Director, Statistics

Colgate•Piscataway, NJ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The primary function of CP R&D is to develop new and innovative products. To this end, our scientists must make important decisions based on limited data and considerable uncertainty. As a leader of CP Statistics, you will ensure that our organization and scientists are equipped and skilled to make better data-based decisions in the face of this uncertainty. You will achieve this through direct one-on-one collaboration, strategic capability development and training. Your vision, leadership, and analytical expertise will help sustain our pipeline of innovative products and ensure that CP continues to retain its well-earned reputation as an innovation leader in the CPG industry.

Requirements

A minimum of a Master's Degree or higher in Industrial Statistics, Biostatistics, or related field is required
10+ years of expereince in a consumer products industry, pharmaceutical, biotech, or related industry
Demonstrated expertise in application of DOE in consumer product R&D
Demonstrated expertise in clinical design and biostatistical analysis
Statistical software skills (SAS, JMP, Minitab, DesignExpert, R, Python)
Enterprise software skills (SQL, AWS, LIMs, etc)

Nice To Haves

Masters Degree
Background in stability testing methods, accelerated data analysis and Arrhenius modeling
Background in sensory science, consumer/expert panel testing, and analysis methods
Prior experience working with regulatory bodies (eg FDA, FTC/NAD)
Prior experience in method development design and validation
Familiarity with manufacturing quality control metrics and tools (eg process capability, sampling plans, Six Sigma DMAIC)
Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
Enthusiasm and passion for teaching/raising awareness of utility of statistics
Excellent consulting/collaboration skills
Familiarity with tools and methods used in omics data analysis (i.e. genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics)

Responsibilities

Promote application of Statistical Thinking and Design of Experiments (DOE) to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of product development process
Provide one-on-one project-specific consulting on DOE design, analysis, and interpretation
Support automation of core routine statistical tasks (eg DOE, stability analysis, process capability) into enterprise applications
Provide pre-clinical guidance on clinical study design, power, and statistical analysis plan (SAP) for study protocols
Conduct post-clinical data analysis and help investigators with interpretation, claim support, and publication
Provide analysis of accelerated stability data to substantiate product shelf life declarations for new product registration
Work with plant-based Quality teams to increase the effectiveness of our process capability and Six Sigma continuous improvement programs
Provide statistical support/POV to address issues raised by Regulatory bodies (eg, FDA audits, FTC/NAD claim challenges, etc)
Work with R&D leaders to identify and rectify capability gaps (eg, Sensory methods, stability analysis, Six Sigma)
Use appropriate statistical design and validation tools to assess and improve measurement system accuracy and precision
Manage, administer, and foster development of direct reports
Manage and administrator commercial statistical software applications (eg, SAS, JMP, Minitab, DesignExpert)

Benefits

medical
dental
vision
basic life insurance
paid parental leave
disability coverage
participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements
a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days
13 paid holidays
Paid sick leave