Overview

Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those words are often not associated with a job, but at Bristol Myers Squibb they are. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day across departments, from optimizing a production line to breakthroughs in cell therapy. You’ll have opportunities to grow and thrive alongside high-achieving teams, with a career path that can take you farther than you thought possible.

BMS recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility. We offer a variety of competitive benefits, services and programs to support employees in pursuing goals at work and in their personal lives. Read more at careers.bms.com/working-with-us.

Position Summary

The Senior Manager of Biostatistics is a member of cross-functional development teams and contributes to trial design, protocol development, analysis planning, interpretation of results, and preparation of regulatory submissions. These individuals develop collaborative relationships and work effectively with the Biostatistics Lead and other cross-functional team members.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborates in design of clinical study including methodology, data analysis & interpretation, and reporting of study results.
• Authors and/or reviews protocol synopsis, protocol, statistical analysis plans, case-report forms, clinical study reports, associated publications, and other study level specification documents with minimum supervision.
• Performs and/or validates statistical analyses and advises on maximizing clarity of data display.
• Communicates results to cross-functional teams and provides data interpretation in study documents such as clinical study reports and publications.
• Translates scientific questions into statistical terms and statistical concepts into layman terms.
• Complies with BMS processes and SOPs, adheres to global and project standards within an indication or therapeutic area, and ensures quality of deliverables.
• Continually develops technical knowledge of statistical methodology and its application in trial design and data analysis for clear, concise, high-quality results.
• Continually enhances knowledge of the drug development process, regulatory and commercial requirements.
• Develops and advises team members.
• Effectively communicates the GBDS Mission and Vision to generate pride, excitement and commitment within GBDS.
• Fosters a culture of inclusiveness, respect for diversity, compliance with processes, and constructive questioning.

Qualifications & Experience

• Fresh PhD with 3+ years experience or MS with 5+ years experience in statistics or biostatistics or a related scientific field with clinical trials, drug development, pharmaceutical industry or healthcare experience.
• Proficiency in scientific computing/programming (SAS, R or Python) and implementation of advanced statistical analysis, data manipulation, graphing & simulation.
• Good interpersonal, communication, writing and organizational skills.

Ability to

• Learn regulatory requirements & clinical trial design, data analysis and interpretation.
• Work effectively within cross-functional teams.
• Organize multiple work assignments and establish priorities.
• Experience in standard and advanced statistical methods is preferred.
• Good understanding of regulatory requirements & clinical trial design is preferred.

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers

With Transforming patients lives through science as the guiding vision, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes beyond the ordinary. Our culture promotes global participation in clinical trials, and our values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion, and integrity bring out the best in our colleagues.

On-site Protocol & Responsibilities

BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee conducts their work. The structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design roles. The assigned occupancy type is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role. Site-essential roles require 100% onsite; site-by-design roles may allow a hybrid model with at least 50% onsite; field-based/remote roles require travel as needed for business.

BMS is committed to accessibility and reasonable accommodations. If you require accommodations in the recruitment process or at work, contact adastaffingsupport@bms.com. See careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility for our Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

BMS supports well-being and vaccination efforts. Applicants may be required to be up to date with Covid-19 vaccines and boosters.

BMS will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, as allowed by applicable laws.

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Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

Industries

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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