Director jobs in United Kingdom

Overview

Senior Biostatistician Manager

Canada Remote

Emmes Group: Building a better future for us all.

Emmes Group is transforming the future of clinical research, bringing the promise of new medical discovery closer within reach for patients. Emmes Group was founded as Emmes more than 47 years ago, becoming one of the primary clinical research providers to the US government before expanding into public-private partnerships and commercial biopharma. Emmes has built industry leading capabilities in cell and gene therapy, vaccines and infectious diseases, ophthalmology, rare diseases, and neuroscience.

We believe the work we do will have a direct impact on patients’ lives and act accordingly. We strive to build a collaborative culture at the intersection of being a performance and people driven company. We’re looking for talented professionals eager to help advance clinical research as we work to embed innovation into the fabric of our company. If you share our motivations and passion in research, come join us!

Primary Purpose

Oversees statistical activities and deliverables across a broad research area, Provides guidance and oversight to other senior statistical staff and ensures timely and high-quality completion of statistical activities.

• Manages a team of Biostatistician Managers and is responsible for statistical deliverables across a broad research area.
• Serves as a client point of contact for statistical deliverables on large projects, fostering a collaborative relationship with contract sponsors and Emmes project team members.
• Manages statistical resources (i.e. budget and personnel) across a broad research area to ensure statistical tasks are completed on schedule and that each project has adequate staffing levels.
• Develops strategic vision for the department in collaboration with the Director of Biostatistics.
• Across a broad research area at Emmes, serves as the identified internal point of contact for other corporate and senior project staff for management of budgeting, staffing, and statistical activities.
• Participates in recruiting activities for new statistical staff members and makes hiring decisions.
• Serves as a statistical expert and provides consultation to projects across the company.
  
• Supervises and mentors senior statistical staff, promotes career development and growth for senior staff.
• Represents Emmes at Sponsor, Regulatory, Investigator or Safety Review meetings (e.g.,Data and Safety Monitoring Board Meetings).
  
• Establishes budgets for statistical activities on new project work.
  
• Identifies statistical and operational issues and proposes solutions.
  
• Prepares, reviews and/or approves clinical project material that requires statistical input to ensure that the documents are scientifically valid and feasible.
• Reviews work processes, schedules and checklists to ensure that all routine activities, as documented in corporate and project-specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), are efficiently performed.
• Participates in project and corporate quality assurance activities, particularly those of a statistical nature.
  
• Ensures that project staff is trained and mentored, supervises project staff and performs personnel reviews.
• Provides project updates to Director of Biostatistics.
  
• Other duties as assigned.

• MS or PhD in statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology or related field.
  
• At least 7 (with PhD) or 10 (with MS) years of related experience; including leading a clinical research team and supervising senior level statistical staff.
• Expertise in state-of-the-art data manipulation and statistical analyses.
  
• Proven effective leadership of a clinical research team.
  
• Strong skills in prioritization, problem-solving, organization, decision-making, time management, negotiation, mentoring and planning.
• Self-motivated, proactive and detail-oriented.
  
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks, while working independently.
  
• Ability to effectively communicate technical concepts, both written and oral.

Why work at Emmes?

At Emmes, your actions and hard work will have a direct impact on public health initiatives, both globally and in our local communities with opportunities for volunteerism through ourEmmes Carescommunity engagement program. We offer a competitive benefits package focused on the health and needs of our growing workforce, including:

CONNECT WITH US!

Follow us on Twitter - @EmmesCRO

Find us on LinkedIn - Emmes

The Emmes Company, LLC is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, age, or other legally protected characteristics.

#LI-Remote