Associate Director, Programming Permanent Role (Hybrid)
Are you interested in working directly for a single sponsor while having the security and additional career opportunities that working for a global CRO can bring? Our team says it's the best of both worlds...
ClinChoice is currently recruiting for an Associate Director of Biostatistics, Hybrid to join our client's team in a permanent positionan exciting opportunity to lead impactful statistical strategy in a dynamic environment.
Role Summary
We are seeking an Associate Director of Statistical Programming. In this position you will be responsible for leading statistical programming activities to support various clinical trial projects. You will also support building programming processes for clinical studies and submissions as they relate to clinical goals to ensure successful execution of Apogee's clinical programs. You will manage programmers and CROs, oversee programming activities and provide timely support to the cross-functional teams on statistical programming matters according to the project strategies and requests.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a lead statistical programmer on one or more clinical studies
- Provide statistical programming oversight to programming vendors
- Review and validate datasets and TFLs programmed by vendors
- Work collaboratively with Biostatistics, Data Management, Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance and other functions to deliver high quality data deliverables in timely fashion
- Work with Biostatistics and other functions to develop and implement data review / reporting tools and other statistical applications as appropriate
- Participate in developing and implementing statistical programming processes and standards.
- Review study documents such as SAP, DMP, CRF, annotated CRF, TFL specifications and other relevant documents and provide expert feedback from functional perspective
- Build and mentor a team of programmers to support clinical trials and pipelines
- Generate ad hoc analyses on ongoing basis
Ideal Candidate
Master's Degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Mathematics, Epidemiology or related disciplinesA minimum of 10 years' experience in progressive and relevant clinical trial programming experience in biotech / pharma industryAdvanced SAS programming skills and experience in other statistical software, such as R, etc.Experience and in-depth knowledge in CDISC including SDTM, ADaM and controlled terminologiesPhase 3 and BLA submissions experience preferredExcellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasksExcellent communication and interpersonal skillsExperience managing CROs and other data vendorsStrong leader with a growth mindset, willing to learn from others, and dedicated to promoting a psychologically safe environmentAbility to keep pace in a fast-moving organizationAdvanced knowledge of state-of-art statistical programming methods in clinical study settingKnowledge of ICH guidelines, FDA / EMA / other regulatory authority guidanceExperience working in a remote virtual environmentSuccessfully exhibit Apogee's C.O.R.E. values : Caring, Original, Resilient and EgolessAbility and willingness to travel per business needs (at least 4 8 times per year)