Manager, Biostatistics

Kite Pharma • Foster City, CA

3d

About The Position

Join Kite, a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to curing cancer through pioneering personalized CAR T-cell therapies. As a Manager, Biostatistics, you will support biostatistical analysis and reporting for NDA submissions, collaborate with cross-functional partners, and contribute to clinical development plans, trial design, and regulatory filings. You may also contribute to non-molecule-based projects and long-range Biostatistics strategies. People Leaders at Kite are crucial for fostering an inclusive, developed, and empowered environment for all employees.

Requirements

• BS/BA in Biostatistics, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline with 6+ years of relevant experience.
• OR MS in Biostatistics, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline with 4+ years of relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

• PhD in Biostatistics, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline with 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to be a fast learner.
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible and adaptable to change, to move between projects easily and provide support/expertise where needed.
• Knowledge of biomedical statistical analysis, best practices, and tools, and ability to apply this to improve overall results.
• Understanding of drug development phases and the nature of associated clinical trials across phases.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Experience developing software and other tools to support statistical analysis of biomedical or related data.
• Strong proficiencies in software and other tools typically used by Biostatistics.
• Proven effectiveness managing projects and teams.
• Ability to travel when needed.

Responsibilities

• Support statistical analysis, document review, and data inclusion for NDA submissions of assigned studies by collaborating with Biostatistics team members and cross-functional partners.
• Provide statistical consultation on trial design and study endpoints and author statistical analysis plans.
• Lead projects or other activities that are non-molecule based, such as Biostatistics tools, programming, centralized analyses and reporting, etc. (depending on area of assignment).
• Contribute to cross-functional clinical development planning for one or more molecules or marketed products, providing the biostatistical perspective and input.
• Contribute to gathering, organization, and analysis of different data sources to enable delivery of special projects and/or the statistical analysis plan and clinical study endpoints for assigned products.
• Use a variety of advanced statistical software, methods, and techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret research data to derive useful information for clinical development.
• Adhere to regulatory requirements of study conduct, statistical analysis principles, industry standards, and Gilead SOPs.
• Create Inclusion by knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.
• Develop Talent by understanding the skills, experience, aspirations, and potential of their employees and coaching them on current performance and future potential.
• Empower Teams by connecting the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account.

Benefits

• Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
• Discretionary annual bonus.
• Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role).
• Paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager