Senior Scientist, Biostatistics

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation benefits

Parental Leave

Sick time

Holiday pay

401(k) / Pension plan

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is hiring a Senior Scientist, Biostatistics to be located in either San Diego, CA, or other listed sites, with a hybrid schedule (3 days on-site, 2 days remote). The role supports Oncology, biomarker-driven strategies, and cross-functional collaboration to advance cancer therapies.

The candidate will design trials, implement analyses, and contribute to publications. Oncology experience and strong communication are highly valued.

Qualifications

• PhD in Statistics or related field, or Master’s with at least six years of clinical data analysis.
• Experience with SAS and R for analyses.
• Knowledge of GCP and regulatory requirements for clinical trials.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide statistical input into the clinical development of cancer drugs.
• Design trials, lead the statistical analysis plan, and perform analyses.
• Contribute to scientific presentations and manuscripts.
• Support process improvement and statistical training.
• Collaborate with statisticians, SAS programmers, trial managers, and regulatory colleagues.

Skills

Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

Oncology experience

Verbal and written communication

Statistical analysis

Education

PhD in Statistics

Master’s Degree with 6+ years of clinical data analysis experience

Tools

SAS

R

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions are personal.Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.Learn more at jnj.com

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function

Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

Job Sub Function

Biostatistics

Job Category

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, San Diego, California, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is hiring a Senior Scientist, Biostatistics to be located in either San Diego, CA, Raritan, NJ, Titusville, NJ, or Spring House, PA.

The Senior Scientist, Biostatistics will support the Oncology Therapeutic Area with a focus on: solid tumors or hematologic malignancies; cancer interception with the goal of developing products that interrupt the carcinogenic process; biomarkers that may help guide targeted, individualized use of our therapies; as well as safe and effective identification and treatment of early changes in the tumor microenvironment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide statistical input into the clinical development of drugs for treatment of cancer.
• Work with the clinical team in designing clinical studies, leading/authoring the statistical analysis plan, conducting the statistical analysis, and providing statistical input to the clinical study report.
• Provide input in the preparation of scientific presentations and manuscripts.
• Participate in process improvement, training, standards development and enhancing statistical technical expertise.
• Liaise with other statisticians within the organization, building working relationships with therapeutic area leaders, internal SAS programmers, clinical trial managers, and personnel from regulatory affairs, medical writing, and other disciplines as needed.

Qualifications

Education:

A Ph D in Statistics or related field, OR a Master’s Degree with at least six (6) years of clinical data analysis experience, is required.

Experience And Skills Required

• Working knowledge of statistical software such as SAS and R is required.
• Experience and knowledge of Good Clinical Practices and regulatory requirements for clinical drug development, including the conduct of clinical trials is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including formal presentation skills are required.
• Excellent analytical skills are required.
• Experience presenting to technical and lay groups at public meetings is preferred.Experience working in the area of Oncology is a plus.
• This position is based in either San Diego, CA, Raritan, NJ, Titusville, NJ, or Spring House, PA, and currently has the option to follow a hybrid schedule of 3 days per week working on site and 2 days per week working remotely. (No fully remote option available.) May require up to approximately 10% travel (international and domestic).

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected under federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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Required Skills

Preferred Skills:

Advanced Analytics, Biostatistics, Clinical Trials, Collaboration, Consulting, Critical Thinking, Data Privacy Standards, Data Quality, Data Savvy, Digital Fluency, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Quality Assurance (QA), Report Writing, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Statistical Analysis Systems (SAS) Programming, Statistics, Systems Development, Technologically Savvy

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$109,000.00 - $174,800.00

Additional Description For Pay Transparency

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Benefits

• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits