Principal Biostatistician FSP, RWE

IQVIA; Ciudad de México; A distancia; MXN 1,472,000 - 2,209,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading global clinical research firm is seeking a Principal Biostatistician to provide statistical support for novel clinical research. This role involves working with diverse real-world data sources and applying advanced statistical methods to generate insights for regulatory submissions. Candidates should hold a PhD or MS in a related field with extensive experience in RWD and programming. Remote work is possible with flexible schedules.

Servicios

Home-based remote working opportunities

Work/life balance and flexible schedules

Career development and training opportunities

Formación

• 5+ years of industry experience for PhD holders or 7+ years for MS.
• Hands-on experience analyzing EHRs, claims data, registries.
• Experience with study designs and statistical analysis plans.

Responsabilidades

• Identify and access diverse real-world data sources.
• Design and execute statistical analyses for clinical and regulatory purposes.
• Prepare reports and presentations summarizing findings.

Conocimientos

Proven expertise in RWD/RWE studies

Strong Programming Skills: Advanced proficiency in R

Problem-solving and critical-thinking skills

Excellent communication and collaboration abilities

Educación

PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics or related field

MS in Statistics, Biostatistics or related field

Herramientas

R

Python

SAS

SQL

Tableau

Descripción del empleo

Job Overview

Job Level: FSP Principal Biostatistician for Pharmaceutical RWE

Location: Home-based in Mexico

Why DSSS?

Data Sciences Staffing Solutions, DSSS, is a unit within IQVIA that provides our sponsors with fully embedded resources through a Functional Service Provider (FSP) partnership. This means you get all the benefits of working for an industry leading global CRO while collaborating directly with expert cross-functional sponsor teams. Sponsor clients include world class pharmaceutical and biotech companies offering you unique opportunities to influence the future of medicine and advance therapies to market.

Job Summary:

The Principal Biostatistician is responsible for providing statistical support for novel clinical research.

Additional Benefits:

• Home-based remote working opportunities
• Work/life balance as well as flexible schedules.
• Collaborating with motivated, high-performance, statistical and research teams
• Technical training and tailored development curriculum
• Research opportunities that match your unique skillset
• Promising career trajectory
• Job stability: long-term engagements and re-deployment opportunities
• Focus on bringing new therapies to market rather than project budgets and change orders.
• Experience with regulatory submissions.
• Engaging, fast-paced environment.
• Good work-life balance.

Job Responsibilities:

Data Access and Collection:

• Identify and access diverse RWD sources, such as electronic health records (EHRs), claims databases, patient registries, and other real-world data repositories.
• Collaborate with data vendors and healthcare organizations to ensure data quality, compliance, and accessibility.
• Develop robust data collection pipelines using advanced programming techniques to support study objectives.

Data Analysis and Statistical Modeling:

• Design and execute statistical analyses of RWD to generate RWE for clinical, regulatory, and commercial purposes.
• Apply advanced statistical methods, including propensity score matching, survival analysis, regression modeling, and machine learning, to derive meaningful insights.
• Leverage strong programming skills to develop, validate, and optimize analytical models and scripts for complex RWD datasets.
• Conduct comparative effectiveness research, health outcomes studies, and pharmacoeconomic analyses, addressing issues like confounding, bias, and missing data.

Study Design and Protocol Development:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design RWE studies, including retrospective cohort studies, case-control studies, and pragmatic trials.
• Contribute to study protocols, statistical analysis plans (SAPs), and technical reports, ensuring programming components are clearly defined.
• Ensure studies align with regulatory standards (e.g., FDA, EMA) for RWE submissions.

Reporting and Communication:

• Prepare high-quality reports, manuscripts, and presentations summarizing RWE findings for internal stakeholders, regulatory authorities, and peer-reviewed publications.
• Use programming skills to create automated reporting tools and dynamic data visualizations for non-technical audiences.
• Provide strategic recommendations based on RWE to support drug development, market access, and lifecycle management.

Compliance and Quality Assurance:

• Demonstrate strong understanding of and ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines (e.g., FDA 21st Century Cures Act, EMA RWE framework) and industry standards (e.g., ISPOR, ISPE), as applicable to statistics.
• Implement best practices for data integrity, reproducibility, and transparency through well-documented and efficient code.
• Perform quality control and validation of statistical and programming outputs.

Qualifications

• PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics, or related field with 5+ years industry experience.
• MS in Statistics, Biostatistics, or related field with 7+ years of industry experience.
• Proven expertise in RWD/RWE studies, with hands-on experience analyzing EHRs, claims data, registries, or other real-world data sources.
• Experience with different study designs, protocol development, and statistical analysis plan writing
• Demonstrated track record of supporting regulatory submissions (e.g., FDA, EMA) using RWE.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities to work with cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with statistical modelling of clinical data and statistical inference
• Strong Programming Skills: Advanced proficiency in statistical programming languages such as R, Python, or SAS for data manipulation, statistical analysis, and automation.
  • Experience with database querying (e.g., SQL) and managing large, complex datasets.
  • Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, or R Shiny) to create impactful presentations of RWE findings.
  • Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git) and reproducible research practices.
• Proficiency in applying statistical methodologies for RWD, including propensity score methods, longitudinal data analysis, and causal inference techniques.
• Based in a time zone within the United States or Europe (UTC-8 to UTC+2) to facilitate real-time collaboration
• Understanding of ICH GCP, ICH E9 plus general knowledge of industry practices and standards.
• Experience with CDISC, including SDTM, ADAM, CDASH.

Desired Experience:

• No further specialized skills are applicable

Note--We have Principal Statistician roles across all areas of FSP- Early Phase, Late Phase aligning to various Therapeutic studies.

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