Scientist, Biostatistics
About the position Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is hiring a Scientist Biostatistics to be located in San Diego, CA, Raritan, NJ, Titusville, NJ, or Spring House, PA. The Scientist Biostatistics will support the oncology area with a focus on: solid tumors or hematologic malignancies; cancer interception with the goal of developing products that interrupt the carcinogenic process; biomarkers that may help guide targeted, individualized use of our therapies; as well as safe and effective identification and treatment of early changes in the tumor microenvironment. Responsibilities • Provide statistical input into the clinical development of drugs for treatment of cancer. • Work with the clinical team or assist other statisticians in designing clinical studies, authoring the statistical analysis plan, conducting the statistical analysis, and providing statistical input to the clinical study report. • Perform statistical analyses to support scientific presentations and manuscripts for individual studies/projects. • Participate in process improvement, training, standards development and enhancing statistical technical expertise. • Liaise with other statisticians within the organization, building working relationships with therapeutic area leaders, internal SAS programmers, clinical trial managers, and personnel from regulatory affairs, medical writing, and other disciplines as needed. Requirements • A Master's degree or higher in Statistics or related field is required. • Working knowledge of statistical software such as SAS and R is required. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including formal presentation skills are required. • Excellent analytical skills are required. Nice-to-haves • Experience and knowledge of Good Clinical Practices and regulatory requirements for clinical drug development, including the conduct of clinical trials is preferred. • Experience presenting to technical and lay groups at public meetings is preferred. • Experience working in the area of Oncology is a plus. Benefits • Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. • 401(k) retirement plan. • Vacation - up to 120 hours per calendar year. • Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year. • Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays - up to 13 days per calendar year. • Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year. Apply tot his job