Biostatistics Lead

Biostatistics Lead

Grünenthal Group

Aachen, Germany

What the job looks like

Every day you will enjoy different challenges such as:

• Set the strategic direction to build the statistical and clinical unbiased evidence for all clinical phases (I-III), regulatory submissions, market access and life cycle management;
• Contribute in collaboration with all scientists in DEV to design the trials for Phase I-III (PoC, late development and life cycle management), including the definition of Go/No Go criteria ensuring best possible decision;
• Oversee and support creation of the statistical analysis plans defining the most-advanced and appropriate statistics for the analyses of the trial data, integrated data, Real World Data and omics data;
• Interpret the results of the analyses and communicate them clearly with the most advanced and accurate visualization tools;
• Reach out to the highest quality outsourcing providers and academia partners, communicate clearly and keep oversight according to regulations standards;
• Build strong relationships with commercial partners to support clinical development activities as needed in a fully outsourced and virtual working model.

What you'll bring to the table

To make the most of this role and truly thrive, you should have:

• PhD in biostatistics, statistics, mathematics or MSc from high ranked university, data scientist or equivalent;
• At least 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry;
• Hands on experience in programming the analyses of data and data mining in SAS and R and other software;
• Profound knowledge of most advanced statistics, probability and mathematics;
• Experience in designing, reviewing and providing input into SOW for external service providers in collaboration with other functions;
• Be able to communicate high complex biostatistical concepts to non-statisticians in an understandable way;
• Fluent business English language skills in speaking and writing, additional language skills beneficial.