This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for an Associate Director / Director Biostatistics in United States.
This role offers the opportunity to lead the full scope of statistical strategy and execution for clinical development programs in a dynamic, pre-commercial biotech environment. The Associate Director / Director of Biostatistics will design, analyze, and interpret clinical trials while providing statistical leadership across Clinical, Medical, and Regulatory teams. This position involves high-impact contributions to regulatory submissions and program-level decisions, with oversight of both internal teams and external collaborators. The role requires balancing strategic vision with operational execution, ensuring the delivery of high-quality statistical outputs. Collaboration, innovation, and precision are central, with a strong focus on advancing clinical programs and supporting organizational goals. This is a remote role with potential for limited travel and offers the chance to shape the statistical landscape of complex therapeutic programs.
Accountabilities
- Lead statistical strategy and execution for assigned clinical programs, including trial design, endpoints, estimands, and sample size calculations
- Provide statistical leadership on Study Executive Teams and Clinical Development Teams, ensuring rigorous analysis and quality outputs
- Contribute to regulatory submissions, including NDA readiness, and represent Biostatistics in interactions with regulatory authorities
- Oversee internal teams and external CROs, ensuring quality, timeliness, and compliance of statistical deliverables
- Interpret and validate analysis results for study reports, publications, presentations, and regulatory documents
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across Biostatistics processes and cross-functional collaborations
- Provide mentorship and oversight to statistical programmers, supporting QC and validation activities
Requirements
- PhD in Biostatistics, Statistics, or related field with ~8+ years of industry experience, or MS with ~11+ years in drug development
- Extensive experience in pharmaceutical/biotech industry, including study-level or program-level statistical leadership
- Strong background in clinical trial design, cross-functional collaboration, and regulatory submissions (NDA/BLA)
- Experience overseeing CROs and supervising programming deliverables or QC activities
- Proficient in CDISC standards, data structures, and statistical methodologies; working knowledge of SAS and/or R
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex statistical concepts to non-statistical audiences
- Analytical rigor, pragmatic execution mindset, and experience applying innovative statistical methodologies
- Experience with outcomes research and chronic disease therapeutic areas is preferred
- Ability to lead in a matrixed environment, balancing urgency with quality and compliance
Benefits
- Competitive salary: $200,000 - $230,000
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Remote work flexibility with occasional travel (~10%)
- Retirement plan with employer match
- Paid Time Off and flexible leave policies
- Participation in incentive plans based on individual and company performance
- Professional development opportunities in a high-growth, innovative biotech environment