Manager, Biostatistics (Nonclinical)
Posted on: 29 Jan 2022
Cambridge, MA
Job Description
ROLE SUMMARY
The Manager, Biostatistics position is located at the Cambridge, MA office and reports to an Associate Director. There is no management of people in this role. position. The group is part of nonclinical statistics in Pfizer's Early Clinical Development (ECD) Biostatistics and focuses on preclinical in vivo experiments.
We are looking for a statistician who wants to be a drug developer, covering all aspects of drug discovery from disease target identification, animal model development, biomarker development, and demonstration of proof-of-concept. The candidate will represent Biostatistics (with varying degrees of independence) in a cross-functional team in a variety of therapeutic areas by doing the design and analysis of in vivo/in vitro experiments. The ideal candidate will have a genuine interest in understanding drug target biology to provide effective statistical consultation with biological scientists.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
Effectively present statistical analyses in reports and presentations.
Ensure rigorous approaches are taken to ensure good practices are followed.
Become a core member of scientific teams with impact on strategy.
Question existing endpoints, derive new endpoints, and develop fit-for-purpose statistical models.
Understand the biology across multiple research units (Immunology & Inflammation, Internal Medicine, Rare Disease, CTI) to properly collaborate with scientists on the design and analysis of experiments.
Where possible, standardize processes and methodologies within and across therapeutic areas.
Bring innovative thinking and methods to help drive the enhanced quantitative drug discovery and development paradigm within Pfizer.
Provide statistical skills on regulatory submissions and ensure quality of deliverables.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
MS degree in Statistics or a comparable quantitative field
3+ years of relevant experience (i.e., design of in vivo/in vitro experiments and statistical applications for preclinical research).
Programming in R (3+ years), Knowledge in additional hardware/software (HPC, Git, Graphpad Prism).
Bachelor’s or graduate-level training in Biology.
Capability to provide statistical direction to cross-functional teams.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
The ability to work collaboratively with research scientists.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a part of a team.
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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
PhD in Statistics or a comparable quantitative field
Interest in Biology is essential, Bachelor’s or graduate-level training in Biology.
Understand statistical applications for preclinical research or previous preclinical/non-clinical experience.
Programming in R (3+ years, Shiny and Rmd), Knowledge in SAS, databases, and additional hardware/software (HPC, Git, Graphpad Prism).
Statistics Ambassador
Able to communicate clearly and persuasively
Able to work collaboratively and effectively as a part of a team.
OTHER JOB DETAILS
Eligible for Employee Referral Bonus
Eligible for Relocation Package
Pfizer
New York, New York
Pfizer Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells healthcare products worldwide. It offers medicines and vaccines in various therapeutic areas, including internal medicine, vaccines, oncology, inflammation and immunology, and rare diseases under the Lyrica, Chantix/Champix, Eliquis, Ibrance, Sutent, Xalkori, Inlyta, Xtandi, Enbrel, Xeljanz, Eucrisa, BeneFix, Genotropin, and Refacto AF/Xyntha brands. The company also provides consumer healthcare products that comprise over-the-counter medicines, including dietary supplement products under the Centrum, Caltrate, and Emergen-C names; pain management products under the Advil and ThermaCare names; gastrointestinal products under the Nexium 24HR/Nexium Control and Preparation H names; and respiratory and personal care products under the Robitussin, Advil Cold & Sinus, and ChapStick names. In addition, it offers products that would lose or have lost marketing patent protection; branded generic products; generic sterile injectable products; biosimilars; and anti-infectives under the Lipitor, Premarin family, Norvasc, Lyrica, Celebrex, Viagra, Inflectra/Remsima, Zyvox, Vfend, Revatio, Inspra, Medrol, Sulperazon, Fragmin, Tygacil, Nivestim, and Retacrit, Ixifi Infliximab BS names.
Further, the company is also involved in the contract manufacturing business. It serves wholesalers, retailers, hospitals, clinics, government agencies, pharmacies, and individual provider offices, as well as disease control and prevention centers. The company has collaboration and/or co-promotion agreements with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Astellas Pharma US, Inc., and Oncolytics Biotech Inc.; licensing agreement with BionTech AG; strategic alliance with Verily Life Sciences LLC; and collaboration agreements with Pfizer, Merck & Co., Inc., and Eli Lilly & Company, as well as with Merck KGaA and Nektar Therapeutics to develop a therapy for treating pancreatic cancer. Pfizer Inc. was founded in 1849 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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IndustryBiopharmaceuticals
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No. of Employees92,400
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