Senior Director, HEOR Biostatistics

Company Description

At EVERSANA, we are proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work across the globe. We're fueled by our vision to create a healthier world. Our global team of more than 7,000 employees is committed to creating and delivering next-generation commercialization services to the life sciences industry. Our products, services, and solutions help bring innovative therapies to market and support the patients who depend on them. Our jobs, skills, and talents are unique, but together we make an impact every day. Join us!

Across our growing organization, we embrace diversity in backgrounds and experiences. Improving patient lives around the world is a priority, and we need people from all backgrounds to help build the future of healthcare and the life sciences industry. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that embraces our cultural beliefs.

Job Description

THE POSITION:

• Leads a wide range of projects with a focus on biostatistics related to health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) and/or HTA including, but not limited to: Indirect comparisons (e.g., NMA, MAIC), propensity score matching (PSM) methods, RWE and/or clinical trial individual patient data (IPD) analyses, Bayesian statistical methods, and other related HTA statistical approaches.
• Contributes to a variety of operational and business development initiatives, such as staffing projects, administering employee evaluations, performing hiring and capabilities presentations, and company strategy.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Our employees are tasked with delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams. For this role:

Primary Responsibilities:

• To lead a growing group of professionals trained in biostatistics related to HEOR.

As part of this primary responsibility, the following will include tasks related to this role:

People Management:

• Delegate activities to, and supervise, junior staff and contractors.
• Empowering project team members to take positive action and accountability.
• Identifying and resolving issues/conflicts within project teams.
• Providing effective mentorship to new employees and as needed to other employees.
• Administering three-month reviews, summer check-ins, and annual reviews.
• Developing, administering, and monitoring performance improvement plans.

Project Leadership:

• Setting project strategy and scope for a range of HEOR biostatistics project types.
• Proactively managing changes in project scope and challenges.

Client or Business Development:

• Leading development of proposals and delivering them to clients.
• Developing own client base.
• Comfortable leading all client meetings without senior support.
• Supporting business development (e.g., through capabilities, repeat business).
• Seeking feedback regarding client satisfaction.

Company Operations:

• Providing strategy leadership to help efficiently grow the biostatistics team.
• Leading HEOR biostatistics thought leadership initiatives (e.g., white papers, publications).
• Overseeing/implementing quality control activities.
• Identifying the need for and development of best practices and tools for project execution, project and employee management, and training.
• Contributing to/making decisions regarding company direction, staffing, and workload.
• Participating in hiring process (e.g., creating/refining job ads, reviewing applications, conducting screening and full interviews).
• Attending regular management meetings to discuss proposals, project status, staff allocation and needs, project conflicts, and other operational activities.
• All other duties as assigned.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

EXPECTATIONS OF THE JOB:

• Travel: Some travel may be required for meeting with clients, stakeholders, or off-site personnel/management.
• Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week.
  • Overtime and/or weekend/evening hours may be required to meet project deadlines.

Qualifications

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• MSc or PhD university degree in a medical- or mathematics-related field such as biology, epidemiology, pharmacology, health economics, or statistics.
• 8 to 10 years of relevant work experience in health research, biostatistics, health economics, or a related field.
• Strong understanding in HEOR statistics methods, including but not limited to, indirect comparisons (e.g., NMA, MAIC), propensity score matching (PSM) methods, RWE and/or clinical trial individual patient data (IPD) analyses, Bayesian statistical methods, and other related HTA statistical approaches.
• Proven track record for HEOR and evidence synthesis statistical methods.
• Proven ability to problem solve with strong capabilities in identifying and implementing practical and creative solutions to difficult problems.
• Proven success working with a wide range of RWD projects including design, strategy, execution, and communication.
• Excellent understanding and practical use of coding language, most importantly being R code (other examples: WinBugs, OpenBugs).
• Experience creating business developments and/or proposal development.
• Technically competent with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong strategic, critical thinking, analytical, problem-solving, and multitasking capabilities.
• Ability to lead project teams and client meetings.
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a sometimes high-pressure environment.
• Ability to adapt to shifting internal and client-related priorities/timelines.
• Ability to manage personal and project team members' time across multiple competing projects.
• Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Ability to effectively interact and communicate with peers, senior management, and clients.
• Ability to effectively supervise, train, and mentor junior employees.
• Ability to provide strategy for and advice on other team projects.
• Proven leadership, team-building, and mentoring skills.
• Proven customer focus, with the ability to maintain strong business relationships with clients.
• Awareness of and ability to communicate CRG's services and offerings.
• Awareness of current trends in the fields of health economics, statistics, data analytics, and evidence synthesis, and/or medical writing.

Additional Information

From EVERSANA's inception, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion have always been key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds who share a passion for improving the lives of patients and leading innovation within the healthcare industry. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and many other parts of one's identity. All of our employees' points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.