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Senior Director Biostatistics

Novartis
Cambridge, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/18/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/17/2025
Summary

Onsite

East Hanover, New Jersey

About The Role

As the Director/Sr Biostatistics, you will influence and drive statistical strategy/innovation directly taking part in cross-functional collaboration and decision making for program(s) across multiple indications/ therapeutic/ disease areas within drug development in the Cardio Renal Metabolic Development Unit. You will lead and integrate input from different quantitative scientists impacting clinical development, health authority interactions, represent the Advanced Quantitative Sciences function at internal and external decision boards, develop and mentor other statisticians, and provide strategic, technical, operational and scientific leadership and solutions to the organization.

About The Role

Your Key Responsibilities:

  • Ensure expert level contribution to strategy (design, analysis/synthesis, interpretation and reporting, health authority response, negotiating with pricing agencies, influence and implement publication strategy, quantitative decision making) for critical studies in a program
  • Strategic statistical input and influence into one or more projects (development plan, dose-finding strategy, regulatory strategy, publication strategy, pricing & reimbursement strategy, statistical deliverables).
  • Lead collaborations with clinical, regulatory and other strategic functions to drive quantitative decision making in drug development and enable successful impact on robust drug development plans
  • Collaborate across functions to ensure timeliness and quality of statistical deliverables
  • Propose and implement innovative designs and methods to optimize drug development.
  • Represent all functions within Advance Quantitative Sciences (Biostatistics, Pharmacometrics, Statistical Programming) at project meetings
  • Plan, prioritize and oversee project level activities and ensure efficient resource management within or across franchise and effective partnership with vendors.
  • Lead the review and implementation of health authority guidance.
  • Represent biostatistics in interacting with external experts (statistical, clinical, and technical).

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This position will be located at East Hanover, NJ site and will not have the ability to be located remotely.

Role Requirements

Essential Requirements:

  • MS (in Statistics or equivalent) with 12 years relevant work experience or PhD (in Statistics or equivalent) with 8 years relevant work experience
  • Has advanced knowledge of applying statistics and innovative approaches
  • Expert knowledge in a variety of statistical areas
  • Experience in outcome trials
  • Record of successful implementation of novel methods and/or innovative strategies in drug development
  • Extensive knowledge of drug development and HA guidelines
  • Strong understating of at least one disease area
  • Fluent English (oral and written)
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills bridging scientific and business needs

Desired Requirements:

  • Proven people leadership ability and expert skills in building partnerships and collaborations.

Novartis Compensation And Benefit Summary:

The salary for this position is expected to range between $185,500 and $344,500 per year. The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors. Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards. US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves. To learn more about the culture, rewards and benefits we offer our people click here.

Why Novartis:

Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

You’ll Receive:

You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook.

https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards

Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodations: The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to tas.nacomms@novartis.com call 1(877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

Join our Novartis Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to learn more about Novartis and our career opportunities, join the Novartis Network here: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network

Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

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Benefits and Rewards: Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards

EEO Statement:

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Accessibility & Reasonable Accommodations

The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call 1(877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

Salary : $185,500 - $344,500

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