Sr. Biostatistician - Leidos
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Leidos is currently seeking a Senior Biostatistician to support the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) within HHS in Washington DC. Be the lead biostatistician to help find correlates of protection for BARDA’s work on Project NextGen to develop the next generation of COVID vaccines. Work with a dedicated team of scientists and researchers to support vaccine and therapeutic development as part of a White House priority effort.
Responsibilities Include:
Serve as a subject matter expert to provide technical advice to project coordination team for vaccine and therapeutic candidates in phase 2-3 clinical studies
Assist with the development of statistical analysis plans, including sampling plans for markers/assays for a range of candidate vaccines
Conduct correlates of protection analysis
Develop study reports, including preparation for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
Consult and collaborate with other scientists on clinical trial development and execution, data analysis, and interpretation of study results
Evaluate data quality and Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) compliance.
Produce/validate statistical analyses and outputs for clinical studies
Prepare data transfer agreements and coordinate data transfer activities.
Review and study clinical trial data
Required Qualifications, Skills, and Education:
MS in biostatistics, statistics, mathematics, epidemiology, or other closely related discipline with 10 or more years of relevant experience
Strong background in biostatistics and clinical trial analysis
Extensive experience with vaccine development, including phase 2/3 trials and interacting with FDA
Proven experience with determining vaccine efficacy, immunogenicity, and correlates of protection
Proven abilities with scientific or mathematical software or programming; particularly R or other statistical language
Excellent communication skills with the ability to successfully interact with a diverse group of senior scientists and other stakeholders
US Citizen; Currently possess or ability to successfully obtain/maintain a public trust clearance
Preferred Qualifications, Skills, and Education:
Subject matter knowledge of quantitative infectious disease modeling, COVID-19 epidemiology, and/or related sciences
Experience working with a data-science team, including knowledge of best practices of code management and working with large-scale data
Experience overseeing / collaborating with statistical trials led by other groups
EIO 2024
Original Posting Date:
2024-09-26While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $122,200.00 - $220,900.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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