Biostatistician II

Thermo Fisher Scientific; Massachusetts; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Biostatistician II to join their innovative team. In this role, you will engage in meaningful work that impacts global health outcomes through advanced statistical analysis and collaboration with cross-functional teams. You'll implement statistical analysis plans involving complex longitudinal data, contributing to critical research projects and publications. This position offers an exciting opportunity to grow your expertise in biostatistics while working on life-changing therapies. If you are passionate about data-driven insights and improving patient safety, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of applied statistical experience required.
• Extensive knowledge of statistical software packages is essential.

Responsibilities

• Compiles and analyzes statistical data for various projects.
• Assists in developing new statistical methodology for data analysis.
• Prepares written reports and summarizes data for investigators.

Skills

Statistical Analysis

Statistical Programming (R, SAS, Stata)

Data Analysis

Communication Skills

Time Management

Education

Master's degree in Biostatistics

Master's degree in Statistics

Master's degree in Mathematics

Tools

R

SAS

Stata

Job description

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Work Schedule: Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions: Office

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life – To enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. As part of our clinical research portfolio, our CorEvitas evidence-based solutions specialize in generating data intelligence and clinical insights needed to bring safe and effective treatments to market. Your objectivity and dedication to patient safety will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

Location/Division Specific Information: Remote, USA

The Biostatistical team uses its specialized statistical expertise for performing analyses such as investigating prescribing patterns, comparing effectiveness between treatments, and investigating differences in safety outcomes.

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Discover Impactful Work: The Biostatistician will work under the mentorship of a Biostats Lead to implement statistical analysis plans (SAPs) involving complex longitudinal registry data available in several autoimmune disease areas. This individual will help to prepare appropriate analytic summaries and context for reports and publications.

The CorEvitas Biostatistics team at Thermo Fisher Scientific is comprised of three key focus areas: query work, pharmacovigilance (PV), and registry coordination.

With query work, we design, analyze and report on research projects, aka queries, with our clients to produce publications for the public domain (e.g., abstracts, posters, podium presentations, manuscripts, etc.).

For our pharmacovigilance (PV) work we design studies, analyze data, and develop reports to provide real-world evidence regarding drug safety. Often our work is centered on long-term post authorization safety studies (PASS), and we partner with our pharma clients to support FDA, EMA, and other regulatory commitments.

Within our registry coordination team, we work cross-functionally with the Engineering, Clinical Data Management and Project Management teams on all the registry data, taking into account client requests from our query and PV work.

A day in the Life:

• Compiles, analyzes and reports statistical data for various projects
• Carries out sophisticated statistical analyses with supervision according to a statistical analysis plan
• Assists Biostats Lead in the development of new statistical methodology for measurement and analysis of data
• Applies advanced statistical programming principles to craft efficient, readable code
• Assesses relevant literature as well as existing data, evaluates the quality of data used in reports, and assists with preparation and distribution of periodic reports
• Prepares written reports and summarizes data for investigators with minimal direction
• Makes original contributions to research projects, takes initiative in professional activities, and is beginning to be more independent in their statistical decision making
• Closely collaborates and participates in knowledge sharing with other statistical analysts

Keys to Success:

Education: Master's degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, Bioinformatics, Mathematics or related field required.

Experience: 3-5 years of applied statistical experience required. Preference for experience with complex longitudinal datasets and advanced statistical methods. Experience with causal inference theory is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Extensive knowledge of at least one major statistical software package such as Stata, SAS or R is required, with a preference for R. Must be highly organized, meticulous, with excellent time management, and strong communication skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Clear writing skills for documenting statistical code.