Associate Director, Biostatistics

Alkermes; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Alkermes is seeking a Senior Biostatistician to lead biostatistical activities across clinical development, regulatory submissions, and medical affairs.

Hybrid work environment: 60% in office, 40% from home, onsite at Waltham, MA at least 3 days/week. Competitive compensation with base salary range disclosed and performance bonus eligibility.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in pharma/biotech/CRO setting.
• PhD in Biostatistics, Statistics or Applied Mathematics.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute biostatistical analyses for clinical studies.
• Contribute to study protocols, SAPs, CRFs, and clinical study reports; assist with manuscripts.
• Mentor CRO statistical planning and analysis activities; supervise data analyses.
• Communicate statistical results clearly to non-scientists.

Skills

R

SAS

SAS/STAT

SAS/GRAPH

Biostatistics

Clinical trials

Education

PhD in Biostatistics, Statistics or Applied Mathematics

Tools

R

SAS

SAS/STAT

SAS/GRAPH

Job description

Job Description

This unique position offers an ambitious candidate the opportunity to contribute and learn through direct exposure to a wide spectrum of biometrics activities in support of Clinical Development, Regulatory Agency submissions and Medical Affairs activities.

Job Description

This unique position offers an ambitious candidate the opportunity to contribute and learn through direct exposure to a wide spectrum of biometrics activities in support of Clinical Development, Regulatory Agency submissions and Medical Affairs activities.

Alkermes has recently adopted a hybrid working environment to support and meet the needs of employees and this role will operate in a flexible environment with 60% of time in the office and 40% from home. This position is eligible for the hybrid workplace model, requiring work to be completed onsite at our Waltham, MA office at least 3 days per week. This role is not eligible for fully remote work.

Responsibilities

The incumbent will be responsible for planning and executing a range of biostatistical activities to support design and analyses of clinical studies and their related medical affairs tasks. These responsibilities may also include ad hoc analyses of existing databases, study design simulation, meta-analyses, and data mining. Tasks include planning, programming, and executing statistical analyses; contributing to content and review of clinical study protocols, statistical analysis plans, clinical study reports, presentations and manuscripts; and occasional instructing and reviewing third party statistical planning and analysis work.

Knowledge And Skills Needed

• Experience in the development of protocol, statistical analysis plans, programming, and analyses of Phase I-IV clinical trials
• In-depth experience of R, Base SAS,SAS/STAT, and SAS/GRAPH
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and organization skills with the ability to work simultaneously in multiple tasks
• Flexible to changing priorities, detail-oriented, works well under pressure and able to take on unfamiliar tasks
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment, desire to learn and improve skills
• Ability to communicate statistical information to non-scientists, willingness to educate internal teams
• Experience with standard statistical methods including but not limited to parametric and non-parametric analysis, survival analyses, longitudinal data analysis, logistic regression, methods used in handling missing data, MMRM, GEE, multiple testing procedures, multivariate statistics, meta-analysis and categorical data analysis
• Ability to apply innovative statistical approaches to the design of studies (e.g., modeling and simulations, adaptive design and/or Bayesian approaches)
• Ability to guide data management and programming in developing standards for building databases, edit checks, and statistical programming for data analyses.
• Experience in managing statistical and programming activities of CROs
• Experience in planning and preparation of integrated summary documents- ISE, ISS

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• At least 4 years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, and/or CRO setting
• Ph.D. in Biostatistics, Statistics or Applied Mathematics

Preferred Requirements:.

• Ability to understand and develop statistical and patient-based models, using the latest tools and methodologies
• Strong analytical skills and demonstrated experience in gathering, interpreting and analyzing data
• Strong statistical experience in clinical research and drug development
• Experience in US and/or Non-US submissions
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to interact with cross-functional teams

Travel Expectations

• Overnight travel ~10%

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $200,000 to $213,000. In addition, this position is eligible for an annual performance pay bonus. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, training, knowledge, and experience. Alkermes offers a competitive benefits package. Additional details can be found on our careers website: www.alkermes.com/careers#working-here

About Us

Alkermes applies its decades of deep neuroscience expertise to develop medicines designed to help people living with complex and difficult-to-treat psychiatric and neurological disorders. A global biopharmaceutical company, headquartered in Ireland with U.S. locations in Massachusetts and Ohio, we seek to make a meaningful difference in the way people manage their diseases. We have a portfolio of proprietary commercial products for the treatment of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder and narcolepsy, and a pipeline of clinical and preclinical candidates in development for various psychiatric and neurological disorders.

We are proud to have been recognized as an employer of choice by many national organizations. In 2024 and 2025, we were certified as a Great Place to Work in the U.S. and named one of Massachusetts’ Top Places to Work by the Boston Globe, a Best Place to Work in Greater Cincinnati by the Cincinnati Business Courier and recognized as a Best Place to Work in BioPharma by Fortune Magazine.

Alkermes, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any qualified applicant or employee because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. Alkermes also complies with all work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Alkermes is an E-Verify employer.