Advisor - Statistician in Product Development

Key Skills

Effective communication skills, JMP, Leadership Skill, Machine learning techniques, Product Development, Python Programming, R Programming, Teamwork

Job Description

Key Objectives/Deliverables:

The statistician will provide statistical support to scientists in Product Development with a mix of emphasis on a variety of molecule types, including new modalities.

• Experimental design and analysis support for chemists/biologists and formulation scientists to develop & optimize chemical/biochemical processes as well as oral and parenteral formulations, in both batch and continuous manufacturing
• Experimental design and analysis support for analytical chemists to develop, validate, and transfer analytical methods
• Design and analysis of long-term and accelerated stability studies to inform development of clinical phase and commercial specifications and expiry dating
• Development and implementation of novel methods to enable or advance drug development and manufacturing
• Author sections of CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls) regulatory submission documents for successful product approval throughout the world
• Collaborate with scientists and statisticians on applied research projects related to modeling, experimental design, process control, and/or multivariate analysis.

Communicate Results

• Collaborate with team members or external partners to communicate development study results with an emphasis on clarity and visualization
• Assist with or be responsible for communicating via manuscript or oral presentation
• Communicate results in one-on-one meetings with key customers or external partners and present at scientific meetings

Therapeutic/Scientific Area Knowledge

• Develop understanding of scientific areas and disease states to enhance the level of customer focus and collaboration and be a strong scientific contributor.

Regulatory Compliance

• Perform work in full compliance with assigned curricula and follow applicable Corporate, local, and departmental policies, procedures, processes, and training.

Training and Development

• Develop and provide training courses for various statistical methods

Requirements:

• Ph.D. in Statistics, Biostatistics, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research

or

• S. in Statistics, Biostatistics, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research with at least 10 years pharmaceutical experience

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Additional work experience, especially in the application of statistics in the pharmaceutical development or manufacturing areas
• Excellent English communication skills, especially related to technical/scientific issues
• Proficient in R, Python, JMP and/or SAS programming language.
• Proficient in acquiring and compiling data across sources
• Expertise in DOE, Bayesian, machine learning, visualization
• Interpersonal/teamwork and communications skills for effective customer collaboration
• Strong teamwork and leadership skills
• Self-management skills, creativity, and innovation
• Demonstrated exemplary teamwork/interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated problem solving, attention to detail and result oriented behaviors in a fast-paced environment.
• Degree in or strong desire to learn about chemistry, biology, engineering, computer science, and pharmaceutical science

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