Manager, Biostatistics (FSP) in London

This position is responsible for hiring, managing, and developing biostatisticians in the assigned department and for meeting assigned financial targets. A Manager may interact with clients and other departments to ensure client satisfaction through relationship management and successful execution of projects.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensures that the Biostatistics department meets timelines, provides high-quality deliverables, complies with contractual project requirements and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and conducts projects within budget.
• May participate in the development of department SOPs and guidelines, promoting standardized and consistent processes to maximize efficiency.
• Responsible for staff development, training and retention; oversees development of direct reports by setting goals, managing performance, evaluating and monitoring training needs, supporting development plans, mentoring, and coaching.
• Facilitates succession planning and maintains a Biostatistics staff with diverse skills, abilities, and competencies to meet business needs.
• Makes recommendations for, and participates actively in hiring, onboarding, transferring, and terminating staff.
• Maintains a good working knowledge of clinical drug development, ICH, and other regulatory guidelines, and biostatistics, to effectively serve as a Biostatistics department mentor; develops and provides training for Biostatistics associates.
• Prioritises activities across Biostatistics projects and facilitates mutually beneficial resolutions to project conflicts between groups or individuals, creating solutions to address business and operational challenges.
• Supports the assignment of, or directly assigns, Biostatisticians to projects to keep associates at their utilisation goal and match associates to projects appropriate to their skills, training, and experience.
• May conduct senior review of project deliverables, ensuring that output meets expectations and is consistent with analysis described in study documents.
• May be responsible for leading or participating in projects across multiple studies or programs.
• May support business development activities.
• May participate in, or lead, departmental or corporate initiatives.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned.
• Minimal travel may be required.

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above.