Sr. Statistician / Manager, Statistics - Early Oncology (On-site, IL Based)

This role can be hire at the Sr. Statistician or Manager, Statistics level d ependent on years of relevant experience; previous work, education, and training

• Apply statistical techniques to facilitate better decision-making and improve business operation.
• Regularly interact with management of different levels in strategy meetings. Contribute to strategic planning to ensure statistically optimized non-clinical development plans and assist in the creation of strategic objectives for regulatory filings.
• Participate in the planning/design, conduct, analysis, and interpretation of non-clinical studies and regulatory submissions.
• Collaborate with colleagues from other departments to ensure compliance with regulations and help implement regulatory initiatives such as Quality by Design and process validation
• Participate in establishing departmental and non-clinical SOPs and guidelines.
• Develop statistical tools to streamline process development, QC testing and troubleshooting.
• Prepare statistical courses and provide training to scientists.
• Develop and deliver statistical and scientific publications and present internally and externally.
• Collaborate with other statisticians in improving and sharing statistical approaches.

Qualifications for Manager, Statistics:

• MS or PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a highly related field with a minimum of 3 years (PhD) experience.
• Must have comprehensive knowledge of applied statistical principles and modeling in drug research and development, and proficiency in statistical software such as SAS and R. Must have excellent interpersonal and effective verbal and written communication skills. Creates a learning environment, opens to suggestions and experimentation for improvement. Embraces the ideas of others, nurtures innovation and manages innovation to reality
• Strong leadership skills and experience in managing a programming group.Experience in working/managing in an international team
• Builds strong relationships with peers and cross functionally with partners outside of team to enable higher performance. Raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo.
• At least 3-4 years (PhD) or 6-8 years (MS) of experience in pharmaceutical development and applied statistics/statistical consulting required
• Competent in experimental design, descriptive and inferential statistics, biometrics/ biopharmaceutical applications and computer programming
• Pharmaceutical or related industry experience with nonclinical, clinical or pharmacology studies, as appropriate, including experience and understanding of drug development in the regulated environment preferred
• Learns fast, grasps the 'essence' and can change the course quickly where indicated.

Qualifications for Sr. Statistician

• MS (with 4+ years of experience) or PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a highly related field.
• High degree of technical competence and effective communication skills, both oral and written
• Able to perform statistical computations and simulations
• Able to identify data or analytical issues, and assist with providing solutions by either applying own skills and knowledge or seeking help from others
• Able to build strong relationship with peers and cross-functional partners to achieve higher performance.
• Highly motivated to drive innovation by raising the bar and challenging the status quo

AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community, and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.