Senior Scientist, Biostatistics
About The Position
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is seeking a Senior Scientist, Biostatistics to join the Oncology Statistics team in Late Clinical Development. Oncology Statistics is part of the Statistics and Decision Sciences organization and supports the quantitative design, analysis, and reporting of oncology clinical trials. Its focus includes hematologic malignancies, prostate and lung cancer, cancer interception, biomarkers for targeted and individualized therapy, and identifying and treating early changes in the tumor microenvironment. The role provides statistical support to oncology projects in Late Clinical Development. It contributes statistical evidence for research, development, and marketed products, and supports business-critical and regulatory commitments. The position also involves collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, participation in training and process improvement, and continued development of technical expertise.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in Statistics or a related field with 0–2 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s in Statistics or a related field with commensurate relevant experience.
- Analytical mindset, intellectual curiosity, eagerness for continuous learning, and passion for translating data into business-critical evidence.
- Ability to work independently and in interdisciplinary teams.
- Good verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Good knowledge of SAS and R programming.
- Desire to build relationships with stakeholders, promote positive change, and adapt to rapidly changing organizational and business needs.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced analytics
- Biostatistics
- Clinical trials
- Collaboration
- Consulting
- Critical thinking
- Data privacy standards
- Data quality
- Data savvy
- Digital fluency
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
- Quality assurance (QA)
- Report writing
- Standard operating procedures (SOP)
- Statistical Analysis Systems (SAS) programming
- Statistics
- Systems development
- Technological savvy
Responsibilities
- Provide statistical input for decision-making, including analysis, interpretation, study design, and communication of data evidence for research, development, and/or marketed products.
- Support statistical aspects of business-critical and/or regulatory commitments.
- Promote the use of appropriate statistical methods in decision-making through knowledge of statistics, modelling, simulations, and statistical computing.
- Participate in or attend training sessions with colleagues and external contractors.
- Participate in the scientific community by attending conferences.
- Work with external partners, including oncology key opinion leaders, regulatory agencies and advisory committees, and contract research organizations.
- Participate in training and process improvement, and enhance technical expertise.
Benefits
- Company consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)), subject to plan terms.
- Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year.
- Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year, with different amounts for employees residing in Colorado or Washington.
- Holiday pay, including floating holidays: 13 days per calendar year.
- Work, Personal and Family Time: up to 40 hours per calendar year.
- Parental leave: 480 hours within one year of the birth, adoption, or foster care of a child.
- Bereavement leave: 240 hours for an immediate family member and 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year.
- Caregiver leave: 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period.
- Volunteer leave: 32 hours per calendar year.
- Military spouse time-off: 80 hours per calendar year.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
