Biostatistician II- fully remote!
Work Schedule Standard Office Hours (40/wk) Environmental Conditions Office 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 - enabling 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. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future. What will you do in this role? The Biostatistician II will act independently as a lead statistician with minimal oversight to deliver the project statistician tasks/responsibilities, including analysis of laboratory experiments and data, creation of formatted statistical analysis tables and figures, and statistical report preparation. Provides mentorship to junior team members. The major responsibility is to support the development and routine operation of vaccine and biologics assays. Provide statistical support to experimental design, data analysis, assay validation, scientific research and publication, and assay development. Prepare and review reports and protocols. Contribute to the statistical methods section and verify for completeness and consistency. Create SAS programs, graphs, and tables to perform and interpret analyses. Participate in internal meetings. Interact with multiple departments including data management, labs, and IT. Analyze Quality Control data to identify trends or anomalies. Education: Master's degree in statistics, biostatistics, mathematics or related field. In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role. Experience: Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2+ years’). Solid SAS programming experience is required. 1 year of professional work experience within a Lab or working with Clinical Trials is required. MS Office proficiency is preferred. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint SAS programming skills R programming skills JMP skills Ability to mentor and promote collaboration in a multi-disciplinary team setting Strong understanding of statistical methodology Sollid project management skills, as shown through management of multiple projects Ability to interact with lab scientists, curious about underlying biology hypothesis, assay technologies, and limitations (both in biology and assay technology). Ability to ask scientific (rather than just statistical) questions so that the focus is on 'what is the right question' rather than on 'what is a better statistical method for a given question'. Knowledge of clinical trials structure Excellent written and verbal communications skills Strong organizational, time management, and planning skills to create and follow timelines, conduct long-range planning, adapt to changing priorities and handle multiple projects Strong interpersonal skills and positive attitude to work effectively in a team environment and act as a liaison with other departments Ability to solve problems logically Location: Fully remote on the East Coast. Relocation assistance is NOT provided. • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. • Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. 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