Lead Biostatistician

Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) is a biotechnology leader that discovers, develops and delivers innovative therapies to improve the lives of patients with neurodegenerative diseases, hematologic conditions and autoimmune diseases. Patients worldwide benefit every day from our medicines for multiple sclerosis (MS) and hemophilia.

The Biostatistician is responsible for providing statistical support to nonclinical and biomarker studies or projects as assigned. He/She participates in activities in cross-functional project teams for study design and execution. He/She provides statistical consultation to teams, and ensures the incorporation of statistical input in study design and execution. He/She develops statistical analysis plans and performs statistical analyses, interprets statistical results.

* Participates in cross-functional team discussion ensuring that the study design meets the scientific objectives and performs sample size estimates and/or power calculations to evaluate the costs of various design scenarios; * Interprets statistical results and presents findings in appropriate format; * Presents statistical results to non-statisticians for scientific interpretation; * Maintains proficiency in statistics through training courses, participation in appropriate societies, review of professional literature, industry and academic contacts, etc. * Additional duties may be assigned as needed.

**Qualifications** * No prior pharmaceutical/biotechnology experience required * MS with 2 years experience in clinical trial setting * Thorough understanding of statistical principles * Some knowledge of medical/biological terminology and clinical trial designs in relevant therapeutic areas * Good written and oral communication skills including grammatical/technical writing skills * Conversant with SAS programming, and knowledge of SAS procedures and other statistical software * Demonstrates organizational skills; able to prioritize workload * Effective communicator: able to explain methodology and consequences of decisions in lay terms * Effective team player; willingness to go the extra distance to get results, meet deadlines, etc. * Able to be flexible when priorities change * Able to deal with ambiguity **Education** * Ph.D. in Biostatistics/Statistics or equivalent