AbbVie

Associate Director, Statistics

AbbVie • $130K — $155K *
North Chicago, IL 60064In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • MS in Statistics or Biostatistics with 10+ years experience, or PhD with 6+ years experience
  • High technical competence and strong communication skills
  • Competence in RWE study design, descriptive and inferential statistics, statistical modeling, and programming
  • Ability to identify and solve data/analytical issues
  • Strong relationship-building skills with cross-functional teams
  • Motivated innovator seeking to challenge the status quo
  • Strong leadership skills with experience managing programming groups
  • Pharmaceutical industry experience required, with understanding of drug development regulations

Responsibilities

  • Provide statistical expertise in drug development and life-cycle management
  • Direct the development of scientifically sound protocols
  • Lead integration of novel statistical methods in analysis plans
  • Evaluate and address technical or data-related issues in clinical trials
  • Maintain technical skills through literature and professional meetings
  • Collaborate to assess suitable data sources for research questions
  • Evaluate alternatives to traditional clinical trials using real-world data
  • Ensure scientific soundness of study results and assist in review meetings

Benefits

  • Paid time off including vacation, holidays, and sick leave
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan for eligible employees
  • Participation in long-term incentive programs
Full Job Description
Job Description

Medical Affairs & Health Technology Assessment (MA&HTA) Statistics is responsible for partnering with AbbVie Medical Affairs & Health Impact (MHI), international Market Access and Pricing (iMAP), and other corporate functions to provide expertise in biostatistics and mathematics. The partnership is realized in the context of a cross-functional, product-oriented effort to provide statistical expertise and consultation for all key MHI or HTA business activities, including but are not limited to Medical Affairs research proposal reviews, strategic planning and input on TA strategies, real world evidence (RWE) study designs, real world database (RWD) research, scientific presentations and publications for all therapeutic areas, vendor oversight of study executions, RWE methodology research, and evidence evaluations and generations for HTA submissions.

Major Job Responsibilities
  • Provide scientific and statistical expertise through own efforts and those of her/his staff (if appropriate) for drug development and life-cycle management strategies for assigned projects; for the design, analysis, and reporting of clinical and other scientific research programs; for generating scientific evidence to support medical affairs strategies; and for interacting with regulatory agencies, medical community, and key opinion leaders (KOLs) regarding the results of these activities.
  • Direct the development of scientific protocols, ensuring they are scientifically sound, aligned with the product strategy, and meet scientific and/or applicable regulatory needs. Ensure statistical methodology is appropriate and sound, consistent with the objective(s) of the scientific investigations
  • Demonstrate an excellent understanding of statistical concepts and methodologies. Take a leadership role in introducing new/novel statistical methodological approaches into analysis plans which improve the efficiency and validity of study results. Be able to explain statistical concepts to non-statisticians.
  • Review identified or anticipated technical or data related issues arising in the design, conduct or analysis of clinical trials or other scientific research. Independently select, evaluate and implement alternative analysis strategies or other recommendations to address these issues. Evaluate appropriateness of available software for planned analyses and assess needs for potential program development of novel statistical methodology.
  • Maintain technical skills and increase own knowledge of new statistical methodology or areas of application through scientific literature and attendance at professional meetings. Present own statistical research or review of the statistical literature at meetings and seminars. Demonstrates a high degree of responsibility in maintaining Statistics department standards, GxP compliance, and best operating practices.
  • In collaboration with MHI, Clinical Statistics, Data Sciences, Statistical Programming and other stakeholders to evaluate existing databases, both clinical studies and real-world databases, conduct feasibility assessment to identify fit-for-purpose data sources for research questions, and develop detailed and actionable analysis plans for evidence generation to deliver high quality, patient-centric evidence and insights to drive decisions.
  • Evaluate alternatives to traditional randomized clinical trials that make use of real-world databases, e.g. electronic health records, insurance claims databases, and/or registries.
  • Play a key role in the cross-functional team and ensure that study results and conclusions are scientifically sound, clearly presented, and consistent with the statistical analyses provided. Ensure timely and quality statistical deliverables. Assist other MA&HTA Statistics colleagues or represent MA&HTA Statistics in addressing questions at management and/or product review meetings. Provide in-depth scientific/statistical review for scientific reports and publications. Ensure the accuracy of the statistical component of scientific reports and/or publications with high quality.
  • Support/Lead HTA submission for optimal reimbursement and product life-cycle management strategy planning and implementation for assigned projects/indications. Provide statistical leadership for design, analysis and reporting for clinical or other scientific research programs. Independently develop protocols and statistical analysis plans to fulfil the evidence gaps.


Qualifications
  • MS (with at least 10 years of experience) or PhD (with at least 6 years of experience) in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a highly related field.
  • High degree of technical competence and sound communication skills, both oral and written.
  • Competence in experimental and RWE study design, descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, statistical modeling, and statistical programming. Knowledge of methodologies for confounding control and bias minimization in observational studies highly desired.
  • Able to identify data or analytical issues, and provide solutions by either applying own skills and knowledge or seeking help from others
  • Able to build strong relationships with peers and cross-functional partners to achieve higher performance. Highly motivated to drive innovation by raising the bar and challenging the status quo
  • Willing to learn new knowledge and technology, open-minded and adapting for improvement, enthusiastic about innovation and a self-starter to make possibilities real.
  • Strong leadership skills and experience in managing a programming group. Experience in working/managing cross-cultural or oversea teams.
  • Pharmaceutical or related industry experience required, including experience and understanding of drug development and life-cycle management in the regulated environment
  • Learn fast, grasp the 'essence' and can change the course quickly where indicated


Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
  • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of thisposting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location,and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
  • This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission,incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless anduntil paid and may be modified at the Company's sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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AbbVie develops pharmaceuticals and medical devices. They provide products and services to therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women's health, and gastroenterology.

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Learn more about AbbVie
Size
50,000 employees
Market Cap
$288.5 billion
Industry
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Net Income
$4.6 billion
Founded
2013
5 Year Trend
+17%
Revenue
$45.8 billion
NASDAQ
ABBV
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