Senior Manager, Statistical Programming

Company: Takeda Pharmaceutical
Location: Newark
Posted on: May 14, 2022

Job Description:

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To attract and retain the very best talent, we in Takeda SQS are open to flexible or remote working for some roles. Such roles will have a connection to a Takeda R&D center.
POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Leads statistical programming activities across multiple studies (or across a compound) and related oversight activities ensuring quality and timeliness
• Contributes to asset level strategies
  • Independently completes tasks and prioritization
  • Engages cross functionally to progress tasks with proven influencing skills
  • Contributes to and/or leads process improvement initiatives
  • Exhibits existing internal and external presence on topics of interest
    CORE ELEMENTS RELATED TO THIS ROLE:
    • Effectively drives and influences project teams towards objectives while enabling and making decisions
    • Combines strong general knowledge of technical and programming methods with applied experience to complete tasks and mentor more junior staff
    • Leads non-project initiatives across statistical programming
    • Demonstrates advanced knowledge of CDISC standards, medical terminology, clinical trial methodologies, and FDA/ICH regulations
      • Leads and organizes programming activities for assigned clinical studies and projects
        DIMENSIONS AND ASPECTS:
        Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise
        • Comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and statistical programming (e.g., clinical development, the prescription drug distribution process, etc)
          Leadership
          • Demonstrated ability to work and influence across functions, regions and cultures
          • Excellent communicator, able to convey both complex ideas and data, verbally and in writing
            • Proven skills as an effective team player who can engender credibility and confidence within the company
            • Ability to distill complex technical programming ideas in simple comprehensible terms in order to influence decisions and outcomes
            • Embraces and demonstrates a diversity and inclusion mindset
              Decision-making and Autonomy
              • Recommends strategic decisions that impact the statistical programming function
              • Accountable for statistical programming decision making within study level
              • Participates in initiatives that seek diverse input from multiple constituents and stakeholders to drive innovative solutions
                Interaction
                • Effectively understands the changing external and internal environment
                • Able to effectively implement R&D's partnership strategy as it applies to statistical programming
                • Builds strong relationships and collaborates effectively with other interfacing Takeda functions, including but not limited to statistics, data management, clinical operations, medical directorsInnovation
                  • Comfortable challenging the status quo and proposing forward thinking innovative solutions
                    • Implements new ways of working utilizing a wide variety of software (e.g. SAS, R, Python)
                    • Proposes and embeds ideas around innovative solutions, and leverages new ways to accelerate existing milestones
                      Complexity
                      • Able to work in a global ecosystem (internal and external) with a high degree of complexity
                        • Possesses requisite deep expertise of statistical programming and computing environments
                        • Able to see and understand broader, enterprise level perspective and impact to statisitical programming
                        • Exhibits awareness and relevance of best practices related to data sharing
                        • Provides input regarding standardization and programming of novel data types (including real world evidence, personalized medicine, and wearable devices) as part of a larger digital strategy
                          EDUCATION, BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:
                          • MS with -6+ years of industry related experience.
                          • BS with -8+ years of industry related experience.
                          • Experience leading business process transformations and organizational culture change as well as contributing to programming expertise on programs with complex business deliverables
                          • Operational experience in pharmaceutical drug development with significant direct exposure to clinical development
                            • Health care business acumen with a comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industryBase Salary Range: $124,000 Range Min to $178,000 Range Mid, based on candidate professional experience level. Employees may also be eligible for Short Term and Long-Term Incentive benefits as well. Employees are eligible to participate in Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401(k), Charitable Contribution Match, Holidays, Personal Days & Vacation, Tuition Reimbursement Program and Paid Volunteer Time Off.This posting is made in compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, C.R.S. - 8-5-101 et seq.EEO StatementTakeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.LocationsBoston, MAWorker TypeEmployeeWorker Sub-TypeRegularTime TypeFull time

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