Senior Biostatistician

Edwards Lifesciences • Alton, IL

5d • $119,000 - $168,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Join Edwards Lifesciences’ Global Health Economics & Reimbursement Biostatistics team to generate evidence that informs healthcare decision-making and supports access to Edwards’ technologies. Under the direction of the Lead Biostatistician, the Senior Biostatistician collaborates with health economists, clinicians, epidemiologists, and cross-functional partners to design and execute real-world evidence and health outcomes research, apply statistical methods to complex healthcare data, and communicate insights. The role contributes to Edwards’ mission to improve the lives of patients with cardiovascular disease. The position is based at the company’s corporate headquarters in Irvine, California.

The posting also describes educational-content responsibilities, including developing and maintaining polished, scientifically accurate presentations and training materials; supporting educational programs and speaker-led sessions; sourcing and citing appropriate visuals and scientific references; preparing materials for legal, regulatory, and medical review using Vault PromoMats; and managing content versions and documentation. The role partners with field, marketing, scientific communications, professional education teams, program owners, KOLs, and vendors. It also develops and manages program training tools and tactics, supports program launches and execution, measures the effectiveness of educational resources and training, and drives operational process improvement.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a related field, with 2 years of previous analytical experience in clinical trials; or a Ph.D. or equivalent in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a related field with an internship, senior project, or thesis in a related field.
• Strong foundation in applied statistics and observational research methods, including the ability to select, implement, and explain appropriate analytic methods.
• Ability to communicate findings clearly and collaborate effectively in a cross-functional environment.
• Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills; excellent organization and attention to detail; ability to manage multiple priorities.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Epidemiology, Data Science, Health Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• Proficiency in SAS and/or R, including data management, statistical programming, and production of high-quality analytic outputs.
• Experience designing and analyzing real-world evidence studies using healthcare claims, electronic health records, registries, administrative data, or linked clinical and real-world data.
• Knowledge of observational research methods, including confounding control, causal inference, missing-data methods, and sensitivity analyses.
• Experience with longitudinal analysis, generalized linear models, GEE, mixed models, survival and competing-risk methods, propensity score methods, and sample size or power calculations.
• Experience working with large, complex datasets and creating reproducible, well-documented analytic workflows.
• Familiarity with health economic analyses, predictive modeling, machine learning, or simulation methods.
• Experience with SQL, Python, version control, Tableau, Power BI, or related analytic and visualization tools.
• Experience contributing to peer-reviewed publications, conference abstracts, posters, or presentations.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute real-world evidence and health outcomes research.
• Apply statistical methods to complex healthcare data and communicate meaningful insights.
• Develop high-quality educational slide decks for HCP-facing programs, internal trainings, symposia, and speaker-led sessions.
• Transform rough content, scientific materials, and field inputs into clear, polished presentations.
• Maintain consistency in formatting, branding, structure, storytelling, accuracy, product messaging, and style across educational materials and slide libraries.
• Search for appropriate, rights-appropriate visuals and conduct literature and publication searches to support accuracy and current, evidence-based messaging.
• Track, archive, and properly cite images, publications, figures, scientific materials, and other references according to internal and regulatory standards.
• Prepare content for legal, regulatory, and medical review in collaboration with cross-functional partners using Vault PromoMats; maintain version control and documentation.
• Partner with field teams, marketing, scientific communications, internal professional education teams, and program owners to gather inputs and prepare deliverables.
• Prepare presentation materials for speaker-led programs, align formatting across faculty decks, and ensure scientific accuracy.
• Assist with program agendas, social posts, email campaigns, training visuals, event-specific content, recap materials, and metrics-reporting visuals and summaries.
• Upload, organize, and appropriately tag content assets in internal systems and SharePoint locations.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for assigned product/program areas and procedures.
• Engage KOLs to develop strategically aligned messages on Edwards programs.
• Create and manage product- or program-related training documents and educational tools from planning through execution.
• Develop local- or region-appropriate tactics, such as virtual symposiums and digital apps, to support strategy and introduce training methodologies for product launches as appropriate.
• Develop strategies for launching, managing, and executing existing programs, related trainings, and projects to maximize product and procedural outcomes.
• Manage relationships with multiple vendors.
• Measure the effectiveness of educational tools, resources, programs, and training using post-meeting surveys, PSR, clinical field feedback, and KOL review; develop plans to address concerns.
• Drive process improvement for operational efficiency.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Performance-based incentives
• A wide variety of benefits programs to address employees’ and their families’ diverse individual needs

What This Job Offers

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