Safety Statistician, Senior Manager

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HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us.

Safety Statistician, Senior Manager

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. Amgen’s Center for Design and Analysis Organization has a new opportunity for a Safety Statistician, Senior Manager to provide expertise to our Safety Assessment Teams and biostatistical colleagues in safety data analysis. In this vital role, you will lead the statistical activities related to the assessment of aggregate safety data for multiple studies/products. You will be part of a cross-functional team, which will provide clinical and statistical judgment to evaluate the totality of the information related to ongoing clinical trials safety assessment. As a Safety Statistician, Senior Manager, your key activities will include:

• Represents the Biostatistics function and participates in multidisciplinary project team meetings; collaborates closely with other functional team members; incorporates knowledge of cross-functional areas to inform and provide sound statistical guidance to teams in safety assessment.
• Authors and provides statistical leadership on aggregated safety analysis plans (ASAP) and safety assessment and reporting activities across multiple studies/products.
• Support of projects related to technical enhancements to support safety assessment, including data visualizations and decision-making toolkits.
• Performs aggregate safety statistical analyses of multiple studies/projects and subsequent exploratory analyses and makes sound conclusions and recommendations.
• Anticipates and communicates resource and quality issues that may impact deliverables or timelines within functional area as well as cross-functionally.
• Be familiar with statistical policy and strategy at Amgen; having working knowledge of theoretical and applied statistics and of regulatory guidelines.
• Stays abreast of latest developments in the field of statistics in drug development, notably in the field of safety assessment and reporting.
• Adheres to all Amgen Policies, Standard operation procedures (SOPs).

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The statistical professional we seek is a strong with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of statistical clinical trial experience
• Master’s degree and 4 years of statistical clinical trial experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of statistical clinical trial experience OR
• Associate’s degree and 10 years of statistical clinical trial experience OR
• High school diploma / GED and 12 years of statistical clinical trial experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technically strong with hands on experience of various design and statistical analysis
• Clinical trial experience
• Any safety assessment experience and/or experience of application of Bayesian methodology in clinical trials environment is a plus
• Experience working effectively in a globally dispersed team environment with cross-cultural partners
• Proficiency in developing or supervising the development of data visualization tools and data analysis applications using eg. R/Shiny is highly desirable

Thrive

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:

• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

Apply now for a career that defies imagination

Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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