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High-level Description; including manage team/individuals or not
- The senior biostatistician contributes to trial design, protocol development, analysis planning, interpretation of results and preparation of regulatory submissions, and assists in administrative work of BDS-Japan.

Roles & responsibilities

- Assists in administrative task of Biostatistics function
- Authors and/or reviews protocol synopsis, protocol, statistical analysis plan, data presentation plan, case-report forms, clinical studyreports, associated publications and other study level specification documents
- Drives the design of innovative and efficient clinical trials. Develops trial designs that address study objectives that will supportregulatory approval and market access
- Drives the interpretation of results
- Reviews and/or inputs to regulatory documents
- Develops collaborative relationships and work effectively with the GBDS Biostatistician, GBDS Biostatistics Lead, GBDS programmer and external vendors
- Provides statistical consultation for ad hoc analysis requests including design of appropriate analyses to answer relevant questions
- Takes accountability for ensuring quality in all planning, design and execution of assignments associated with the assigned protocol orproject
- Effectively addresses questions from Regulatory Agencies
- Compliant with BMS processes and SOPs, global and project standards, and responsible for quality of deliverables
- Translates scientific questions into statistical terms and statistical concepts into layman terms
- Keeps up-to-date with state-of-the art applied statistical methodology
- Provides biostatisticians with trainings for improving knowledge and skills
- Supports Biostatistics function continuous improvement
- Supports and provides advices to cross-functional project teams
- Negotiation with other functions to resolve any issues escalated by Biostatisticians

Requirments

- At least 5 years of Pharmaceutical/R&D or other related experience in planning and managing statistical aspects of clinical development projects to support regulatory filings and market access.

- Ability to work successfully within cross-functional teams leading to successful regulatory filings and approvals

- Significant academic training in statistics, biostatistics or relevant areas of study

- Understanding of the application of biostatistics to clinical trials data

- Understanding of the regulatory guidance/guidelines

- Good verbal and written communications skills in Japanese and English

- Ability to organize multiple work assignments and establish priorities

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On-site Protocol

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