Research Biostatistician, PCCTC - Remote

Pay Range

Company Overview

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.

Please review important announcements about vaccination requirements and our upcoming EHR implementation by clicking here.

Important Note for MSK Employees:

Your Career Hub profile is submitted to the hiring team as your internal resume. Please be sure your profile is fully complete with your skills, relevant experience and education (if required). Click here to learn more. Please note, this link is only accessible for MSK employees.

Job Description

Exciting opportunity at MSK: Join our team as a Research Biostatistician, PCCTC! We’re looking for a dynamic professional to support statistical activities across all phases of clinical development and enhance the data modeling workflows of our Data Science Team. Our study portfolio contains a mixture of academic IITs and sponsored studies which include data submissions to FDA and/or other regulators. An ideal candidate will have experience with sample size considerations, statistical analysis plans, CDISC (e.g. SDTM and ADaM) specifications, and programmatic execution of tables, listings, and figures (TLFs). Our organization is rich with R software developers; candidates with deep clinical SAS experience looking to transition to R workflows are welcome to apply!

Role Overview:

• Meet with study investigators and/or sponsors to guide statistical design of clinical trials.
• Collaborate on statistical analyses and data modeling.
• Implement and maintain statistical programming pipelines.
• Align implementation with the vision that data pipelines are rigorously reviewed and tested (e.g., according to software development testing standards)
• Craft efficient and reusable software solutions for clinical data modeling and TLF generation.
• Contribute to manuscripts/reporting of result.

Key Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in biostatistics or related field.
• 2-4 years of experience in clinical trial statistical designs and regulatory-facing data submissions.
• Familiarity with best practices for the use of version control systems (e.g. git/GitHub) across teams and organizations.
• Experience in R or SAS programming for data wrangling, statistical analysis, and visualization.
• Content matter experience in oncologic clinical trials is preferred.

Core Skills:

• Broad-based and detailed knowledge of Human Subjects Protection, Good Clinical Practice, FDA requirements, clinical research-related federal regulations, HIPAA.
• A strong ability and understanding on how to collect, analyze, interpret, and prepare data for presentation and solve problems.
• Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving to ensure unforeseen issues are handled appropriately and resolved in a timely fashion.
• Outstanding communication skills and the ability to interact across all levels in a confident, professional manner.
• Enthusiasm and dedication to MSK's vision, mission, and values.

Additional Information:

• Location: Remote

Pay Range: $98,500-$157,600

Helpful Links:

• MSK Compensation Philosophy
• Review our great benefits offerings

Learn more about PCCTC: The Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium (PCCTC) was initiated in 2005 by the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) in response to critically unmet needs in prostate cancer clinical research identified by physician investigators and patient advocates. To fulfill our mission, we developed a unique infrastructure which has fostered a culture of transparent project co-development between investigators, research sites and industry partners. Established as an independent entity in 2014, the PCCTC, LLC is now the nation’s premier multicenter clinical research organization specializing in ground breaking prostate cancer research.

Closing

MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.