Manager Biostatistics

$99,900 - $166,500/Yr

Pfizer - Pearl River, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

Pearl River, NY

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Manager of Biostatistics at Pfizer plays a crucial role in supporting drug discovery and development through statistical expertise. This position involves collaborating with research scientists to design and analyze preclinical experiments, ensuring statistical rigor and compliance with regulatory standards. The role emphasizes innovative statistical thinking to enhance the value of clinical and preclinical data, contributing to the development of vaccines and therapies that improve patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with vaccine assay specialists to support vaccine clinical and diagnostic assay development, qualification, and validation.
• Support vaccine preclinical and nonclinical development in collaboration with preclinical scientists.
• Ensure statistical rigor and good scientific practices are followed in protocols, analysis plans, and manuscripts.
• Provide statistical expertise for regulatory submissions and ensure quality of submission deliverables.
• Maximize the value of aggregate clinical and preclinical data in support of scientific and vaccine development strategies.
• Serve as a core member of scientific teams to determine strategy and deliver results in a timely manner.
• Standardize processes and methodologies, including developing statistical tools for standardized analyses.
• Prepare internal and external reports, presentations, and manuscripts to improve decision-making quality.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Statistics/Biostatistics.
• 3-5 years of pharmaceutical experience.
• Some pre-clinical and non-clinical experience is required.
• Strong technical competence in statistical computing.
• Sound understanding of design of experiments and assay development.
• Good knowledge of drug development regulations pertinent to statistical analysis.
• Experience collaborating 1:1 with scientists and/or non-statisticians.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with research scientists.
• Demonstrated ability to create computational tools for data visualization.
• Good computational skills in R and SAS.

Nice-to-haves

• PhD in Statistics/Biostatistics or relevant discipline.
• Assay validation experience, particularly clinical assays.
• Vaccine development experience.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions
• Paid vacation, holiday, and personal days
• Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
• Health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage