Director Statistical Programming

Company:  Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
Location: Atlanta
Closing Date: 03/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Join a Legacy of Innovation 110 Years and Counting! Daiichi Sankyo Group is dedicated to the creation and supply of innovative pharmaceutical therapies to improve standards of care and address diversified, unmet medical needs of people globally by leveraging our world-class science and technology
With more than 100 years of scientific expertise and a presence in more than 20 countries, Daiichi Sankyo and its 15,000 employees around the world draw upon a rich legacy of innovation and a robust pipeline of promising new medicines to help people
Under the Group's 2025 Vision to become a "Global Pharma Innovator with Competitive Advantage in Oncology," Daiichi Sankyo is primarily focused on providing novel therapies in oncology, as well as other research areas centered around rare diseases and immune disorders
SummaryProvide strategic leadership for all statistical programming activity related to study, project and submission
Manage CRO to ensure high quality compound and multi-compound level deliverables
Lead the development of global harmonization of programming processes supporting global submission
Responsibilities - Statistical Programming Management: Coordinates outsourced statistical programming of analysis data sets and tables, listings, and figures (TLFs) needed for clinical study reports and regulatory submissions, as well as in-house validation of this work
Possesses in-depth knowledge of regulatory authority's requirements
Typically has administrative responsibility for recruiting, retaining, developing, and managing employees
Guide career growth and provide development opportunity for statistical programmers
Manages contract statistical programming staff to ensure proper resource allocation for achieving successful project deliverables
Provides oversight of all statistical programming activities performed by contractors in different oncology trials as well as submission-related activities, e.g., integrated summary of safety (ISS) and integrated summary of efficacy (ISE)
- Direct Project Support: Providing direct support to key studies in order to ensure sufficient planning of statistical deliverables from vendors as well as work by in-house statistical programmers
- CRO / Vendor Oversight: Manages higher-level negotiations and provides oversight of budget, resources, and timelines for contract research organizations (CROs) for multiple projects and ensures timely delivery of high quality deliverables at reasonable cost
Identify/develop tools for efficient vendor management
- Global Health Authority Interaction / Negotiation: Reviews documents and responses submitted to health authorities globally with respect to data standards, compliance, etc
May represents the function at health authority meetings
Reviews and provides input to TLF shells for submission documents (e.g., ISE and ISS)
Develops the process for ensuring that analysis data sets and outputs are compliant with regulatory requirements, including CDISC ADaM data set specifications, reviewer's guides, etc
- Global Biostatistics Data Management (BDM) Strategy to Improve Drug Development: Leads implementation of vision and strategy, and identifies technology needs for the function to improve the harmonization and efficiency which leads to cost savings and accelerated worldwide product submissions and approvals
Authors or initiates writing of global standard operating procedures for statistical programming practice, especially with respect to oversight of vendor performance
Oversees compliance with standard procedures and processes
Leads the development and refinement of analysis data standards for AML as well as solid tumor studies
- Leadership of Strategic Initiative and Cross-Functional Collaboration: Provide leadership for strategic and process improvement initiatives within Biostatistics Data Management
Works with colleagues at DST and DSE to identify opportunities for global harmonization and process improvement.Ensure close collaboration with other functional areas such as biostatistics, data management, clinical operations, pharmacovigilance, regulatory affairs, etc
Qualifications: Successful candidates will be able to meet the qualifications below with or without a reasonable accommodation
Education Qualifications (from an accredited college or university) - Bachelor's Degree an accredited institution in a science or in a technical field preferred - Master's Degree preferred Experience Qualifications - 10 or More Years experience (Bachelor 12 or More Years) in pharmaceutical industry preferred - Thorough understanding and proficiency of CDISC
preferred - Advanced knowledge of CDISC requirements for SDTM and ADaM
preferred - Worked and played major role in electronic NDA and/or BLA submission via eCTD preferred - Working knowledge in statistics as measured by ability to interpret SAPs/shells to generate ADaM and TLFs
preferred - Strong project management experience and ability to manage and execute multiple projects and deadlines
preferred Daiichi Sankyo, Inc
is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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