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Head, Nonclinical Biostatistics

Marcy-l'Étoile, France Permanent Date posted Oct. 02, 2024
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Le contenu du poste est libellé en anglais car il nécessite de nombreuses interactions avec nos filiales à l’international, l'anglais étant la langue de travail.

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Job title: Head, Nonclinical Biostatistics

  • Location: Marcy L’Etoile (FR)
  • Type: Permanent, full-time

About the job

Are you ready to shape the future of vaccines? The race is on to speed up drug discovery and development to find answers for public health. Your skills could be critical in helping our teams accelerate progress. Join our Translational and Nonclinical Biostatistics team in Sanofi Vaccines as the Head of Non-clinical Biostatistics where you will lead a team of experts and deploy state-of-the-art statistical designs and analysis expertise to clinical assays development and CMC analytical science while enjoying lots of opportunities to broaden your experience and hone your skills.

We are an innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year. Across different countries, our talented teams are exploring new technologies to protect people and promote healthy communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Main responsibilities:

  • Accountable for bringing the statistical strategies in the design of experiments and data analyses in the qualification, validation, and optimization of clinical assays across the Sanofi vaccines portfolio. Ensure the science, quality, and compliance throughout life cycle management. Responsible for regulatory statistical responses and medical journal submissions
  • Accountable for deploying CMC vaccines statistical support for analytical methods development, qualification, and validation
  • Lead a team of statistical experts, including recruitment, line management, coaching, mentoring, empowering and performance review for direct reports. Define sourcing strategy and responsible for statistical oversight quality and compliance at CRO
  • Represent Sanofi in related external collaborations (e.g., IMI consortiums, industry standard and white paper) when involving new technologies related to testing and diagnostic assay
  • Advocate sound statistical principles through education of scientists and in applying statistical and modern experimental techniques to improve assay efficiency and to improve existing processes by identifying and reducing source of variabilities

About you

  • Experience:
    • Proven experience in statistical design and analysis in clinical assays development, optimization and validation from research to life cycle management
    • Proven experience in CMC statistical support for analytical methods development
    • Managerial experience in leading a team to support global functions is desired
  • Soft and technical skills:
    • Broad knowledge and good understanding of statistical techniques and regulatory requirements in clinical assay and diagnostic development, qualification and validation
    • Statistical technical expertise in CMC analytical science
    • Demonstrated strong project management skills and multitasks under time pressure. Effective communication skills
  • Education: A Ph.D. or MS in statistics/biostatistics or related discipline
  • Languages: Excellent English writing skills in responding to internal and external reviews. Ability to meet the regulatory standard when document the statistical sections. Knowledge Learning of French is a plus

Why choose us?

  • Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team
  • Develop and deploy your passion for statistical sciences into concrete outcomes, positively impacting society
  • Discover a new environment, as part of a team deploying end-to-end statistical sciences across the R&D value chain, giving opportunity growing your talent
  • Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact
  • Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave

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Pursue progress. Discover extraordinary.

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

Watch 'One day at Sanofi' and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiatives at sanofi.com

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