About Human Pharmaceutical Business & Biostatistics and Data Sciences With global presence, Boehringer Ingelheim has industry-leading expertise in medicine research and development. We are constantly developing the next generation of medical breakthroughs and successfully delivering innovations to meet the medical needs of the patients we serve in the following key areas of interest: cardiovascular, respiratory, metabolic diseases, immunology, oncology and central nervous system. In the future, the company will launch new medicines or indications in therapeutic areas including CV & metabolism, respiratory, oncology, immunology, CNS and retinal health to meet the demand of Chinese patients. Biostatistics and Data Sciences (BDS) is a global organization with more than 500 employees within the Human Pharma Business Unit. Working in close collaboration with other functions at Boehringer Ingelheim and external vendors we combine methodological and technical data science skills with business and scientific expertise to drive smart, timely and confident decision making at every stage of drug development, approval, and access. On our journey to transform BDS into a modern data science organization our intent is to create a learning organization in which people develop and deploy leading-edge data science approaches and technologies to actively plan, generate and evaluate evidence that shapes informed decision-making along the value chain. Join our function Therapeutic Area and Methodology (TAM) Statistics and become part of our global methodology group. Drive user-centric innovations in trial methodology and their accessibility to our business by providing consultancy and solutions to our clinical development teams.
Job Responsibilities - Tasks & responsibilities: -You closely collaborate with other statisticians and provide statistical-methodological expertise, consultancy, and solutions to complex problems in clinical development. -You evaluate innovative, complex statistical methods for efficient and effective clinical trial design, analysis and decision making. By prototyping and developing ready-to-use toolkits, you drive their implementation, and you lead and support other statisticians in applying these innovative methods to their clinical studies and development programs. You present and quantitively illustrate the application of complex statistical concepts to stakeholders like management, external partners, and/or regulatory agencies. -You provide statistical-methodological trainings to statisticians and non-statisticians. -You lead cross-functional working groups and contribute to industry collaborations and partnerships with academic experts and opinion leaders. -You mentor and guide other colleagues. You define and supervise the technical and scientific work of interns and students and contribute to their professional journey. -You are an active part of a global biostatistics and data sciences organization. You challenge yourself and enhance your business knowledge as well as your scientific expertise in a global environment. - Additional tasks and responsibility of a senior principal position: -You plan statistical-methodological consultancy, and provide solutions to complex, partially defined problems with a high level of uncertainty for clinical trials. -You identify relevant, innovative statistical methods and initiate their implementation. -You plan statistical-methodological trainings and are an active part of learning communities. -You lead internal or external working groups.
Job Requirements - PhD or Master of Science in Statistics or Mathematics or a related field (Data Science, Psychology or Natural Sciences) with several years of experience as a statistician or data scientist in an international context. Working experience might be compensated by broad and deep topic-specific knowledge. - Advanced understanding of clinical development. - Demonstrated, hand-on experience in providing consultation to clinical development teams or planning and conducting experimental designs. - A proven track record in successfully developing, extending, implementing, and providing training on complex and innovative statistical methodologies and concepts. - Advanced scientific background in at least one of the following areas: design of experiments, adaptive and enrichment designs, multiplicity and multiple testing, probability of success / assurance, Go/NoGo frameworks and decision making, statistical techniques for portfolio management, and joint modeling. - Proficiency in statistical software languages (preferably R, Quarto, Shiny) with experience in extending and implementing statistical concepts into ready-to use software. - Knowledge of advanced concepts regarding data visualization and data storytelling are a plus. - Good interpersonal and communication skills with a willingness to both: challenge and be challenged. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with global teams and interact successfully with people. - Fluency in written and spoken English. - Additional requirements for a Senior Principal Position: -In-depth understanding of clinical development. -In-depth knowledge in more than two of the following areas: design of experiments, adaptive and enrichment designs, multiplicity and multiple testing, probability of success / assurance, Go/NoGo frameworks and decision making, statistical techniques for portfolio management, and joint modeling.
