Edwards Lifesciences Senior Manager, Biostatistics Oakland, California
Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. We generate extensive clinical evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness and safety of our innovations and how our products transform patients’ lives. As part of our Clinical Affairs team, you’ll hone your scientific curiosity and passion for evaluating data to increase access to pioneering technologies for patients in need. In close partnership with principal investigators, dedicated medical professionals, patient advocacy groups, and regulatory authorities, you will drive the evidence needed to optimize patient outcomes.
As Senior Manager, Biostatistics, TMTT, you will use your expertise as biostatistical lead in clinical study design projects for pivotal trials, while overseeing activities to ensure proper design, analysis, and presentation of clinical studies.
How you will make an impact:
- Act as core team member/lead biostatistician of assigned clinical trial(s) in US and international/global trial
- Accountable for clinical trials assigned to direct reports
- Manage and oversee the work of small biostatistics team and may indirectly manage cross functional or matrix teams as appropriate.
- Provide technical/statistical leadership to multiple and/or complex clinical projects in collaboration with cross-functional teams
- Develop a robust talent development plan in alignment with functional growth strategies of the department
- Develop and lead in the implementation of biostatistics strategies which may include negotiations with internal and external parties
- Provide guidance on process improvement projects within biostatistics and cross-functional areas
- Create, maintain, and implement SOPs, processes, standards, and work instructions with respect to biostatistics to ensure compliance, accuracy, efficiency, and optimization
- Manage activities with the accountability for successful completion of all deliverables. Identify risk, develop mitigation strategies, alternative solutions, resolve issues, action item follow up, etc. in collaboration with cross functional and/or matrix teams
- Provide statistical expertise to internal and external stakeholders (e.g., presentation/publication, Marketing, Health Economics & Reimbursement)
- Make resource planning and budgetary recommendations on operational expenditure planning and other financial activities
- Other incidental duties
What you'll need (Required):
- Ph.D. or equivalent in Statistics, Biostatistics, or related field with previous analytical experience in clinical trials with skill levels exceeding the requirements of the Associate Manager Required or
- Master's Degree or equivalent in Statistics, Biostatistics, or related field with previous analytical experience in clinical trials with skill levels exceeding the requirements of the Associate Manager Required
- Experience in clinical trial design, indication lead
What else we look for (Preferred):
- Expert understanding of clinical trial design while identifying applications of functional knowledge and methodologies to resolve complex problems
- Expert understanding of related aspects of biostatistics processes and/or systems
- Demonstrated ability to manage assigned team and provide coaching and feedback, including responsibility for all employee actions including hire/fire authority and partnering with HR on all aspects of employee relations
- Dedicated to quality client service and pro-active and responsive to client needs.
- Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization
- Ability to work and excel within a fast paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment
- Proficiency in statistical programming language such as SAS and/or R required
- Strict attention to detail
- Proven successful project management leadership skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
- Promote a culture of collaboration and teamwork
The Sr Manager, Biostatistics Level is lateral to Associate Director, Biostatistics level at Edwards.
Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Edwards is committed to protecting our vulnerable patients and the healthcare providers who are treating them. As such, all patient-facing and in-hospital positions require COVID-19 vaccination. If hired into a covered role, as a condition of employment, you will be required to submit proof that you have been vaccinated for COVID-19, unless you request and are granted a medical or religious accommodation for exemption from the vaccination requirement.
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