AbbVie · 9 hours ago
Director, Statistics
North Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expAbbVie is a company dedicated to discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions for serious health issues. The Director, Statistics role involves providing scientific and statistical leadership for clinical development projects, collaborating with various experts to advance medicines for patients.
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Responsibilities
Lead the statistical support for one or more clinical development projects through own efforts or those of a team. Lead/develop statistical strategy for project development and regulatory submission
Direct or provide statistical leadership for design, analysis and reporting for clinical or other scientific research programs. Lead the development of protocols, statistical analysis plans, and statistical programming plan
Represent function/department on project team(s) to provide statistical input to compound/drug development and drive alignment with functional management. Partner with other functions (Clinical, Regulatory, Patient Safety, or GMA) to create development strategies for assigned projects. May represent DSS on data monitoring committees. Build interdepartmental relationships
Demonstrate extensive understanding of statistical concepts and methodology. Propose novel statistical methodological approaches to design of scientific studies. Provide sufficient detail to allow programming implementation. Ensure that all statistical analyses specified in scientific protocols and analysis plans are conducted appropriately
Guide development and implementation of project-specific database-related activities in collaboration with Data Sciences, Statistical Programming and other stakeholders
Train and mentor staff on statistical methodology and operations. May supervise contract statisticians or junior statisticians. Gain expertise in innovative statistical methods. Assist functional leaders in recruiting qualified personnel and arranging training opportunities for professional development of staff
Develop strategy for data presentation and inference. Ensure appropriate interpretation of statistical deliverables in collaboration with other functions. Collaborate in publication of scientific research. Ensure accuracy and internal consistency of reports and publications, including tables, listings, and figures
Act as the liaison for statistical issues on AbbVie collaborative studies with CROs, academic institutions, government agencies, steering and/or data monitoring committees, joint ventures or licensing activities. Build external scientific connections which foster professional development and promote the reputation of the Statistics department
Ensure that all applicable regulatory requirements for work processes are met. Critically review regulatory submission documents. May represent DSS in discussions with regulatory agencies. Validate external statistical software to meet SOPs and regulatory requirements
Qualification
Required
MS (with 12+ years of experience) or PhD (with 8+ years of experience) in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a highly related field
High degree of technical competence and excellent communication skills, both oral and written
Able to identify data or analytical issues, and assist with providing solutions by either applying own skills and knowledge or seeking help from others
Able to build strong relationship with peers and cross-functional partners to achieve higher performance. Highly motivated to drive innovation by raising the bar and challenging the status quo
Have strong leadership skills and experience in working/managing cross-cultural or oversea teams
Pharmaceutical or related industry knowledge required, including experience and understanding of drug development and life-cycle management in the regulated environment
Benefits
Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)
Short-term incentive programs
Company
AbbVie
AbbVie is a biopharmaceutical company focused on immunology, oncology, neuroscience, virology, and aesthetics. It is a sub-organization of AbbVie.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$15B2024-02-27Post Ipo Debt· $15B
2023-03-08Post Ipo Equity· $0.25M
2012-12-20IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Michael
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Micah Bregman
Vice President, Global Strategy and Pipeline, Allergan Aesthetics
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