Statistician

Zoetis is currently looking for a Statistician to join our team in Durham, NC. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing statistical support to multiple discovery, development, and product defense in Veterinary Medicine Research and Development This includes both development of vaccines and biodevices and outcomes research to evaluate competitive performance in the field. He/she will be responsible for identifying and implementing innovative approaches for design and analysis of clinical, laboratory trials, and DOE (design of experiments) studies. The individual should be able to review statistical literature in these areas for practical implementation in animal health R&D programs. Participation on project teams and serving as a liaison between Statistics and other departmental groups is required. The successful candidate will assist in the training of scientists and engineers in experimental design and related topics. Our department is highly collaborative and colleagues are expected to actively participate in group meetings to ensure that a common approach is taken to handling clinical, laboratory, and DOE study data.

Education:

• MS in Biostatistics/Statistics or related field with at least 7 years of direct work experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• PhD in Biostatistics/Statistics preferably with 3 years experience

Essential Skills and Attributes:

• Knowledge of data handling and statistical analysis programming in PC-SAS
• Knowledge of experimental design, mixed linear and non-linear model methodologies, survival analysis and categorical data analysis
• Knowledge of Design of Experiments methodology
• Knowledge of measurement systems analysis and assay validation methodologies.
• Excellent oral and written communication and statistical consulting skills along with the ability to work effectively with both domestic and international colleagues remotely
• Ability to critically review scientific publications
• Highly organized, able to manage multiple simultaneous projects and significant attention to detail. This includes projects where work will be submitted and reviewed by domestic and international regulatory authorities.
• Works well in a team environment
• Core values of integrity and customer satisfaction

Desirable Skills and Attributes:

• Experience with clinical and laboratory trials for pharmaceutical and/or vaccine products and with engineering device research

Full time Regular Colleague

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