Biostatistician II

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Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life – To enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. As part of our clinical research portfolio, our CorEvitas evidence-based solutions specialize in generating data intelligence and clinical insights needed to bring safe and effective treatments to market. Your objectivity and dedication to patient safety will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

Location/Division Specific Information

Remote, Colombia

The Biostatistical team uses its specialized statistical expertise for performing analyses such as assessing prescribing patterns, comparing effectiveness between treatments, and investigating differences in safety outcomes.

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Discover Impactful Work:

The Biostatistician II will work under the guidance of a Biostatistical Team Lead to implement statistical analysis plans involving complex longitudinal registry data available in several autoimmune disease areas. This individual will help to prepare appropriate analytic summaries and context for reports and publications.

The PRWS Biostatistics team at Thermo Fisher Scientific is comprised of three key focus areas: query work, pharmacovigilance, and registry coordination.

• With query work we design, analyze, and report on research projects, i.e. queries, with our clients to produce publications for the public domain (e.g. abstracts, posters, podium presentations, manuscripts, etc.)

• For our pharmacovigilance work we design studies, analyze data, and develop reports to provide real-world evidence regarding drug safety. We partner with our pharma clients to conduct long-term post-authorization safety studies to support FDA, EMA, or other regulatory commitments.
• Within our registry coordination team, we work cross-functionally with the Engineering, Clinical Data Management, and Project Management teams on all registry data, while incorporating client requests from the query and PV work.

A day in the Life:

A Biostatistician II:

• Compiles, analyzes, and reports statistical data for various projects
• Conducts complex statistical analyses with supervision in accordance with statistical analysis plans
• Supports the Biostatistical Team Lead in developing new statistical methodologies for data analysis
• Applies advanced statistical methods, which may include simulation models and other statistical programming, as needed
• Reviews relevant literature and existing data, assesses data quality, and demonstrates increasing independence in statistical decision-making
• Contributes to research projects and takes initiative in professional activities
• Closely collaborates and participates in knowledge sharing with other statistical analysts
• Utilizes various database management systems as required

Keys to Success:

Education

Master's degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, Bioinformatics, Mathematics, or a related field required

Experience

• 3-5 years of applied statistical experience required
• Preference is given to applicants with more than 3 years of experience working with complex longitudinal datasets and applying advanced statistical methods
• Experience with causal inference theory and methods is a plus

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Proficiency in R for data manipulation and statistical analyses
• Must be highly organized and detail-oriented, with excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize tasks
• Must possess strong communication skills and be able to work independently and as part of a team
• Requires clear writing skills and must follow best practices for commenting of programming code

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