Manager, Statistics

Pfizer • Cambridge, MA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Pfizer, our mission is to improve patients' lives through groundbreaking research and development. Biostatisticians play a critical role in the advancement of new medicines at Pfizer. The right candidate will partner with clinicians, clinical pharmacologists, translational medicine, and other scientists to support drug development in Pfizer’s Internal Medicine unit. This role is for a statistician to support the expanding and exciting cardiovascular and metabolic diseases portfolio. The statistician will be involved in the design, analysis, and reporting of clinical protocols covering early and late clinical development programs from first in human through phase 4 trials. What You Will Achieve Design, plan, and execute biostatistical components for research and development projects. Use statistical expertise to prepare both internal and external reports, presentations, and manuscripts, with the aim to improve the quality of internal decision making and increase our influence on the external environment. Provide input to the Statistics Group Lead and/or Therapeutic Area Statistics Head within Internal Medicine to plan support for assigned studies. Collaborate with various clinicians and clinical pharmacologists in the design, analysis and reporting of clinical experiments. Interact with internal and external experts to assure sound quantitative approaches are applied to collection and analysis of a wide variety of data types. Serve as a core member of scientific teams responsible for determining strategy and delivering results in a timely and high quality manner. Ensure that all study and project level statistical activities are conducted in compliance with relevant regulatory requirements and Pfizer standards. Participate in research on statistical methodology and its applications pertinent to Pfizer business needs.

Requirements

• MS in Statistics/Biostatistics or related field with 3+ years’ experience or PhD in Statistics/Biostatistics or related field.
• Demonstrated ability to create computational tools for analysis and data visualization.
• Statistical knowledge through coursework and/or demonstrated statistical application in general linear models, mixed models, causal inference, survival models and Bayesian approaches.
• Experience using R or SAS.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a part of a team.
• Ability to prepare both internal and external reports, presentations, and manuscripts
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain statistical techniques to non-statisticians.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant pharmaceutical industry experience
• Experience with AI/ML techniques in clinical trials
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to develop new options in non-standard situations

Responsibilities

• Design, plan, and execute biostatistical components for research and development projects.
• Use statistical expertise to prepare both internal and external reports, presentations, and manuscripts, with the aim to improve the quality of internal decision making and increase our influence on the external environment.
• Provide input to the Statistics Group Lead and/or Therapeutic Area Statistics Head within Internal Medicine to plan support for assigned studies.
• Collaborate with various clinicians and clinical pharmacologists in the design, analysis and reporting of clinical experiments.
• Interact with internal and external experts to assure sound quantitative approaches are applied to collection and analysis of a wide variety of data types.
• Serve as a core member of scientific teams responsible for determining strategy and delivering results in a timely and high quality manner.
• Ensure that all study and project level statistical activities are conducted in compliance with relevant regulatory requirements and Pfizer standards.
• Participate in research on statistical methodology and its applications pertinent to Pfizer business needs.

Benefits

• this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 15.0% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program.
• We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments.
• Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage.

What This Job Offers

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