Associate Director, Statistics
Company: Careerbuilder-US
Location: Pipersville
Posted on: January 18, 2023
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Job Description:
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to the best of my knowledge.Job DescriptionAre you looking for a
patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you
and empower you to shine? Join us as an Associate Director,
Statistics.At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical
industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a
values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realize
their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global
Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, encourage innovation,
and strive for excellence in everything we do. We foster an
inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are
united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a
Brighter Future to people around the world.Here, you will be a
vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission.POSITION
OBJECTIVES:Providing statistical support in the design, analysis,
and interpretation of non-clinical and biomarker studies to enable
quantitative decision makingContributing statistical modeling
expertise to cross-functional project teams, working closely with
colleagues from Discovery biology, translational and clinical
research, and partner linesEffectively working with and gleaning
insights from a wide variety of data sources, from standard
in-vitro & in-vivo assays to complex imaging data or sensor
dataApplying state-of-the-art data science methodogies (taken from
statistics, machine learning, and AI) and fit-for-purpose
statistical analysis for various projects and data typesPOSITION
ACCOUNTABILITIES:Serve as global statistical lead for in
non-clinical statistics across therapeutic areas.Play a leadership
role in development and completion of major data analysis
deliverables and milestones in collaboration with other
functions.Drive/participate in development and implementation of
global systems, processes and standards to maximize quality and
efficiency.Provide or identify internal and external statistical
expertise and capacity to support development activities.Assess,
communicate and propose solutions for internal, external resource
and/or quality issues that may impact deliverables/timeline at the
program level.Contribute to representing data science function on
project teams in support of pre-clinical and clinical studies and
compound level programs.Perform end-to-end data analyses, from
hypotheses formulation, experimental design, writing analysis
plans, data cleaning, executing analysis, and preparing reports and
documentation.Strengthen Takeda's advanced analytics toolkit by
identifying and applying emerging techniques, as well as by
developing novel analysis tools as needed.Collaborate effectively
within a matrix environment, working with scientists in various
therapeutic and computational areas to understand disease biology
and to tailor data analysis to program-specific needs.Work closely
with Takeda statisticians to ensure statistical issues in data
analysis are addressed.Communicate internal and external resource
and quality issues that may impact deliverables or timelines of the
program. - Escalate issues to management as appropriate in a timely
manner.Increase the external recognition of Takeda's data science
work by participating in conferences, publishing work and
developing external collaborations.EDUCATION, BEHAVIORAL
COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:Education in a relevant field, for example
a) PhD in a field such as Biostatistics, Physics, Electrical
Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied
Mathematics with at least 5 years of experience, or b) Master's
degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experienceHands on
experience with and strong interest in some of the relevant fields
of biology, and experience supporting programs in Rare Diseases,
Neuroscience, GI, OncologyAdvanced knowledge of pharmaceutical
industry, overall drug development process with expertise in the
cross-functional interfaces with the Statistics function.Excellent
oral and written communications skills.Expert-level knowledge of
data science programming languages (Python and R, or similar) and
experience with recommended practices for software
development.Strong inter-personal and people management
skills.Strong project management skills.Significant depth of
expertise in at least one field relevant to the job (for example,
machine learning, signal processing, etc.) and strong background in
both supervised and unsupervised machine learning.Ability to work
independently on complicated datasets, including all aspects of
data analysis (data cleaning, algorithm development, statistical
analysis, and documentation).A working knowledge of UNIX operating
systems is preferred, ideally with experience in high-performance
computing environments.Excellent oral and written communications
skills.Willingness and ability to self-educate in new areas.Strong
collaborative skills and ability to work with a cross-functional
team.What Takeda can offer you: Comprehensive Healthcare: Medical,
Dental, and VisionFinancial Planning & Stability: 401(k) with
company match and Annual Retirement Contribution PlanHealth &
Wellness programs including onsite flu shots and health
screeningsGenerous time off for vacation and the option to purchase
additional vacation daysCommunity Outreach Programs and company
match of charitable contributionsFamily Planning SupportFlexible
Work PathsTuition reimbursementMore about us: At Takeda, we are
transforming patient care through the development of novel
specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support
programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and
empower you to grow through life-changing work.Certified as a
Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages
innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We
foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams
are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and
a Brighter Future to people around the world.This position is
currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid
and Remote Work policy.Base Salary Range: $130,000 to $186,000,
based on candidate professional experience level. - Employees may
also be eligible for Short Term and Long-Term Incentive benefits as
well. Employees are eligible to participate in Medical, Dental,
Vision, Life Insurance, 401(k), Charitable Contribution Match,
Holidays, Personal Days & Vacation, Tuition Reimbursement Program
and Paid Volunteer Time Off.EEO StatementTakeda is proud in its
commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal
employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status,
national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic
information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam
era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran
in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and
any other characteristic protected by law.LocationsBoston, MAWorker
TypeEmployeeWorker Sub-TypeRegularTime TypeFull time
Keywords: Careerbuilder-US, Bethlehem , Associate Director, Statistics, Executive , Pipersville, Pennsylvania
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