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At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life – To enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. As part of our clinical research portfolio, our CorEvitas evidence-based solutions specialize in generating data intelligence and clinical insights needed to bring safe and effective treatments to market. Your objectivity and dedication to patient safety will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.  

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Remote, USA 

The Biostatistical team uses its specialized statistical expertise for performing analyses such as investigating prescribing patterns, comparing effectiveness between treatments, and investigating differences in safety outcomes. 

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Discover Impactful Work: 

The Biostatistician will work under the mentorship of a Biostats Lead to implement statistical analysis plans (SAPs) involving complex longitudinal registry data available in several autoimmune disease areas. This individual will help to prepare appropriate analytic summaries and context for reports and publications.

The CorEvitas Biostatistics team at Thermo Fisher Scientific is comprised of three key focus areas: query work, pharmacovigilance (PV), and registry coordination.   

With query work, we design, analyze and report on research projects, aka queries, with our clients to produce publications for the public domain (e.g. abstracts, posters, podium presentations, manuscripts, etc.).   

For our pharmacovigilance (PV) work we design studies, analyze data, and develop reports to provide real-world evidence regarding drug safety. Often our work is centered on long-term post authorization safety studies (PASS), and we partner with our pharma clients to support FDA, EMA, and other regulatory commitments.   

Within our registry coordination team, we work cross-functionally with the Engineering, Clinical Data Management and Project Management teams on all the registry data, taking into account client requests from our query and PV work. 

A day in the Life: 

Compiles, analyzes and reports statistical data for various projects 

Carries out sophisticated statistical analyses with supervision according to a statistical analysis plan 

Assists Biostats Lead in the development of new statistical methodology for measurement and analysis of data 

Applies advanced statistical programming principles to craft efficient, readable code

Assesses relevant literature as well as existing data, evaluates the quality of data used in reports, and assists with preparation and distribution of periodic reports 

Prepares written reports and summarizes data for investigators with minimal direction 

Makes original contributions to research projects, takes initiative in professional activities, and is beginning to be more independent in their statistical decision making 

Closely collaborates and participates in knowledge sharing with other statistical analysts 

Keys to Success:  

Education 

Master's degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, Bioinformatics, Mathematics or related field required 

Experience 

Required 3-5 years of applied statistical experience 

Preference is given to applications with >3 years of experience with complex longitudinal datasets and applied advanced statistical methods 

Experience with causal inference theory and methods a plus 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities 

Extensive knowledge of at least one major statistical software package such as Stata, SAS or R is required, with preference given to those with R experience 

Must be highly organized and meticulous, with excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize tasks 

Must possess strong communication skills and be able to work independently and as part of a team 

Requires clear writing skills, particularly for producing clearly documented statistical code  

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.  

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