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FSP Principal Biostatistician for RWE Research

IQVIA Remote senior full-time

Salary

$111,000 - $309,000 per year

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Description

We are seeking a FSP Principal Biostatistician to provide full range statistical support for drug development based on real world evidence (RWE).

You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary project teams to establish project goals and timelines, serve as statistical lead and represent Biometrics on health outcomes and epidemiology studies.

As a subject matter expert for RWE/HEOR/HTA research design, methodologies, data sources, analytic techniques, and reporting, you will write statistical analysis plans, provide strategic and tactical support for cross-functional RWE development for regulators, payers, and clinicians.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Developing high-quality study protocols, statistical analysis plans, study reports, and other study documents
  • Identifying innovation opportunities for the use of RWD
  • Establishing effective communication with various internal stakeholders to understand and support the strategy for when and how to use RWD
  • Maintaining the highest standards of data accuracy and integrity by implementing rigorous quality control processes throughout the data handling and analysis phases
  • Adapting quickly to new requirements and efficiently handling ad-hoc requests

Requirements:

  • Ph.D. in Statistics, Biostatistics, or related field with 5+ years of industry experience
  • Experience leading secondary data analysis, including medical claims, electronic medical records, chart reviews, and registries
  • Solid hands-on experience as Project statistician with real-world data, including EMR/EHR and claims datasets
  • Fluency in LOA, mock TFLs, protocol and SAP
  • Experience in cost analysis and healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) evaluation using RWD
  • Experience with CDISC ADAM datasets
  • Extensive working experience with stakeholders such as medical affairs and health economics

Benefits:

  • Home-based remote working opportunities
  • Work/life balance as well as flexible schedules
  • Collaborating with motivated, high-performance, statistical and research teams
  • Technical training and tailored development curriculum
  • Research opportunities that match your unique skillset
  • Promising career trajectory
  • Job stability: long-term engagements and re-deployment opportunities
  • Focus on bringing new therapies to market rather than project budgets and change orders
  • Experience with regulatory submissions
  • Engaging, fast-paced environment
  • Good work-life balance

Skills

Required

  • RWE databases
  • statistical analysis plans
  • study protocols
  • data accuracy and integrity
  • SAS programming
  • LOINC codes
  • reimbursement and lab data interpretation
  • surrogate variable algorithms
  • phenotype definitions
  • proxies for clinical endpoints
  • advanced programming techniques
  • complex analyses relevant to real-world evidence
  • interpretation and communication of research results
  • ICH GCP and E9
  • global regulatory and HTA requirements for RWE

Nice to have

  • Understanding of payer landscape
  • health economic outcomes
  • value demonstration frameworks
  • regulatory submissions
  • HTA support
  • expertise in R
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