Biostatistical Programming Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Report directly to a Senior Manager in the Data & Analytic Center of CfOR.

• Assist the CfOR organization by establishing objectives with CfOR epidemiologists and creating strategies to achieve those objectives.

• Collaborate with a team of contract programmers from a functional service provider.

• Lead a programming team based on functional service providers to perform analyses that support CfOR’s Data & Analytic Center.

• Work with functional leads to prioritize tasks and manage workflow effectively.

• Identify opportunities for efficiency enhancements and suggest actionable solutions.

• Partner with the CfOR FSP liaison to maintain performance and quality standards.

• Guarantee that biomedical data analysis and presentations are precise and comprehensive.

• Comply with Amgen policies, standard operating procedures, and other controlled documents.

• Develop, test, and validate programs using SAS, Databricks, or R.

• Oversee the FSP-based programming team to ensure timely delivery that meets specifications.

• Review and authorize study-related documents, including Statistical Analysis Plans (SAPs) and Data Management Plans.

• Draft, review, and approve programming plans and specifications for analysis datasets.

• Represent the programming function at multidisciplinary team meetings.

• Contribute to ongoing improvements within programming, CfOR, and Research & Development.

• Create, test, and validate macros and utilities at the department, product, and protocol levels.

• Engage in intra-departmental and CfOR meetings.

• Provide support and mentorship to junior programmers.

⛳️ Requirements

• Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree with 2 years of experience OR Bachelor’s degree with 4 years of experience OR Associate’s degree with 8 years of experience OR High school diploma/GED with 10 years of experience.

• Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or a related field with significant statistical content.

• Experience in vendor relationship management or similar experience with functional service providers.

• Familiarity with real-world healthcare data, including MarketScan, Optum, Komodo, Medicare, and EMR databases.

• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

• Proficient in database programming using SQL.

• At least five years of experience with SAS programming.

• Knowledge of advanced statistical methods, such as survival analysis and regression analysis.

• Proficiency in programming languages including SAS, R, SQL, Python, or other procedural languages.

• Understanding of computer operating systems, including cloud-based platforms (AWS), Databricks, and UNIX.

• Sponsorship for this position is not guaranteed.

🏝️ Benefits

• A comprehensive employee benefits package that includes a Retirement and Savings Plan with substantial company contributions, group medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.

• A discretionary annual bonus program.

• Stock-based long-term incentives.

• Award-winning time-off plans.

• Flexible work models where feasible.

• Opportunities for career development.

• Support for work/life balance.

• Health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents.

• Financial plans with opportunities to save for retirement or other personal goals.