Associate Biostatistician

The EMMES Corporation•Rockville, MD

51d•Remote

About The Position

Associate Biostatistician US Remote Emmes Group: Building a better future for us all. Emmes Group is transforming the future of clinical research, bringing the promise of new medical discovery closer within reach for patients. Emmes Group was founded as Emmes more than 47 years ago, becoming one of the primary clinical research providers to the US government before expanding into public-private partnerships and commercial biopharma. Emmes has built industry leading capabilities in cell and gene therapy, vaccines and infectious diseases, ophthalmology, rare diseases, and neuroscience. We believe the work we do will have a direct impact on patients’ lives and act accordingly. We strive to build a collaborative culture at the intersection of being a performance and people driven company. We’re looking for talented professionals eager to help advance clinical research as we work to embed innovation into the fabric of our company. If you share our motivations and passion in research, come join us! Primary Purpose Collaborates with clinical investigators to determine study design, contributes to protocol development, writes statistical analysis plans, makes statistical inference, and writes and presents reports summarizing findings including publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Requirements

MS in biostatistics, statistics, epidemiology or related field.
Demonstrated proficiency with statistical methods and applications in clinical research.
Strong programming skills in SAS and/or R.
Expertise in state-of-the-art data manipulation and statistical methodology.
Ability to manage multiple tasks.
Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
Ability to effectively communicate complex statistical concepts, both written and oral.

Responsibilities

Contributes to manuscripts and/or scientific presentations.
Collaborates with clinical investigators to determine study design.
Writes sections of protocols that require statistical input.
Reviews protocols and case report forms to ensure protocol objectives are met and standards are maintained.
Generates treatment allocations in randomized clinical research studies and ensures proper implementation.
Supports development of statistical analysis plans and programs to perform analyses and display study data.
Performs statistical analyses and writes and validates application programs.
Implements data and safety monitoring reports to ensure participants’ safety.
Generates quality control and operational reports to support clinical operations.
Generates study reports to be distributed to internal and external monitoring committees and regulatory bodies including, but not limited to, Data and Safety Monitoring Board reports, IND annual reports, and Clinical Study reports.
Participates in professional development activities both within and outside the company.
Other duties as assigned.