Biostatistician II

Biostatistician II

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 – To enable 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. As part of our clinical research portfolio, our CorEvitas evidence-based solutions specialize in generating data intelligence and clinical insights needed to bring safe and effective treatments to market. Your objectivity and dedication to patient safety will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

The Biostatistics team for the Real-World Science department uses specialized statistical expertise to perform analyses such as assessing prescribing patterns, comparing effectiveness between treatments, and investigating differences in safety outcomes using complex longitudinal prospective and registry data.

Discover Impactful Work:

The Biostatistics team for the Real-World Science department at Thermo Fisher Scientific is comprised of key focus areas of prospective data collection, consulting and pharmacovigilance applications.

We design studies, analyze data, and develop reports to provide real-world evidence regarding drug safety. We partner with our pharma clients to conduct long-term post-authorization safety studies to support FDA, EMA, and other regulatory commitments.

The Biostatistician II will work under the guidance of a Biostatistical Team Lead to implement statistical analysis plans involving complex longitudinal registry data available in several autoimmune disease areas. This individual will help to prepare appropriate analytic summaries and context for reports and publications.

A Day in the Life:

• Compiles, analyzes, and reports statistical data for various projects
• Conducts complex statistical analyses with supervision in accordance with statistical analysis plans
• Supports the Biostatistical Team Lead in developing new statistical methodologies for data analysis
• Applies advanced statistical methods, which may include simulation models and other statistical programming, as needed
• Reviews relevant literature and existing data, assesses data quality, and demonstrates increasing independence in statistical decision-making
• Contributes to research projects and takes initiative in professional activities
• Closely collaborates and participates in knowledge sharing with other statistical analysts
• Utilizes various database management systems as required

Hiring requirements:

Education

Master's degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, Bioinformatics, Mathematics, or a related field required

Experience

• 2 years at a minimum of applied statistical experience required
• Experience working with complex longitudinal datasets and applying advanced statistical methods is required
• Experience with coding with SAS and R is required.
• Experience with GitHub is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Proficiency in both R and SAS for data manipulation and statistical analyses
• Must be highly organized and detail-oriented, with excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize tasks
• Must possess strong communication skills and be able to work independently and as part of a team
• Requires clear writing skills and must follow best practices for commenting of programming code
• Good written/verbal communication skills with a strong command of English language and grammar; good organizational, analytical/problem solving skills and attention to detail

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values – Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement – working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation, and support patients in need.

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