Manager, Statistician

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Position Summary

This position is responsible for providing statistical analysis, direction, and training to service clients in Global Product development & Supply (GPS). Support and guidance in relation to study design and data analysis is provided worldwide to the BMS facilities.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Builds and fosters relationships with customers, stakeholders, and support groups globally to understand their statistical needs and determines sound statistical techniques for use.

• Collaborates with process analytical teams and subject matter experts in Manufacturing and Manufacturing Sciences & Technology to design studies and analyze complex datasets for process robustness and improvement.

• Supports analytical teams in QC and Analytical Sciences & Technology for method performance monitoring and reference standard qualification.

• Develops and selects appropriate statistical methods for the design and analysis of studies and programs to assure batch compliance and prevent rejections, reworks, complaints, and product recalls on a worldwide basis. For example, determining specifications, process capability, sampling plans and expiry/retest periods.

• Conducts thorough and careful analysis of data, gathers critical information, and provides appropriate recommendations and solutions based on corresponding statistical analyses and business needs.

• Demonstrates strong statistical skills while thinking in a clear, decisive manner. Reaches independent, logical solutions.

• Represents Global Statistics at product development, product protocol, and management meetings.

• Contributes to the globalization, improvement and standardization of processes, procedures, and systems in relation to Statistics while maintaining flexibility where required.

• Furthers the statistical awareness and statistical process control competency of other BMS personnel; participates in their training and development, as required.

• Acts as departmental interface with Information Technology on system related projects. Performs programming (e.g., SAS) as needed.

• Creates, communicates, and supports the highest commitment to quality and compliance.

• Supports the BMS BioPharma Behaviors.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Statistics, Data Analytics, or Engineering with significant academic training in Statistics.

• Proficiency in major statistical software packages (e.g., SAS, R, MINITAB, and JMP).

Experience / Knowledge Desired:

• Ability to work with a wide range of technically and culturally diverse individuals.

• Ability to analyze and interpret scenarios, and through effective study design and statistical analysis provide answers and appropriate courses of action.

• Knowledge of FDA/EMEA cGMPs and knowledge of other global regulatory compliance guidelines (e.g. ICH) for drug manufacturing, packaging and distribution.

• Able to work independently under limited supervision or as a team member to meet goals, objectives, and commitments.

• Proficient in writing formal reports, articles for publication and/or technical presentations.

• Demonstrates ability to effectively communicate technical information in an understandable, rational, and concise manner.

• Ability to integrate statistical and quality control concepts.

• Strong background in the chemical or biological sciences to facilitate a subjective understanding of the problems at hand.

Why you should apply

• You will help patients in their fight against serious diseases

• You will be part of a company that encourages excellence and innovation, respects diversity, develops leaders and values its employees

• You’ll get a competitive salary and a great benefits package including an annual bonus, pension contribution, family medical assurance, 27 day annual leave, life assurance and on-site gym

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If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to [email protected]. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

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