Sarepta Therapeutics

Director, Biostatistics

Sarepta Therapeutics • $206K — $257K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Statistics/Biostatistics strongly preferred; Master’s degree with 10+ years of relevant experience accepted.
  • 9+ years of clinical trial experience in pharma/biotech, with a focus on sponsor-side roles.
  • Hands-on expertise in clinical trial design and statistical methodologies, including adaptive designs.
  • Proven track record in regulatory submissions and direct interaction with regulatory agencies.
  • Strong programming skills in R and/or SAS, with ability to lead statistical programming and analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the statistical strategy for clinical studies from design through reporting.
  • Develop methodologies for clinical trial designs, including adaptive trial approaches.
  • Progressively take on the role of Program Statistical Lead for clinical development.
  • Oversee statistical support for regulatory submissions and collaborate with health authorities.
  • Ensure operational feasibility of clinical strategies through cross-functional partnerships.
  • Direct oversight of CROs and vendors, ensuring quality and adherence to timelines.
  • Advance the biostatistics function by mentoring staff and developing best practices.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for hybrid work arrangement, balancing on-site and remote work.
  • Involvement in high-impact clinical trials influencing decision-making at the organizational level.
  • Chance to mentor and advance the careers of junior statisticians and programmers.
  • Access to modern AI tools to enhance statistical productivity.
Full Job Description

The Importance of the Role

The person in this position will serve as a Lead Study Statistician, taking ownership of the statistical strategy and execution for assigned clinical studies from protocol development through database lock, data analysis, interpretation, and reporting. As the clinical development portfolio advances, the individual will progressively assume responsibility as the Program Statistical Lead, providing strategic statistical leadership across studies and development stages and partnering with Clinical Development and senior leadership on key program decisions.
The successful candidate will have 9+ years of meaningful, hands-on clinical trial experience within a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company. Sponsor-side experience is strongly preferred. The candidate should have demonstrated experience with clinical trial design, including adaptive trial designs, statistical analysis, regulatory submissions, and direct interaction with cross-functional clinical development teams.
This role requires an individual who combines strong statistical methodology with practical clinical development judgment and who is comfortable being both hands-on technically and influential strategically. The successful candidate should be capable of independently developing statistical analyses in R and/or SAS, while also providing statistical leadership to internal and external programming resources.

The Opportunity to Make a Difference

  • Provide end-to-end statistical leadership for assigned clinical trials, from study design and protocol development through analysis, interpretation, and reporting. Partner closely with cross-functional teams to ensure scientifically rigorous study designs, high-quality analyses, and successful execution of statistical deliverables.
  • Lead the statistical design of clinical trials, including endpoint strategy, sample size, randomization, interim analyses, and other key methodological considerations. Provide hands-on expertise inadaptive trial design, including evaluation, implementation, and interpretation of innovative approaches to optimize clinical development efficiency and decision-making.
  • As the clinical development portfolio matures, progressively assume the role ofProgram Statistical Lead. Provide strategic statistical leadership across the clinical development program, ensuring alignment of study designs, methodologies, analyses, and evidence across development stages. Partner with Clinical Development and senior leadership to guide key program decisions, pivotal study strategy, integrated analyses, and regulatory strategy.
  • Provide statistical leadership and hands-on support for regulatory submissions, including pivotal analyses, submission documents, analysis datasets, and responses to regulatory inquiries. Contribute to and, asappropriate, lead statistical discussions withFDA, EMA, and other health authorities, ensuring robust and defensible statistical strategies throughout regulatory review.
  • Partner closely with Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Data Management, Medical, Regulatory, Statistical Programming, and other functions to drive scientifically rigorous and operationally feasible clinical development strategies. Serve as a trusted statistical advisor, clearly communicating complex statistical concepts and influencing cross-functional decisions through sound judgment and collaboration.
  • Provide statistical oversight and direction to CROs and external vendors while retaining overall accountability for statistical strategy, methodology, interpretation, and scientific quality. Critically review deliverables, ensure adherence to study requirements and timelines, and proactively resolve statistical issues to support high-quality clinical trial execution.
  • Maintain hands-onexpertise inR and/or SASto independently develop, review, troubleshoot, and validate statistical analyses, outputs, and associated documentation. Provide technical oversight of statistical programming and analysis datasets while ensuring robust implementation of statistical methodologies and data standards.
  • Contribute to building and advancing the Biostatistics function through development of statistical standards, best practices, processes, and capabilities. Mentor and develop statisticians and statistical programmers while contributing to hiring, resource planning, and team growth as the organization expands.

More about You

  • Ph.D. (strongly preferred) in Statistics / Biostatistics with 9+ years, or a Master degree in Statistics / Biostatistics with 10+ years of progressive biostatistics experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, including demonstrated technical expertise and hands-on experience applying advanced statistical methodologies. Candidates with a Master degree must demonstrate a strong track record of independently applying advanced statistical methods to complex biostatistical problems.
  • Candidates whose experience is primarily as aCRO/vendor statistician providing statistical services to sponsors, without meaningful sponsor-side ownership of clinical development studies, will not meet the core experience requirement.
  • At least8 years of substantial, direct clinical trial experience, preferably spanning multiple phases of clinical development.
  • Demonstrated experience leading the statistical design, execution, analysis, reporting, and regulatory support of clinical trials as a study statistician, lead statistician, or equivalent statistical lead within a sponsor organization, preferably including Phase 2 and Phase 3/pivotal studies.
  • Strong expertise in clinical trial methodology and statistical principles, including adaptive designs, sample size determination, randomization, interim analyses, multiplicity, estimands, missing data, sensitivity analyses, and subgroup analyses.
  • Strong hands-on statistical programming skills in R and/or SAS, with experience developing and reviewing SAPs, TFL specifications, integrated analyses, CSRs, and regulatory submission materials.
  • Strong understanding of GCP and applicable statistical and regulatory guidance.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a cross-functional, collaborative environment.
  • Ability to operate independently, prioritize competing demands, and make sound statistical decisions with limited supervision.
  • Enthusiasm for learning and harnessing modern AI tools and workflows to enhance analytical productivity and scientific insight.

What Now?

Were always looking for solution-oriented, critical thinkers.

So, if youre comfortable with ambiguity and candor, relish challenging yourself, and place kindness and integrity at the forefront of how you approach your peers and work, then we encourage you to apply.

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This position is hybrid, you will be expected to work on site at one of Sareptas facilities in the United States and/or attend Company-sponsored in-person events from time to time.

The targeted salary range for this position is $206,000 - $257,500 per year. Sarepta is making a good faith effort to be transparent and accurate around our hiring ranges. The salary offer is commensurate with Sareptas compensation philosophy and considers factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, external market conditions, criticality of role, and internal equity.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Sarepta Therapeutics offers a competitive compensation and benefit package.

About Sarepta Therapeutics

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. is an American biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of RNA-targeted therapeutics. The company's lead product candidate is eteplirsen, a treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The company is also developing other RNA-targeted therapeutics for the treatment of other neuromuscular and infectious diseases. Sarepta Therapeutics was founded in 1980 as AntiVirals, Inc. and changed its name to AVI BioPharma, Inc. in 2000. The company changed its name to Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. in 2012.
Learn more about Sarepta Therapeutics
Size
840 employees
Market Cap
$11.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$554.1 million
Founded
1980
5 Year Trend
+164.5%
Revenue
$540 million
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