Director Statistical Science - Global Medical Affairs/Payer Biometrics
Company: AstraZeneca
Location: Billerica
Posted on: August 5, 2022
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Job Description:
Director Statistical Science, Supervisor - Global Medical
Affairs/Payer Biometrics Locations: Cambridge or Macclesfield (UK)
Gaithersburg or Wilmington (Delaware) (US) Competitive salary and
benefits package on offer Do you have a passion for science,
statistics and leadership? Are you up for the challenge to impact a
company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing
medicines? If yes, we welcome you to join AstraZeneca At
AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet
needs worldwide, while applying leading edge approaches to science
across many business areas. Working here means being
entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the
impossible a reality. If you are swift to act, confident to lead,
willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then
you're our kind of person. We hope that you are our new Director
Statistical Science (Supervisor) who can join us to play an
important part in our growing Global Medical Affairs/Payer
Biometrics statistics group which sits within Oncology Biometrics.
This role combines individual statistical design and strategic
contributions with the opportunity to lead, manage, and develop a
small group of Statisticians. The Director Statistical Science
(Supervisor) reports to the Head of GMA/Payer Biostatistics and
will be responsible for the delivery of services to the groups two
key stakeholders, GMA and Oncology Market Access and Pricing
(OMAP). For GMA, the group provides statistical support for
interventional and Real World Evidence (RWE) studies, including
developing design options and providing high quality decision
support. For OMAP, the group provides statistical support for the
Global Oncology Payer Function via the application of quantitative
skills to support decision-making processes and value
demonstration, including contributing to Health Technology
Assessment (HTA) submissions. What you will do: As a Director
Statistical Science (Supervisor) you will line manage and develop a
team of statisticians. You will be expected to: Take on a
leadership role and drive statistical thinking in cross-functional
team projects Lead, manage, and develop a global group of
statisticians, ensuring the successful delivery of projects while
also considering the development needs of the team Contribute to
strategic planning and quantitative decision making Participate in
adapting and developing statistical methodology Contribute to
development of new procedures and standards to increase quality,
efficiency, and effectiveness Influence key stakeholders and
governance Act as a technical expert in interactions with external
providers and collaborators Work with regulatory and payer
agencies, e.g. attending meetings, answering questions Provide
mentoring to more junior staff and present at internal training
seminars Desirable qualifications and experience: MSc or Ph.D.
Statistics, Biostatistics, or Mathematics (containing a substantial
mathematical component). Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
Experience of leading projects and people in a pharmaceutical or
CRO environment. Publication experience and/or experience of
presenting at external meetings (e.g. ISPOR, PSI) Programming
expertise in R, WinBugs and/or SAS. Experience of reimbursement
submissions in key markets (e.g. UK and Germany.). Regulatory
submission experience in key markets (e.g. EU and USA.) Application
of indirect comparison methodology (e.g. Bayesian/Frequentist NMA
and MAIC/STC methodologies). Experience of performing adjustment
for treatment switching/cross-over within clinical trials (e.g.
RPSFT and IPCW methodology.). Analysis of health utility data
including mapping and value set application. Application of causal
inference models to clinical trial and RWE data. Experience of
working with RWE datasets and registries (e.g. Flatiron.)
AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are
committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing
all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible,
and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more
inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and
consider applications to join our team from all qualified
candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all
applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment
(and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment
eligibility verification requirements. AstraZeneca requires all US
employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 but will consider
requests for reasonable accommodations as required by applicable
law.
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