Study Design Statistician (US)

MMS Holdings Inc; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

MMS Holdings Inc is seeking a Strategic Statistician in Indianapolis, Indiana. This full-time role will engage with clients providing statistical consultancy, assisting with study designs, and preparing protocol documentation. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in medical statistics, specifically with 5-7 years of applicable experience and a relevant degree.

The position emphasizes collaboration with the Product Development team and requires strong analytical skills along with knowledge of SAS or R software. If you are ready to contribute to innovative clinical research projects, apply now!

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in medical statistics application.
• Strong statistical component required for degree.
• Experience in delivering high-quality customer projects.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with study design and simulation.
• Prepare study protocols and Statistical Analysis Plans.
• Analyze and visualize study data with statistical methods.
• Provide statistical consultancy support across clinical development.

Skills

Medical statistics

SAS

R

Study design

Client engagement

Modelling techniques

Bayesian approaches

Education

Bachelors degree in Mathematics, Statistics or related field

Masters or PhD preferred

Job description

As part of our Strategic Statistical Services Arm: This full‑time role emphasizes being an internal and external SME for clinical trial design, providing consultation to advise clients on a range of statistical issues. The internal job title is Strategic Statistician.

Job Description

• Assisting customers with their study design with a particular focus on simulation with KerusCloud to ensure they are aligned with the study objectives.
• Preparation of study protocols and development of Statistical Analysis Plans and Statistical Analysis Reports.
• Summarize, analyze and visualize study data using a variety of statistical methods, ultimately delivering results to an agreed timeline with optimal quality.
• Provide statistical consultancy support to sponsors across the full span of clinical development, including oversight of third‑party statistical and programming deliverables.
• Maintain current knowledge of relevant research techniques such as modelling, simulation and experimental design and participate in continuous professional development activity.
• Support pre‑sales discussions to understand and identify client needs, then contribute to technical solutions and resource/ cost estimates.
• Collaborate with the Product Development team defining key features and statistical aspects of KerusCloud.
• Provide input and support to Marketing of KerusCloud, including demonstrations to clients, white papers, etc.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in mathematics, statistics, physics, pharmacology or with a strong statistical component, Masters or PhD preferred.
• 5-7 years of experience in the application of medical statistics (pharma, CRO, academic).
• Willingness to engage with clients to understand and research problems and provide creative, business‑orientated solutions.
• Experience in delivering customer projects to high quality standards.
• Experience in SAS and/ or R statistical software packages.
• Experience in study design and protocol and report‑writing preferred.
• Experience of modelling and simulation techniques to explore complex study designs preferred.
• Experience of Bayesian approaches to design and analysis of clinical data preferred.
• Experience of early‑phase drug development processes including innovative/ adaptive study design preferred.