Senior Research Statistician - Oncology (Hybrid)

ABBVIE; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 97,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Short-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie in the United States is hiring a Senior Research Statistician focused on oncology to provide statistical support for clinical trials and GMA activities in a hybrid work model. The role emphasizes collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams to advance medicines and ensure rigorous statistical analyses.

The position requires advanced degrees in statistics with substantial experience in R/SAS, simulations, and study design, and offers a competitive base compensation within the posted USD

Qualifications

• MS (with 4+ years of experience) or PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a highly related field.
• Experience with R and SAS
• Experience with statistical computations and simulations

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design, analysis and reporting of clinical trials or other scientific research studies.
• Assist in identifying scientifically appropriate data collection instruments and report data issues.
• Perform statistical analyses under supervision and collaborate with Statistical Programming for outputs.
• Develop strategy for data presentation and inference and ensure accurate interpretation of statistical deliverables.
• Explain statistical concepts to non-statisticians and support cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical mindset

Education

MS/PhD in Statistics/Biostatistics

Tools

R

SAS

Job description

Senior Research Statistician - Oncology (Hybrid)

• Full-time
• Salary Min: 96500
• Salary Max: 183500
• Workday Global Grade: 17
• Compensation: USD 96,500 - USD 183,500 - yearly

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook , Instagram , X and YouTube.

The Senior Research Statistician, Statistics is responsible for providing statistical support to the research and development organization. Specific areas of work may include clinical trials, patient safety, and global medical affairs (GMA). The Senior Research Statistician works in partnership with experts in multiple disciplines to advance medicines to our patients.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to design, analysis and reporting of clinical trials or other scientific research studies. Assist with development of protocols and/or statistical analysis plans (or product safety analysis plans/integrated summary of safety analysis plans/analysis plans for GMA evidence generation) with details for programming implementation. Work under supervision to implement sound statistical methodology in scientific investigations.
• Assist in identifying scientifically appropriate data collection instruments. Identify and report data issues or violations of study assumptions. Provide programming specifications for derived variables and analysis datasets. Collaborate with Data Science in preparing for database lock.
• With supervision perform statistical analyses as per the analysis plan. Collaborate with Statistical Programming to ensure the delivery of high-quality outputs according to agreed-upon timelines. Evaluate appropriateness of available software for planned analyses and assess needs for potential development of novel statistical methodology.
• With supervision, develop strategy for data presentation and inference. Ensure appropriate interpretation of statistical deliverables in collaboration with other functions. Collaborate in publication of scientific research. Ensure accuracy and internal consistency of reports and publications, including tables, listings, and figures. Ensure the accuracy of the statistical component of scientific reports and/or publications with high quality.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams. Clearly explain statistical concepts to non-statisticians. Provide responses to questions and pursue analyses suggested by data under supervision. Support communications between assigned product team(s) and functional management. Build/drive cross-functional relationships and collaboration.

Minimum Qualifications:

• MS (with 4+ years of experience) or PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a highly related field.
• Experience with R and SAS
• Experience with statistical computations and simulations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with clinical trials statistics
• Experience based in Oncology

Other Required Skills:

• High degree of technical competence and effective communication skills, both oral and written
• Able to identify data or analytical issues, and assist with providing solutions by either applying own skills and knowledge or seeking help from others
• Able to build strong relationship with peers and cross-functional partners to achieve higher performance. Highly motivated to drive innovation by raising the bar and challenging the status quo

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employer remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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