Director, RWE & Biostatistics

Inizio Ignite | Putnam•Boston, MA

3h•Remote

About The Position

Putnam is seeking to hire Director of Real-World Evidence [RWE] & Biostatistics. This role offers the opportunity to join a global team of more than 30 statisticians, mathematicians, epidemiologists and health economists. Our team conduct statistical and quantitative analyses in the context of HEOR studies and Health Technology Assessment (HTA) submissions. This includes analyses of electronic medical records and health insurance data, registries, chart reviews, and other types of real-world data, indirect treatment comparisons, meta-analyses, and analyses of clinical trial data. As a senior leader in our RWE & Biostatistics team, you will play a key role in overseeing the acquisition and delivery of work, in ensuring our work meets the commercial and scientific needs of our clients and in contributing to the strategic direction of the team. This role will be US based - East Coast preferred, unless willing to work EST hours to collaborate with EU Team. Remote work possible. Please note preferences on application form.

Requirements

Preferably Masters or PhD in mathematics, statistics, mathematics, health economics, or related discipline.
Six (6) years minimum related work experience
Extensive experience of working with US real world databases, including claims and EHR databases
Extensive statistical programming experience
Proficiency in using Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point
Team-oriented mind-set
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, in English, especially the ability to explain complex concepts to non-specialists
Ability to meet short deadlines with high quality results
Ability to effectively manage and juggle between multiple tasks and projects
Effective team management experience
Ability to work in a team and independently.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of standard approaches for quantitative evidence synthesis and familiarity with emerging novel/advanced approaches is a bonus

Responsibilities

Lead or contribute to business development activities including proposal development and client relationship building
Oversee or lead the design, programming and execution of complex RWE & statistical analyses
Oversee or lead the preparation of study documents, including protocol, statistical analysis plan and report
Oversee or lead the delivery of quantitative HEOR/HTA projects, with a particular focus on projects involving statistical analyses to synthesize data from multiple sources (pairwise meta-analyses, mixed treatment comparisons/network meta-analyses, etc.) and integration of RWE.
Oversee or lead the provision of statistical input into the Evidence department projects portfolio, in line with HTA guidelines
Oversee or lead the development of publications (abstracts, posters, manuscripts)
Lead the preparation and delivery of presentations to clients
Oversee or lead the management of assigned projects, including the management of project teams, clients, schedules and budgets
Line management/mentoring
Lead internal training programs and operational improvements
Oversee or lead methodological work on novel statistical approaches for HEOR/HTA