Senior Biostatistician

at  Emmes Global

CANADA REMOTE

Emmes Group: Building a better future for us all.
Emmes Group is transforming the future of clinical research, bringing the promise of new medical discovery closer within reach for patients. Emmes Group was founded as Emmes more than 47 years ago, becoming one of the primary clinical research providers to the US government before expanding into public-private partnerships and commercial biopharma. Emmes has built industry leading capabilities in cell and gene therapy, vaccines and infectious diseases, ophthalmology, rare diseases, and neuroscience.
We believe the work we do will have a direct impact on patients’ lives and act accordingly. We strive to build a collaborative culture at the intersection of being a performance and people driven company. We’re looking for talented professionals eager to help advance clinical research as we work to embed innovation into the fabric of our company. If you share our motivations and passion in research, come join us!

Qualifications:

• MS in biostatistics, statistics, or PhD in biostatistics, statistics, epidemiology or related field
• At least 4 years of related experience with MS or 1 year of related experience with PhD is expected but not required.
• Experience with methodological statistical research, including publication and/or presentation of work in statistical methods development.
• Demonstrated proficiency with statistical methods and applications in clinical research.
• Strong programming skills in SAS and/or R.
• Expertise in state-of-the-art data manipulation and statistical methodology.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organization skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex statistical concepts, both written and oral

Leads collaborations with clinical investigators to determine study design, contributes to protocol development, authors statistical analysis plans, performs statistical analysis, makes statistical inference and writes and presents reports summarizing findings including publications in peer-reviewed journals. Manages statistical activities for a clinical study or platform of clinical studies.

Responsibilities:

• May supervise Biostatisticians, Associate Biostatisticians and SAS programmers (all levels) and direct their work on clinical research studies.
• Provides expert consultation to projects across the company on statistical methodology.
• Solves problems of complex statistical scope.
• Provides technical review of proposed statistical design for research studies across company.
• Serves as the lead Biostatistician on one or more study projects.
• Participates in statistical process development and improvement across company.
• May present at statistical conferences.
• Provides sound strategic, scientific and statistical input to support client’s research projects.
• Leads the project team’s development of study analysis plans and statistical programs to perform analyses and display study data.
• Keeps abreast with current statistical and medical literature to ensure that sound methodologies are adopted.
• Fosters innovation in Biostatistics that will continuously enhance current statistical knowledge and practices.
• Ensures the scientific integrity of the research project and the accuracy of the reported results.
• Performs sample size calculation and provides leadership in the statistical design of research projects.
• Reviews protocols and case report forms to ensure that protocol objectives are met, and standards are maintained.
• Develops study assignment allocation schemas along with appropriate documentation.
• Leads the development of the methods and results sections of clinical study reports and scientific publications.
• Represents EMMES on behalf of clients at regulatory meetings.
• Provides expertise in methodological advances both internally and externally to improve statistical methodologies.
• Participate in the development and updating of Standard Operating Procedures.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• MS in biostatistics, statistics, or PhD in biostatistics, statistics, epidemiology or related field
• At least 4 years of related experience with MS or 1 year of related experience with PhD is expected but not required.
• Experience with methodological statistical research, including publication and/or presentation of work in statistical methods development.
• Demonstrated proficiency with statistical methods and applications in clinical research.
• Strong programming skills in SAS and/or R.
• Expertise in state-of-the-art data manipulation and statistical methodology.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organization skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex statistical concepts, both written and oral.

Why work at Emmes?
At Emmes, your actions and hard work will have a direct impact on public health initiatives, both globally and in our local communities with opportunities for volunteerism through our Emmes Cares community engagement program. We offer a competitive benefits package focused on the health and needs of our growing workforce, including:
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Flexible Approved Time Off
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Extended Healthcare Insurance
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RRSP Contribution
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Tuition Reimbursement / Professional Development
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Maternity/Parental Leave Top Up
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Wellness & Healthcare Spending Account