Biostatistics Lead, Drug Development

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co; Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb in Princeton, NJ is seeking an Associate Director of Biostatistics to join cross-functional development teams and contribute to trial design, analysis planning, and regulatory submissions. You will lead statistical activities across multiple studies, defend analysis plans, and mentor junior staff, while collaborating with leads across indications and partners.

The role requires a PhD or MS with extensive experience in clinical trials and proficiency in SAS, R, or Python.

Qualifications

• PhD (6+ years’ experience) or MS (8+ years’ experience) in statistics or biostatistics with clinical trials or pharmaceutical experience.
• Proficiency in SAS, R or Python and implementation of advanced statistical analysis and data manipulation.
• Excellent communication, writing and organizational skills.
• Strong understanding of regulatory landscape and interaction with authorities.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to plan, organize and prioritize multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates in design of innovative and efficient clinical trials and study endpoints.
• Defends protocols and analysis plans in governance reviews and reviews complex protocols.
• Authors or reviews protocols, SAPs, clinical study reports, and related documents.
• Presents results clearly and supports health authority communications and publications.
• Provides leadership to address requests from authorities and ensure project standards.

Skills

Statistical methods

Clinical trials

Regulatory knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Education

PhD in statistics/biostatistics

MS in statistics/biostatistics

Tools

SAS

R

Python

Job description

Bristol Myers Squibb in Princeton, NJ is seeking an Associate Director of Biostatistics to join cross-functional development teams and contribute to trial design, analysis planning, and regulatory submissions. You will lead statistical activities across multiple studies, defend analysis plans, and mentor junior staff, while collaborating with leads across indications and partners.

The role requires a PhD or MS with extensive experience in clinical trials and proficiency in SAS, R, or Python.