conducts and participates in verification and quality control of project deliverables, ensuring that output meets the expected results and is consistent with analysis described in SAP and specifications
  • Manages scheduling and time constraints across multiple projects, sets goals based on priorities from management, discusses time estimates for completion of study related activities with biostatistics management, adapts to timeline or priority changes by reorganizing daily workload, and proactively communicates to biostatistics management any difficulties with meeting these timelines
  • Monitor progress on study activities against agreed upon milestones and ensures the study timelines for project deliverables are met
  • Identifies out of scope tasks and escalates to management
  • Provides statistical programming support as needed
  • May participate in Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) and/or Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) activities
  • Leads projects involving integrated analyses, attends regulatory agency meetings or respond to questions, as needed, to support the statistical analysis results of clinical trials on behalf of the sponsor
  • Provides input and reviews, and subsequently follows applicable Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Work Instructions (WIs), and relevant regulatory guidelines (e.g. International Conference on Harmonization (ICH)
  • Maintains well organized, complete, and up-to-date project documentation, and verification/quality control documents and programs; ensuring inspection readiness
  • Displays willingness to work with others and assists with projects and initiatives as necessary to meet the needs of the business
  • Prepares in advance for internal meetings, contributes ideas, and demonstrates respect for opinions of others
  • Supports business development activities by contributing to proposals, budgets, and attending sponsor bid defense meetings
  • Performs other work-related duties as assigned
  • Minimal travel may be required

Requirements

  • Previous lead experience within Medical Affairs is required
  • Must be in Europe or North America
  • PHD Required
Benefits
  • A company car or car allowance
  • Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision
  • Company match 401k
  • Eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance
  • Flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
statistical analysisSAS programmingstatistical programmingdata analysismock-up display creationrandomization schedule generationprogramming specificationsquality controlproject managementclinical study report preparation
Soft skills
mentoringcollaborationindependent reviewproblem-solvingcommunicationtime managementadaptabilityteamworkleadershiporganizational skills
Certifications
PhD