Senior Biostatistician

Location: Netherlands

SIRE® is the market leader in Life Sciences recruitment. We believe the recruitment market needs to gear up in technology and continuous innovation. We like technology, in a Life Sciences market driven on science, we couldn’t stay behind; we drive Recruitment Science. Investing a majority of our turnover in technology enables us to use unique Resource Technologies. By using highly advanced algorithms, we enable our team of Resource & Data Strategists© to maintain the most advanced, detailed and complete Life Sciences network in Europe. This big data enables us to work Reverse Recruitment©: we first analyze the market in-depth before we go out to the market. Because we analyze the whole market, we can compare facts and data. This enables us to do Facts & Big Data Recruitment©, making sure we, or better yet, you find the right career!Our client is a professional Healthcare organisation, based in Noord-Brabant Netherlands.

The Company

Our client is a professional Pharmaceutical organisation, based in Noord-Brabant Netherlands. This client is an international pharmaceutical organization, specialized in the packaging and distribution of medicines with a powerful sense of shared purpose toward their mission: to serve patients.

Role Description

Ensure design, data analysis and interpretation by the company for the purpose of research (particularly regulatory and marketing claim substantiation, during clinical evaluations, studies, and trials) is high quality and in compliance with regulatory body standards. The function is part of Global Biostatistics and Data Management within Clinical and Medical Affairs.

Responsibilities

• Lead biostatistics activities (Design, Interpretation, Infrastructure).
• Oversee, mentor, and help develop group of internal Biostatisticians and Consultants.
• Lead protocol development with an emphasis on study design and sample size calculations.
• Lead in Statistical Analysis Plan development and management.
• Lead in CRF and database specification development in conjunction with programming and data management.
• Lead in the review and development of tables, listings, and figures as specified in the Statistical Analysis Plan.
• Lead with the creation of ad hoc analyses and summaries as requested.
• Provide data cleaning support for the data management effort.
• Involved in the QC of all the deliverables created by programming and statistics (e.g. output, the statistical section in the study report).
• Build successful relationships and seamless interfaces at the protocol / project team level, and provide timely and effective communication to the study team / trial manager and functional leads.
• Provide input for the technical infrastructure of the biostatistics function.
• Develop and implement strategy for the improvement of productivity and standardizing of biostatistical activities.
• Lead in developing, applying and promoting consistent standards through standard processes and SOPs.
• Ensure guidelines and specifications regarding statistical practices are followed, and ensure the maintenance of appropriate documentation.
• Interface closely with Statistical Programming and Data Management on the project level.
• Able to work independently.
• The ability to travel up to 15% of time.
• Other Duties as assigned.

Requirements

• MS Degree in the Biostatistics discipline with a minimum of 3 years of experience in the device / pharma industry.
• Experience with Base SAS, SAS/STAT, SAS Macro language, SAS/GRAPH, and in general excellent computer skills.
• Coding dictionary experience preferred.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong scientific background and understanding of clinical trials, pharmaceutical / device operations, and regulatory compliance.
• Practical knowledge of ICH, FDA, and GCP regulations and guidelines.
• Proven ability to take independent action to initiate process improvement, when needed.
• Proven ability to work in a matrix-like manner where cross-functional interaction is implicit.
• Proven ability to deliver on delegated work efficiently.
• Solid time-management skills to meet deliverables commensurate with a fast-paced environment.
• Well organized, able to multitask and prioritize competing tasks.
• Able to manage expectations with supervisors, peers and customers.

Other information

Experience in leading cross-functional teams; excellent verbal / written and interpersonal skills required for working successfully in a cross-functional team environment; the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams in face-to-face conversation, by telephone, and by email; the ability to act independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments; proven ability to work in a matrix-like manner where cross-functional interaction is implicit; proven ability to deliver on delegated work efficiently; solid time-management skills to meet deliverables commensurate with a fast-paced environment; well organized, able to multitask and prioritize competing tasks; able to manage expectations with supervisors, peers and customers; ability to deliver results in a timely manner; open to learning.

Are you interested and do want to apply for this role, please fill out your application via the apply button below and contact Tim de Jong.