Senior Statistician

at  Costello Medical

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A STATISTICIAN

To learn more about a typical day for a Statistician at Costello Medical, please click here: https://www.costellomedical.com/day-in-the-life/statistician.html

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for individuals who are collaborative, self-motivated and enthusiastic, with a strong and demonstrable background in the HEOR sector. You will take pride in producing exceptionally high-quality work and will relish the opportunity to build successful client relationships. You will identify and capitalize on opportunities to go above and beyond for clients and exceed their expectations wherever possible. You will be someone who has a genuine desire to play an active role in the development of our growing team. You will enjoy using your experience to train and mentor others and will be skilled at delivering effective feedback to support your colleague’s professional development.
You will thrive in a fast-paced environment, be highly organized and able to manage timelines across multiple projects. Additionally, you will be willing to step up and support your project team as needed.

This role is suited to those who have professional experience, of typically no less than 2 years, in applying economic and mathematical modelling techniques within an industry setting, ideally within a pharmaceutical, medical devices or consulting company. Specifically, we are looking for candidates with experience:

• Working directly with clients from project initiation to completion
• Leading a project team, including delegating tasks and managing the time of others coupled with the ability to manage timelines across multiple projects at once and the flexibility to respond to changing deadlines
• Communicating directly with clients including responding to different communication styles, as well as a proven ability to build robust and sustainable client relationships

In addition, essential requirements for the role are:

• A degree level or higher qualification in a scientific or mathematical discipline (minimum GPA 3.3) is required, although a Masters or PhD would be highly advantageous. A focus on statistics and data analysis is essential
• The technical and mathematical ability, coupled with exceptional written and oral communication skills, to explain complex techniques and results to non-experts, and to teach and mentor others in the Statistics team
• An excellent understanding of and extensive experience in the R programming language, and the willingness and ability to rapidly develop your programming skills
• A willingness to trial, explore or recommend new software or techniques that may suit specific projects
• Exceptional attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy in technical and written work, along with the ability to maintain exceptional customer service and the quality of deliverables under multiple competing demands
• The ability to use your initiative and work independently, in addition to working collaboratively within project teams
• Excellent written English is fundamental; this will be assessed during the selection process

Desired requirements for the role are:

• Experience with Stan, Python, SQL, or other programming languages used for data analysis
• Awareness of data standards for clinical research and statistical analysis (e.g. CDISC, SDTM, ADaM, ICH Statistical Principles for Clinical Trials)

ROLE SUMMARY

• Responsibilities: You will be responsible for leading a range of projects that involve devising and performing statistical analysis plans and then communicating the methodologies and results of these to our clients in the healthcare sector
• Salary: $88,000 to $95,000, depending on qualifications and previous experience
• Benefits: Hybrid working options, generous holiday allowance, flexible working hours, private medical and dental insurance, 401K plan, life insurance, full funding for external training, comprehensive travel insurance and more
• Role Type: Full-time, permanent
• Start Date: We are currently recruiting for start dates including May, June, and July 2024 and you will be asked to state your preference on your application form
• Location: This role is available in our Boston office

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Statistics team provide statistical and analytical expertise across Costello Medical, devising statistical analysis plans and performing data analysis within R, Excel, Stan, SQL and BUGS software. They are also responsible for communicating the methodologies and results in both written and oral formats to drug and device manufacturers, and doctors. The statistical analyses vary across patient-level clinical trial data, observational study (real-world) data, and published aggregate data, and involves a range of techniques such as basic statistical analysis of individual patient data, regression analysis, survival analysis and complex Bayesian network meta-analysis using both standard and emerging methods.
The Senior Statistician will lead statistics projects, working very closely with the Consultant or Division Head managing the project, as well as colleagues from all specialties, to ensure that statistics projects are delivered to an exceptionally high standard, on time and in line with client expectations. This involves providing strategic advice to clients at project initiation, supervising the project team and regular interaction with external stakeholders by teleconference, email and in person. The Senior Statistician will also be central to the quality control of the project, involving the review of colleagues’ work and the provision of constructive feedback.
Our team typically work on several projects at one time and the results of each analysis can feed into publications, value materials, health economic models or health technology assessment submissions. You will therefore be exposed to a wide variety of our service and a broad range of therapeutic areas. To read more about our recent articles and publications, please visit our website: https://www.costellomedical.com/research/articles-publications/
You will also play a key role in contributing to business development by developing and maintaining excellent client relationships and identifying opportunities to provide additional services to clients within projects. There may also be opportunities to line manage and mentor our Statistician Interns.
Senior Statisticians are supported to progress to the Consultant Statistician role. Consultant Statisticians manage a range of projects and have full responsibility for client communication on projects, as well as leading budgeting plans and business development efforts. In addition to technical project delivery, Consultant Statisticians line manage team members and have internal responsibilities spanning areas such as recruitment and training.

This role is suited to those who have professional experience, of typically no less than 2 years, in applying economic and mathematical modelling techniques within an industry setting, ideally within a pharmaceutical, medical devices or consulting company. Specifically, we are looking for candidates with experience:

• Working directly with clients from project initiation to completion
• Leading a project team, including delegating tasks and managing the time of others coupled with the ability to manage timelines across multiple projects at once and the flexibility to respond to changing deadlines
• Communicating directly with clients including responding to different communication styles, as well as a proven ability to build robust and sustainable client relationship

In addition, essential requirements for the role are:

• A degree level or higher qualification in a scientific or mathematical discipline (minimum GPA 3.3) is required, although a Masters or PhD would be highly advantageous. A focus on statistics and data analysis is essential
• The technical and mathematical ability, coupled with exceptional written and oral communication skills, to explain complex techniques and results to non-experts, and to teach and mentor others in the Statistics team
• An excellent understanding of and extensive experience in the R programming language, and the willingness and ability to rapidly develop your programming skills
• A willingness to trial, explore or recommend new software or techniques that may suit specific projects
• Exceptional attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy in technical and written work, along with the ability to maintain exceptional customer service and the quality of deliverables under multiple competing demands
• The ability to use your initiative and work independently, in addition to working collaboratively within project teams
• Excellent written English is fundamental; this will be assessed during the selection proces

Desired requirements for the role are:

• Experience with Stan, Python, SQL, or other programming languages used for data analysis
• Awareness of data standards for clinical research and statistical analysis (e.g. CDISC, SDTM, ADaM, ICH Statistical Principles for Clinical Trials