Biostatistician II- remote anywhere in US!

Thermo Fisher Scientific•Morrisville, NC

22h•Remote

About The Position

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future. The Biostatistician II will work under the guidance of a Biostatistical Team Lead to implement statistical analysis plans involving complex longitudinal registry data available in several autoimmune disease areas. This individual will help to prepare appropriate analytic summaries and context for reports and publications. The CorEvitas Biostatistics team at Thermo Fisher Scientific is comprised of three key focus areas: query work, pharmacovigilance, and registry coordination. With query work we design, analyze, and report on research projects, i.e. queries, with our clients to produce publications for the public domain (e.g. abstracts, posters, podium presentations, manuscripts, etc.)

Requirements

Master's degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, Bioinformatics, Mathematics or related field is required
In some cases, an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role
A minimum of 3 years of applied statistical experience is required
Experience programming in R for data manipulation and statistical analysis is required
Must be highly organized and detail-oriented, with excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize tasks
Must possess strong communication skills and be able to work independently and as part of a team
Requires clear writing skills and must follow best practices for commenting of programming code
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening

Nice To Haves

Experience programming in SAS is preferred
Experience equivalent to 3 years working with complex longitudinal datasets and applying advanced statistical methods is preferred
Experience with causal inference theory and methods is a plus

Responsibilities

Implement statistical analysis plans involving complex longitudinal registry data available in several autoimmune disease areas
Help to prepare appropriate analytic summaries and context for reports and publications
Compiles, analyzes, and reports statistical data for various projects
Conducts complex statistical analyses with supervision in accordance with statistical analysis plans
Supports the Biostatistical Team Lead in developing new statistical methodologies for data analysis
Applies advanced statistical methods, which may include simulation models and other statistical programming, as needed
Reviews relevant literature and existing data, assesses data quality, and demonstrates increasing independence in statistical decision-making
Contributes to research projects and takes initiative in professional activities
Closely collaborates and participates in knowledge sharing with other statistical analysts
Utilizes various database management systems as required