Associate Director, Statistics

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Job Description

About the role:

At Takeda, we are a forward-looking, world-class R&D organization that unlocks innovation and delivers transformative therapies to patients. By focusing R&D efforts on four therapeutic areas and other targeted investments, we push the boundaries of what is possible in order to bring life-changing therapies to patients worldwide.

Join Takeda as an Associate Director, Statistics in Cambridge, MA, where you will be independently designing studies, ranging from simple to more complex, and supporting all aspects of projects from data wrangling through to machine learning and statistical analysis. You will be applying a breadth of data science methodologies as needed for various projects and data types. You will use your skills in signal processing to support analysis of, video/ image analysis or high-frequency accelerometry.Projects will require advanced analytical and statistical methods, such as statistical inference and modern methods for machine learning and AI. Ultimately, you will understand how data science projects fit within Takeda’s preclinical and clinical efforts, with the goal of using data science to better understand the patient journey and to help us tailor interventions that maximize patient benefit.

As part of the Statistical & Quantitative Sciences team, within our Data Sciences Institute, you will report to the Senior Director, Statistics. You will understand and work with a wide variety of data sources, such as wearable device data (for example accelerometry and ECG), voice recordings, video or imaging data, or electronic health records.Gleaning insights from these datasets and accurately assessing their usefulness and limitations. You will be identifying and applying state-of-the-art data manipulation and analysis tools, in various programming languages, to develop bespoke analysis pipelines.

Takeda SQS is looking to add individuals to our team that are team oriented, collaborative, strong understanding of the statistical programming function, exceptional leaders and innovators. Takeda is a global, values-based, R&D-driven, top 10 biopharmaceutical leader committed to discover and deliver life-transforming treatments, guided by our commitment to patients, our people and the planet.

How you will contribute:

• Independently represent data science function on global project teams in support of pre-clincial and clinical studies and compound level programs.
• Perform end-to-end data analyses, from hypotheses formulation, experimental design, writing analysis plans, data cleaning, executing analysis, and preparing reports and documentation.
• Strengthen Takeda’s advanced analytics toolkit by identifying and applying emerging techniques, as well as by advancing the state of the art and developing novel analysis tools as needed.
• Collaborate effectively within a matrix environment, with scientists in various therapeutic areas to understand disease biology and to identify or develop appropriate goals for data science work (for example identifying sensitive and specific endpoints for segmenting patient population, tracking disease progression, quantifying quality of life, etc.) as well as with with colleagues frompharmacology, chemistry, imaging, translational sciences, computational biology, experimental medicine
• Work closely with Takeda statisticians to ensure statistical issues in data analysis are addressed as needed.
• Anticipate and communicate internal and external resource and quality issues that may impact deliverables or timelines of the program.Propose and implement solutions. Escalate issues to management as appropriate in a timely manner.
• Increase the internal impact of Takeda’s data science work by identifying opportunities across therapeutic areas.
• Increase the external recognition of Takeda’s data science work by participating in conferences, publishing work and developing external collaborations.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Education in a relevant field, for example a) PhD in a field such as Biostatistics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics with 5+ years of experience and a clear interest in data science methods, or b) Master’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Expert-level knowledge of data science programming languages (Python and R, or similar) and experience with recommended practices for software development.
• Significant depth of expertise in at least one field relevant to the job (for example, machine learning, signal processing, etc.) and strong background in both supervised and unsupervised machine learning.
• Ability to work independently on complicated datasets, including all aspects of data analysis (data cleaning, algorithm development, statistical analysis, and documentation).
• Strongly prefer a working knowledge of UNIX operating systems, ideally with experience in high-performance computing environments.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Strong project management skills.
• Willingness and ability to self-educate in new areas.
• Strong collaborative skills and ability to work with a cross-functional team.

More About Us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.

For Location:

Cambridge, MA

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$149,100.00 - $234,300.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/or long-termincentives. U.S.based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S.based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

EEO Statement

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Locations

Cambridge, MA

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time