Associate Director, Statistics

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Job Description

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as an Associate Director, Statistics in our Cambridge, MA office.

At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realize their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, encourage innovation, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Here, you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission.

POSITION OBJECTIVES:

The purpose of this position is to provide data science expertise by:

• Providing statistical support in the design, analysis, and interpretation of preclinical studies to enable quantitative decision making from target identification through lead optimization
• Contributing statistical modeling expertise to cross-functional project teams, working closely with colleagues from Discovery biology, translational research, and partner lines
• Effectively working with and gleaning insights from a wide variety of data sources, from standard in-vitro & in-vivo assays to complex imaging data or sensor data
• Applying state-of-the-art data science methodologies (taken from statistics, machine learning, and AI) and fit-for-purpose statistical analysis in support of Discovery efforts from projects start through all stages towards IND.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Serve as global statistical lead for preclinical statistics across therapeutic areas.
• Play a leadership role in development and completion of major data analysis deliverables and milestones in collaboration with other functions.
• Drive/participate in development and implementation of global systems, processes and standards to maximize quality and efficiency.
• Provide or identify internal and external statistical expertise and capacity to support development activities.
• Assess, communicate and propose solutions for internal, external resource and/or quality issues that may impact deliverables/timeline at the program level. 
• Contribute to representing data science function on project teams in support of pre-clinical and clinical studies and compound level programs.
• Perform end-to-end data analyses, from hypotheses formulation, experimental design, writing analysis plans, data cleaning, executing analysis, and preparing reports and documentation.
• Strengthen Takeda’s advanced analytics toolkit by identifying and applying emerging techniques, as well as by developing novel analysis tools as needed. 
• Collaborate effectively within a matrix environment, working with scientists in various therapeutic and computational areas to understand disease biology and to tailor data analysis to program-specific needs. 
• Work closely with Takeda statisticians to ensure statistical issues in data analysis are addressed.
• Communicate internal and external resource and quality issues that may impact deliverables or timelines of the program.  Escalate issues to management as appropriate in a timely manner.
• Increase the external recognition of Takeda’s data science work by participating in conferences, publishing work and developing external collaborations.

EDUCATION, BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• Education in a relevant field, for example a) PhD in a field such as Biostatistics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science with at least 6 years of experience, or b) Master’s degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
• Hands on experience with and strong interest in some of the relevant fields of biology, and experience supporting programs in Neuroscience, GI, Immunology, Oncology
• Advanced knowledge of pharmaceutical industry, overall drug development process with expertise in the cross-functional interfaces with the Statistics function.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Expert-level knowledge of data science programming languages (R, Python, and/or SAS) and experience with recommended practices for software development.
• Strong inter-personal and people management skills.
• Strong project management skills.
• Significant depth of expertise in at least one field relevant to the job (for example, machine learning, signal processing, etc.) and strong background in both supervised and unsupervised machine learning.
• Ability to work independently on complicated datasets, including all aspects of data analysis (data cleaning, algorithm development, statistical analysis, and documentation).
• A working knowledge of UNIX operating systems is preferred, ideally with experience in high-performance computing environments.  
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Willingness and ability to self-educate in new areas.
• Strong collaborative skills and ability to work with a cross-functional team.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Access to transportation to attend various meetings held in proximity to the Takeda offices.
• Able to fly to various meetings at investigator, vendor or regulatory agency sites.
• Some international travel may be required.

This position is currently classified as “ hybrid” in accordance with Takeda’s Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

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Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. 

For Location:

Boston, MA

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$153,600.00 - $241,340.00

EEO Statement

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Locations

Boston, MA

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

Yes

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