Job title: Director, Statistical Modeling & Simulation Product Owner- Digital R&D
Location: Cambridge, MA, Morristown, NJ
About the JobLead AI product strategy and delivery for Biostatistics from within Digital Clinical Development as a strategic product leader who bridges business objectives with technical execution.
Drive end-to-end biostatistics product ownership from vision to value delivery, leveraging AI, statistical modeling, and data analytics to transform drug development decisions. Provide strategic direction for high-impact, measurable products aimed at reducing clinical development cycle-time, minimizing development risk, and optimizing costs through innovative quantitative approaches and agentic AI solutions.
*Hybrid - 3 days per week onsite - required. *Main Responsibilities- Strategic Leadership
- Develop and implement long-term strategic vision for AI and statistical modeling applications in clinical development
- Define and execute product roadmaps aligned with enterprise-level business objectives and quantitative success metrics
- Technical Direction
- Collaborate with biostatistics teams to evaluate emerging technologies and methodologies for potential application in clinical design
- Provide expert guidance on statistical modeling, machine learning approaches, and agentic AI implementation
- Ensure proper validation and documentation of modeling approaches
- Stakeholder Management
- Partner with executive leadership across Biostatistics, Digital, Translational Medicine, Development teams, and Clinical Operations to drive product adoption
- Build strategic partnerships with external vendors and academic institutions
- Negotiate resource allocation and strategic priorities with key stakeholders
- Present complex quantitative findings and product strategies to senior leadership
Requirements- Experience
- 10+ years in product management or complex digital solution development
- 5+ years in product or software-oriented roles building AI/data products with statistical components
- Direct experience working within or with biostatistics required
- Healthcare/biotech experience with clinical datasets required
- Experience with regulatory submissions and compliance for AI/ML applications preferred
- Skills
- Expert knowledge of statistical modeling, machine learning algorithms, and AI applications in clinical development
- Familiarity with PTRS modeling and simulation techniques for clinical trial optimization
- Advanced understanding of biostatistical methods and their application in drug development
- Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication: ability to elicit, analyze, and synthesize requirements from senior leadership, translate complex statistical concepts into business language and vice versa, manage conflicting priorities and negotiate strategic trade-offs
- Superior business analysis and quantitative problem solving ability to develop sophisticated statistical models, perform advanced data analysis, develop comprehensive business cases with complex ROI calculations, and drive data-based decision making at enterprise scale
- Demonstrated ability to think and influence strategically: ability to connect products to organizational goals and quantifiable impact, drive change management and adoption of technical solutions, challenge assumptions with data-driven insights, and build trust with executive stakeholders
- Education
- Master's degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Data Science, Computational Biology or related quantitative field - preferred. BS - required.
Why Choose Us?- Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
- Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it's through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
- Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
- Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks' gender-neutral parental leave.
The salary range for this position is:
$161,250.00 - $232,916.66
All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs. Additional benefits information can be found through the LINK.
