Senior Director, Biostatistics

Spyre Therapeutics; United States; Remote; USD 275,000 - 313,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative biotechnology company is seeking a Senior Director of Biostatistics to lead statistical activities for clinical trials. In this pivotal role, you will provide strategic input, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and engage with global health authorities to ensure the success of clinical studies. This position offers the opportunity to shape the culture of a growing company while contributing to the advancement of groundbreaking medicines. If you have a passion for biostatistics and a proven track record in the pharmaceutical industry, this is the perfect opportunity to make a significant impact.

Benefits

Unlimited PTO

Market competitive compensation

Performance bonus

Equity grant opportunities

Health and welfare benefits

Professional development opportunities

Remote working environment

Qualifications

• 10-12 years of experience in biostatistics within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
• Strong knowledge of statistical methodologies and their application.

Responsibilities

• Lead the biometrics team, providing statistical input to study design and protocol development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet project deliverables and timelines.

Skills

Statistical methodologies

Clinical trial design

Statistical software (SAS, R)

Regulatory submissions

Data management systems

Interpersonal skills

Education

PhD in Biostatistics or Statistics

Tools

SAS

R

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Spyre Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that aims to create next-generation inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and other immune-mediated disease products by combining best-in-class antibody engineering, rational therapeutic combinations, and precision medicine approaches. Spyre’s pipeline includes extended half-life antibodies targeting α4β7, TL1A, and IL-23.

Role Summary

The Sr. Director of Biostatistics will provide leadership and strategic input for clinical development programs assigned. The selected individual will be responsible for statistical activities supporting clinical trials, including contributing to trial designs, authoring statistical sections of protocols, preparing statistical analysis plans, and reviewing and interpreting the analysis of clinical trial data. This is a hands-on role where you will interact with internal and external cross-functional study teams, support interactions with Health Authorities globally, conduct ad-hoc analyses, and manage biometrics vendors in preparing analysis files, performing statistical analyses, and delivering analysis results and data files.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the biometrics team including statistician, data manager, and statistical programmer at a program level
• Provide statistical input to strategic planning, study design, protocol development, sample size calculation, CRF, Results Interpretation, clinical study report, and address questions from regulatory agencies
• Promote research of advanced and innovative statistical methods to increase probability of success of clinical studies
• Author and develop SAPs, and work with extended team or vendor in developing specification for derived variables, templates of statistical tables, figures, and listings
• Provide guidance to study team on all aspects of statistical activities; collaborate closely with data manager to ensure high-quality data
• Participate in cross-functional study-related activities; Work collaboratively with Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Clinical Data Managers, Pharmacovigilance ＆ Epidemiology, Regulatory, Project Management, Translational Medicine, and other staff and vendors to meet project deliverables and timelines
• CRO / Vendor Oversight: Establish procedures through regular interaction, setting expectations on deliverables and timelines. Ensure deliverables are accurate and delivered according to timelines
• Global Health Authority Interaction: Contribute to documents submitted to Health Authorities globally by providing input for the interaction or by writing the interaction document. May participate in meetings or teleconferences with Health Authorities
• Coordinate with internal and external team members to prepare the statistical analyses for IB, DSUR updates, periodic safety updates, and other ad hoc analyses
• Build and develop efficient biostatistical processes and standards
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Ideal Candidate

• PhD Degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, or a related field with at least 10-12 years of experience in biostatistics within the pharmaceutical, biotech, or CRO industry.
• Strong knowledge of statistical methodologies and their application in clinical trials and health research.
• Experience with regulatory submissions and interactions with regulatory agencies.
• Proficiency in statistical software (e.g., SAS, R) and data management systems.
• Experience with CDSIC including SDTM, ADaM, CDASH
• Successful track record of working independently in a matrixed organization and providing solutions to emerging problems.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, along with organizational skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
  
  

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where you help shape the culture of our young company, contribute broadly to advance meaningful medicines, and learn quickly.
• Market competitive compensation and benefits package, including base salary, performance bonus, equity grant opportunities, health, welfare & retirement benefits.
• Unlimited PTO
• Two, one-week company-wide shutdowns each
• Commitment to provide professional development opportunities.
• Remote working environment with frequent in-person meetings to address complex problems and build relationships.
  
  

The expected salary range offer for this role is $275,000 to $313,000. Actual pay offered may vary depending on job related knowledge, experience, education, and geographic location.

As an equal opportunity employer, Spyre is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job-related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws. We also embrace differences in experience and background, and welcome diversity of opinions and thought with active recruitment designed to create a stronger and better Spyre that is focused on developing life-changing products for patients.

Spyre Therapeutics, along with other biotech companies, has become aware of a surge in email scams targeting prospective job candidates within our industry. Please be aware that official recruiters at Spyre Therapeutics only use email addresses with the domain “@spyre.com.” We want to also emphasize that we never request candidates to make any purchases or divulge sensitive personal information via email.

Please also be aware that all job postings will be listed on our website at spyre.com/careers/.

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