Statistical Programming (Senior Director – Executive Director)

 

This role is US based.

 

You will be working in our Clinical Development department, providing strategic direction, team development and technical leadership. You will report to the Vice President Biometrics.

As the Executive Director, Statistical Programming, you will provide leadership and line management to Statistical Programming function, establish standards for statistical reporting, support resourcing, develop and maintain processes. Furthermore, your day-to-day tasks will include:

•      Provide leadership and line management to Statistical Programming function, ensuring focus on business priorities and Merus’ values.

•      Ensure quality and timeliness of statistical analysis, reporting, and regulatory submission deliverables.

•      Demonstrate strong technical expertise to promote best practices related programming environments, technology and programming skillsets.

•      Establish and monitor effective and efficient resource sharing.

•      Maintain strategy for capability and skill development to meet current and future requirements.

•      Establish outsourcing strategies and execution of such strategies in support of business and financial objectives with accountability for functional budget.

•      Maintain an environment to foster creativity and transparency, and a framework for continuous improvement.

•      Drive standardization and innovation to ensure future fitness of the organization.

Required experience and skills:

–          Advanced degree preferred. 15+ years of relevant work experience in biopharmaceutical industry and at least 5 years of experience managing a team.

–          Track record of leading and overseeing global regulatory submissions in oncology.

–          Superior knowledge and prior experience in setting strategy around the development of efficient analysis and reporting deliverables.

–          Solid experience with reporting proceses, regulatory requirements, and software development life cycle.

–          Strong leadership, interpersonal, and organizational skills, and ability to work within cross-functional teams.

–          Strong project management skills.

–          Strong communication skills with ability to align the company on complex technical decisions.

–          Active coach and mentor whose goals are to grow and maximize the team’s potential.

We offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with some of the best and brightest in the biotech industry. As part or Merus, you’ll get to interact with a great international team of people who love what they do! To top it all, we offer a competitive salary, flexible working hours and a company bonus structure. Most importantly, you’ll have the chance to help us close in on cancer – everything you do matters at Merus.