Manager, Biostatistics (FSP)

Manager, Biostatistics (FSP)

Role Summary

This position is responsible for hiring, managing, developing, and holding the biostatisticians in the assigned department accountable for meeting assigned financial targets. The Manager may interact with clients and other departments to ensure client satisfaction through relationship management and successful execution of projects.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that the Biostatistics department meets timelines, provides high‑quality deliverables, complies with contractual project requirements and Standard Operating Procedures, and conducts projects within budget.
• May participate in the development of department SOPs and guidelines, promoting standardized and consistent processes to maximize the efficiency of the Biostatistical department.
• Responsible for staff development, training and retention; oversees development of direct reports by setting goals, managing performance, evaluating and monitoring training needs, supporting development plans, mentoring, and coaching.
• Facilitates succession planning and maintains a Biostatistics staff with diverse skills, abilities, and competencies to meet the business needs of the department.
• Makes recommendations for, and participates actively in hiring, onboarding, transferring, and terminating staff.
• Maintains a good working knowledge of clinical drug development, ICH, and other regulatory guidelines, and biostatistics to effectively serve as a department mentor; develops and provides training for Biostatistics associates.
• Prioritizes activities across Biostatistics projects and facilitates mutually beneficial resolutions to project conflicts between groups or individuals, creating solutions to address business and operational challenges.
• Supports the assignment of, or directly assigns, Biostatisticians to projects to keep associates at their utilization goal and match associates to projects appropriate to their skills, training and experience.
• May conduct senior review of project deliverables, ensuring that output meets expectations and is consistent with analysis described in study documents.
• May be responsible for leading or participating in projects across multiple studies or programs.
• May support business development activities.
• May participate in, or lead departmental or corporate initiatives.
• Performs other work‑related duties as assigned.
• Minimal travel may be required.

Benefits

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.

EEO Statement

The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.