Disease Area Lead Statistician — Biostatistics Director

Argenx; Oost-Vlaanderen; Sur place; EUR 110 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Argenx is seeking a Disease Area Lead Statistician to steer strategic statistical direction across Early Development, Research & Discovery and Clinical Development. You will lead a biostatistics team, enable data-driven decision making, and collaborate with cross-functional drug development scientists.

Reporting to the Head of Biostatistics & Statistical Modelling, you will deliver analyses, manage external partners, support regulatory interactions, and foster innovation and scientific rigor

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s degree in statistics or related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of biostatistical experience in drug development.
• Demonstrated people leadership and management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work in interdisciplinary contexts outside statistics.

Responsabilités

• Provide strategic leadership to Biostatistics function within Research & Discovery and Clinical Development, overseeing multiple assets and indications across the full argenx portfolio and through entire product lifecycle.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of biostatisticians, fostering innovation, scientific rigor, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Ensure high-quality statistical input across entire drug development cycle (pre-clinical and clinical development evidence generation).
• Build and manage a scalable ecosystem of internal and external partners to support flexible and timely delivery of statistical analyses, including stakeholder management of different outsourcing models.
• Drive novel, fit-for-purpose approaches in drug development and provide advanced level of statistical contribution to the clinical development of the responsible disease areas.
• Represent biostatistics in challenging regulatory meetings and participate in external scientific activities. Understands and aligns with relevant regulatory guidance. Takes responsibility for the compliance of team members and for the quality and timeliness of team deliverables.

Connaissances

Leadership

Strategic planning

Project management

Communication skills

Statistical expertise

Formation

PhD or Master’s degree in statistics or related discipline

Outils

SAS

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Description du poste

Argenx is seeking a Disease Area Lead Statistician to steer strategic statistical direction across Early Development, Research & Discovery and Clinical Development. You will lead a biostatistics team, enable data-driven decision making, and collaborate with cross-functional drug development scientists.

Reporting to the Head of Biostatistics & Statistical Modelling, you will deliver analyses, manage external partners, support regulatory interactions, and foster innovation and scientific rigor