Senior Biostatistician (complex longitudinal registry or real-world data required)

Thermo Fisher Scientific•Morrisville, NC

1d•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. As part of our clinical research portfolio, our prospective real-world studies evidence-based solutions specialize in generating data intelligence and clinical insights needed to bring safe and effective treatments to market. Your objectivity and dedication to patient safety will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future. What will you do in this role? The Senior Biostatistician will serve as the statistical lead on high-profile client-facing projects and will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams. This individual will design studies, develop statistical analysis plans, oversee analyses, and provide strategic statistical leadership to ensure high-quality and scientifically rigorous real-world evidence generation. The Biostatistics team for the Real-World Science department at Thermo Fisher Scientific is comprised of key focus areas: consulting work, pharmacovigilance, and registry coordination.

Requirements

Master’s degree and/or Doctorate degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, Bioinformatics, Mathematics or a related quantitative field required.
Minimum 5–8 years post Master’s or 3-5 years post-doctorate experience of applied statistical programming experience in a research, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CRO, or medical setting required.
Demonstrated experience leading complex observational research studies (e.g. longitudinal, EMR, registry data) required.
Experience working with complex longitudinal registry or real-world data required.
Demonstrated knowledge of retrospective and prospective observational study designs and related methodologies required.
Advanced proficiency in R required.
Strong understanding of statistical methodology for observational and longitudinal data analyses.
Ability to independently lead projects, prioritize competing deliverables, and manage multiple timelines effectively.
Strong scientific, analytical, problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams and communicate complex statistical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality, reproducible analyses and documentation.
Requires excellent written communication skills and adherence to best practices for statistical programming and code documentation.
Ability to make independent judgments under limited supervision.
Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative team-oriented mindset.
Must be legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.
Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.

Nice To Haves

Experience mentoring or supervising junior biostatisticians preferred.
Experience with SAS preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as the statistical lead on high-profile client-facing projects.
Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
Design studies.
Develop statistical analysis plans.
Oversee analyses.
Provide strategic statistical leadership to ensure high-quality and scientifically rigorous real-world evidence generation.