Edwards Lifesciences Corp

Senior Principal Biostatistician

Edwards Lifesciences Corp$151K — $215K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. or equivalent in Statistics, Biostatistics, or related field with 4 years of experience
  • Master's Degree or equivalent in Statistics, Biostatistics, or related field with 7 years of clinical trial analytical experience
  • Proven expertise in R and familiarity with other statistical software (e.g., S-PLUS)
  • Experience with CDISC standards (SDTM, ADaM)
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a focus on negotiation and relationship management

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the statistical lead for multiple clinical trials, coordinating analyses and document preparation
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to provide statistical insights for new product development and regulatory submissions
  • Represent Biostatistics on study teams, updating management on project timelines
  • Research and recommend advanced statistical methodologies for use in analysis
  • Guide internal and external stakeholders on data analysis and presentation efforts
  • Compile technical documentation for audits
  • Mentor junior statisticians and assist in resource management and budgeting

Benefits

  • Wide variety of benefits programs to meet employee and family needs
  • Competitive salaries and performance-based incentives
  • Support for continuous professional development and training opportunities
Full Job Description
The Senior Principal Biostatistician will apply advanced biostatistical expertise to support clinical research and inform strategic decision-making through hands-on statistical analysis of clinical data. Serve as a technical contributor with direct responsibility for implementing statistical methodologies, interpreting results, and delivering high-quality analyses in a highly data-driven environment.

How you will make an impact:
  • Statistical lead on multiple clinical trials, lead the coordination of analyses for study report and other documents and provide programming and validation support of these analyses
  • Collaborate with core stakeholders to provide statistical expertise in support of multiple new product development (NPD) and/or regulatory submissions (e.g., PMA, CE Mark, PMDA) and other regulatory documents as needed
  • Represent Biostatistics on multiple project/study teams and coordinate/communicate with management and other team members regarding project/study status and timeline update
  • Research and recommend novel statistical methodology and/or approaches
    Provide statistical expertise and guidance to internal and external stakeholders on ad hoc data analysis requests and publication/presentation efforts related to the project team
  • Compile technical documents for internal and external audits
  • Contribute to the improvement, standardization, and globalization of Biostatistics processes and procedures, including the development of Biostatistics Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Work Instruction Manuals (WIMs)
  • Lead the efforts of data analysis for data monitoring committee as needed
  • Mentor Junior statisticians and work with management in resource allocation and budget/timeline development activities


What you'll need (Required):
  • Ph.D. or equivalent in Statistics, Biostatistics, or related field, 4 years' experience of experience
  • Master's Degree or equivalent in Statistics, Biostatistics, or related field, 7 years' experience of previous analytical experience in clinical trials Required OR


What else we look for (Preferred):
  • Proven expertise in R; experience with additional statistical software packages (e.g., S-PLUS or other analytics tools)
  • Experience with CDISC standards (e.g., SDTM and ADaM), demonstrating expertise in clinical trial data structures, data standardization, and regulatory-compliant statistical analysis
  • Validate statistical outputs and review Tables, Listings, and Figures (TLFs); develop TLF shells and contribute to the preparation of study-related documentation
  • Proven expertise in MS Office Suite including Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Excel
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
  • Keeps abreast of new developments in statistics and regulatory guidance
    Expert understanding and knowledge in statistical methodologies related to clinical trial designs, statistical modeling and data analyses
  • Expert understanding and knowledge of regulatory guidelines (e.g., GCP, ICH, FDA, ISO) relevant to in Pharmaceutical/Medical Device
  • Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills
  • Strong leadership skills and ability to influence change
  • Ability to provide training and coaching to lower-level employees
  • Experience in facilitating change, including collaboration with management and executive stakeholders


Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.

For California (CA), the base pay range for this position is $151,000 to $215,000 (highly experienced).

The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience). Applications will be accepted while this position is posted on our Careers website.

About Edwards Lifesciences Corp

Edwards Lifesciences is an American medical technology company headquartered in Irvine, California, specializing in artificial heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring. It developed the SAPIEN transcatheter aortic heart valve made of cow tissue within a balloon-expandable, cobalt-chromium frame, deployed via catheter. The company has manufacturing facilities at the Irvine headquarters, as well as in Draper, Utah; Costa Rica; the Dominican Republic; Puerto Rico; and Singapore; and is building a new facility due to be completed in 2021 in Limerick, Ireland.
Learn more about Edwards Lifesciences Corp
Size
15,700 employees
Market Cap
$45.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$823.4 million
Founded
1958
5 Year Trend
+12%
Revenue
$4.3 billion
NASDAQ

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