Principal Biostatistician FSP, Early Phase

IQVIA LLC; Durham (NC); Remote; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Biostatistician to provide statistical support for early-phase drug development. This role offers the chance to collaborate with leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies, influencing the future of medicine. You will work remotely, enjoying a flexible schedule while contributing to impactful research. The position requires strong statistical analysis skills, project management experience, and the ability to communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams. Join a dynamic environment focused on bringing innovative therapies to market and enjoy a promising career trajectory with opportunities for growth.

Benefits

Home-based remote working opportunities

Flexible schedules

Technical training and development

Collaborative work environment

Good work-life balance

Career stability and re-deployment opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience with a PhD or 7+ years with an MS.
• Experience in early phase oncology and regulatory submissions.

Responsibilities

• Provide statistical support for drug development in early phases.
• Collaborate on clinical trial protocols and statistical analysis plans.

Skills

Statistical Analysis

Project Management

Communication Skills

Regulatory Submissions

Independent Work

Education

PhD in Statistics or Biostatistics

MS in Statistics or Biostatistics

Tools

SAS

R

EAST

Job description

Principal Biostatistician FSP, Early Phase

Principal Biostatistician FSP, Early Phase

Location: Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Job Level: FSP Principal Biostatistician (FSP) for Early Phase

Location: Home-based in the U.S. or Canada

Why DSSS?

Data Sciences Staffing Solutions, DSSS or DS3, 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 operating within a sponsor environment and utilizing sponsor systems. These 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 drug development programs in early phases.

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 Requirements:

• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary project teams to establish project timelines.
• Provide statistical input to study protocols.
• Write the statistical sections of clinical trial protocols, while consulting with internal and external experts.
• Write statistical analysis plans.
• Monitor internal and CRO project activities including timelines, deliverables, and availability of resources.
• Collaborate with Data Management, Clinical Development, and Clinical Operations with statistical expertise.
• Contribute to clinical study reports and other regulatory documents e.g., DSURs, Briefing Documents, etc.
• Provide guidance and supervision to programmers in authoring of analysis dataset specifications and programming of tables, listings, and figures.
• Interpret study results and review reports of study results for accuracy.
• Participate and contribute to authoring of Clinical Development Plan.
• Support exploratory analyses and medical affairs publications.
• Participate in pre-IND and NDA activities.
• Participate in other activities and meetings to support Biostatistics and the Development Team as needed.

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.
• Early Phase Oncology experience is PREFERRED.
• Experience to help with dose escalation studies, efficacy endpoints, and solid tumor.
• 1+ years with regulatory submissions.
• Successful publication experience.
• Demonstrate ability to work independently in project management and decision making.
• Able to effectively communicate his/her ideas and to manage programmers in a constructive manner.
• Ability to use SAS and/or R to perform efficacy analyses and validate important data derivations when necessary.
• Understanding of ICH GCP as well as general knowledge of industry practices and standards.
• Experience with CDISC, including SDTM, Adam, CDASH.

Desired Experience:

• Familiarity with R programming language and other statistical software, including EAST.
• Experience with Bayesian methods.
• Knowledge of simulations, multivariate analyses, and biomarker analyses.

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IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide.

IQVIA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable law.