Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Collegeville, PA

Biostatistician

This Biostatistician will be responsible for conducting statistical analyses of data for some research projects in Global Health Outcome Assessment and Global Safety Surveillance and Epidemiology. Generally, projects include health outcomes in clinical trials of compounds in development or marketed products, epidemiology studies using large healthcare databases such as General Practice Research Database, product safety evaluation, disease natural history study, disease trend or burden analysis. In doing so, he/she will be responsible for ensuring data consistency, validity and reproducibility and will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams in this regard. The position involves the following specific set of job responsibilities:
 
·Design computer programs to access, validate and summarize health outcomes data (including validation of pre-specified derived variables) over central data platforms - interface with colleagues in Clinical Data Management, Clinical Programming and Electronic Data Management as necessary
 
·Develop statistical programs to analyze health outcomes according to previously specified clinical analysis plans ensuring consistency with clinical study reports (CSRs), working collaboratively with Clinical Biostatistics and Clinical Programming.
 
·Develop statistical programs and conduct additional analyses of health outcomes not included in clinical study report, according to analysis plans developed collaboratively with respective Directors and team leaders.
 
·Identify creative statistical approaches to describe health outcomes, including patient-reported quality of life, in specific patient populations, to evaluate treatment-related change, and to provide meaningful interpretations to the findings.
·Apply results of health outcomes analyses to develop pharmacoeconomic models
·Develop applications of statistical and economic analysis methods currently used in social sciences research for clinical trials or experimental data to optimize internal and external validity.
 
·Manage and maintain a variety of epidemiologic data and product safety data.
 
·Perform statistical analysis for major epidemiologic research projects, and meet with epidemiologists during the conduct of the study to address issues related to study design, execution, analysis, reporting, and interpretation. Remain current on state-of-the-art data management and statistical analysis techniques. Help to test some new statistical methodology in epidemiologic studies, particularly, in analysis of adverse event data.
 
This position requires a BS degree in mathematics/statistics with at least 4 years of working experience in the statistics area, or a Master's degree in mathematics/statistics/biostatistics with at least 2 years of working experience in the statistics area. Working experience in public health or pharmaceutical R&D, with capacities of data management and analysis is required. Research experience in health economics, quality of life, patient reported outcome, epidemiologic or pharmacoepidemiologic studies, or automated database studies is a strong plus. Excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as strong ability to develop statistical (such as SAS) programs to manage and analyze data required. SAS requirements are BASE, STAT, MACROS, & GRAPH. Experience in development of SAS MACROS is a plus, as is strong independence to take responsibilities with high quality and efficiency.
 
Wyeth offers competitive compensation and benefits programs including stock options, child-care subsidies, flex-time, business casual attire, educational assistance and professional development programs.

Please forward your resume with salary requirements and job reference code OIUFSJB to the e-mail listed below.
 
Wyeth@trackcareers.com

For more information, visit our website at http://www.wyeth.com

Wyeth is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V. Principals only.