Gilead Sciences · 2 hours ago
Sr Director, Biostatistics
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$238K/yr - $307K/yr
12+ years expGilead Sciences is dedicated to creating a healthier world for all people through innovative therapies. As a Senior Director of Biostatistics, you will lead cross-functional teams, direct initiatives to analyze data, and influence clinical development strategies to confront major public health challenges.
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Responsibilities
Demonstrate competency in taking all the job responsibilities, performing with very strong leadership and critical and strategic thinking skills
Direct internal and external teams across multifunctional project or functional areas, leads initiatives to gather, organize, and analyze data from different sources
Proven ability to pull together and lead highly effective cross-functional teams and create a clear sense of direction
Be viewed as a key resource by more senior individuals on departmental strategic initiatives
Proven ability to determine the functions most critical to company success and to support priorities within functional area
May specialize within a particular Therapeutic Area/indication or technical area to serve as a Company-wide resource
Proven ability to use all available vehicles for effective scientific communication within and outside the company
Able to set up and influence collaborations with external academic or government organizations to extend visibility or business need of the company
Good understanding of the business beyond the area of Biostatistics and is a recognized authority outside of the company
Good verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills in a group setting (e.g. PTs)
Use competitive intelligence to influence clinical development strategies
Uses knowledge of regulatory requirements regarding statistical principles to ensure the company meets its regulatory, scientific, and business objectives
Leads a specific component of a departmental strategic initiative
Generalizability (ability to generalize a solution to a specific problem to other similar settings)
As appropriate to the level, the ability to anticipate problems before they occur
The ability to positively impact processes and projects by influencing peers, cross-functional colleagues, and Direct Managers
Qualification
Required
12+ years of industry experience in the statistical analysis of biomedical data with a PhD degree in Biostatistics or equivalent
Must have programming capability with statistical software packages in SAS or R
Understanding SDTM/ADaM standards
Demonstrate competency in taking all the job responsibilities, performing with very strong leadership and critical and strategic thinking skills
Direct internal and external teams across multifunctional project or functional areas, leads initiatives to gather, organize, and analyze data from different sources
Proven ability to pull together and lead highly effective cross-functional teams and create a clear sense of direction
Be viewed as a key resource by more senior individuals on departmental strategic initiatives
Proven ability to determine the functions most critical to company success and to support priorities within functional area
May specialize within a particular Therapeutic Area/indication or technical area to serve as a Company-wide resource
Proven ability to use all available vehicles for effective scientific communication within and outside the company
Able to set up and influence collaborations with external academic or government organizations to extend visibility or business need of the company
Good understanding of the business beyond the area of Biostatistics and is a recognized authority outside of the company
Good verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills in a group setting (e.g. PTs)
Use competitive intelligence to influence clinical development strategies
Uses knowledge of regulatory requirements regarding statistical principles to ensure the company meets its regulatory, scientific, and business objectives
Leads a specific component of a departmental strategic initiative
Generalizability (ability to generalize a solution to a specific problem to other similar settings)
As appropriate to the level, the ability to anticipate problems before they occur
The ability to positively impact processes and projects by influencing peers, cross-functional colleagues, and Direct Managers
Preferred
Experience with Rheumatic diseases is preferred
Experience in Inflammation
Benefits
Discretionary annual bonus
Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role)
Paid time off
Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
Company
Gilead Sciences
Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes therapies for critical diseases.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.41BKey Investors
Abingworth
2024-11-13Post Ipo Debt· $3.5M
2024-02-29Post Ipo Equity· $210M
2023-09-07Post Ipo Debt· $2B
Leadership Team
Keeley Wettan
Senior Vice President, Legal
Patrick Loerch
Senior Vice President, Clinical Data Science
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