Senior Director, Biostatistics
- Employer
- Amgen
- Location
- Washington D.C., District of Columbia
- Posted date
- Sep 28, 2026
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- Discipline
- Science/R&D, Biostatistics
- Required Education
- Masters Degree/MBA
- Position Type
- Full time
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Job Details
Join Amgens Mission of Serving Patients
At Amgen, if you feel like youre part of something bigger, its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients living with serious illnessesdrives all that we do.
Since 1980, weve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the worlds toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, youll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.
Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, youll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.
Senior Director, Biostatistics
What you will do
Lets do this. Lets change the world. In this vital role you will provide strategic statistical input to and oversees all statistical aspects of biosimilar development for all products; leads, manages and develops the team of biosimilars biostatisticians; oversees the performance of biostatisticians in Contract Research Organizations (CROs); enhances statistical understanding within Biosimilar Development; develops innovative methodologies and study designs for biosimilars; and assists the head of Biostatistics and Statistical Programming in leading the department.
Responsibilities
Provide oversight for protocols, Statistical Analysis Plans, Flash Memos/Summary of Report, Clinical Study Reports, submission documents, correspondences with health authorities, clinical publications, reimbursement documents and other communications.
Develops and maintains successful application of statistical excellence in design, analysis, and reporting to all phases of biosimilar development. Provides strategic statistical input and is a major contributor to clinical development plans.
Ensures standards, technical quality and consistent approaches in clinical development strategy, study design and statistical analysis; maintains indication specific standards with respect to key variables, variable definitions, statistical methods, data structures and presentation of results; and contributes to statistical strategy in Amgen's Biosimilar Development.
Ensures excellent statistical input into regulatory strategies, presentations and scientific reports for clinical trial, regulatory submission, product defense, market support, scientific presentation/publication. Represents Biosimilar Development on statistical matters at meetings with regulatory authorities, key opinion leaders and similar other expert bodies and defends statistical approaches internally and externally.
Provides oversight and guidance to staff members within Amgen and in CROs in completing study deliverables according to agreed timelines following quality standards.
Responsible for hiring, allocation, management, and development of internal statistical staff, and contributes to developing and managing goals, budgets and resource plans.
Leads and/or participates in the development and review of Policies, SOPs and other controlled documents with CROs or within Amgen's Biosimilar Development for process improvement and operational efficiency.
Promotes, communicates, and becomes an expert in specific statistical methodologies. Publishes applied research in scientific journals and books and gives presentations on statistical methodology in the biopharmaceutical setting at external scientific meetings. Stays abreast of and contributes to scientific advances in the field.
Develops and maintains long-term relationships with key statistical opinion leaders, including academics, regulators and other industry leaders.
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a Senior Director, Biostatistics with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate degree and 5 years of Senior Director, Biostatistics experience
OR
Masters degree and 9 years ofSenior Director, Biostatistics experience
OR
Bachelors degree and 11 years of Senior Director, Biostatistics experience
In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have at least 5 years experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation or resources. Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above
Preferred Qualifications:
Established records of strong leadership and people management skills
Statistical leadership to regulatory submissions, including advisory committees
Demonstrated effective communication skills including statistical strategy (written and oral)
Doctorate in Statistics/Biostatistics and at least 8 years of post-graduate statistical experience in the pharmaceutical industry or medical research Or
Masters degree in Statistics/Biostatistics and at least 10 years of post-graduate statistical experience in the pharmaceutical industry or medical research
Ten years of post-graduate statistical experience in the pharmaceutical industry
Demonstrated ability to work within a global team and with CRO partners to ensure operational excellence and efficiencies
Life cycle Drug development experience (Pre-clinical Development, Clinical Development, and Post-marketing), hence knowledgeable of the processes and operations
Demonstrated leadership attributes: charts the course, develops best teams, role model
Knowledge/experience of Biosimilars development, including global regulatory requirements and design and analysis of non-inferiority and equivalence trials
Company
We are all different, yet we have this in common: our mission to serve patients. This sense of shared purpose is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. It guides us as we continue to launch new medicines and reach millions of patients worldwide.
We live the mission.
We win together.
We thrive on continual challenge.
Our team of 22,000+ scientists and professionals worldwide bring distinct perspectives and experiences to all we do. We leverage our global talent to achieve together—to research, manufacture and deliver ever-better products and greater depth to our mission.
At Amgen, there is a strong correlation between our high level of diversity and performance. Because addressing issues with a wider range of perspectives and approaches leads to more creative problem-solving. Together, we’re transforming the promise of science and biotechnology into therapies that have the power to restore health.
Connect with us to explore how you can Win, Live, and Thrive at Amgen.
- Phone
- 805-447-1000
- Location
- Corporate Headquarters
One Amgen Center Drive
Thousand Oaks
California
91320-1799
