- Lead the development and testing of our innovative and market-leading statistical software.

- Assist team members on the implementation of complex and innovative statistical algorithms in software products.

- This is a technical leadership role that involves solving complex statistical problems and working independently, while collaborating with other leaders to meet your projects objectives.

- Depending upon the project need, may lead less experienced statisticians in the team and oversee their work.

Responsibilities :

- As a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in your project team, study business requirements carefully, extract statistical requirements from them, and guide team members on the development and testing of these statistical requirements.

- Write detailed technical documents and validation strategies for the statistical algorithms to be developed and tested.

- Guide statistician testers on developing validators and test cases for statistical algorithms and review work done by them ensuring its quality, completeness, and timeliness.

- Follow applicable processes and guide team members on the same.

- Work with other leads to plan and lead sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint demos, and retrospectives.

- Provide technical coaching to less experienced statisticians and share relevant feedback with their managers.

- Present own work and learnings at internal forums.

- Develop a strong T-shaped technical skillset by undergoing appropriate trainings and courses and attending relevant industry events.

- Participate in hiring less experienced statisticians by conducting technical interviews.

- Participate in activities like vendor risk assessment and tool qualification for vendors and tools relevant to statisticians work.

- Work closely with your manager to meet your own goals.

Education :

QUALIFICATIONS :

- Masters or Ph.D. in Statistics, Applied Statistics, or Mathematics.

Experience :

- At least 5 years experience working as a Statistician in a software development team testing or programming complex statistical algorithms.

- Experienced Biostatisticians/Analysts/Data Scientists from Life Sciences industry with strong knowledge of areas like clinical trial designing or complex data analysis may be considered as well.

- Experience working in Agile Scrum teams and knowledge of frameworks like Scrum.

- At least 3 years of scientific programming experience using a language like R, Python, or Julia.

Skills :

- Strong knowledge of specific statistical and mathematical methods relevant to Cytels products (e.g., Bayesian methods applied to clinical trials, multiplicity adjustment methods, adaptive designs, etc.

- Strong knowledge of clinical trial domain.

- Advanced knowledge of programming languages like R, Python, or Julia.

- Knowledge of some project management, documentation, and code repository tools (Jira, Confluence, BitBucket, TestRail preferred).

- Knowledge of SDLC processes and regulatory compliance requirements applicable to software development.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and collaborative mindset with the ability to network with senior professionals in own area of expertise.