Hybrid Director, Biostatistics – Genetic Medicine

at Regeneron

• Job title: Director, Biostatistics – Genetic Medicine
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $205,000 - $341,600 per year
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Tarrytown, United States

About the role

• Director of Biostatistics at Regeneron leading statistical strategies and clinical trial design. Fostering collaboration across teams while supporting pharmaceutical development in genetic medicine.

Responsibilities

• Lead and/or oversee the efforts of the Biostatistics department with cross-functional teams to articulate drug development questions, assess the feasibility of endpoints, and frame statistical approaches to address those questions
• Design clinical experiments and interventional studies to generate and analyze the resulting data, and work with teams to interpret the results and make decisions appropriately
• Work with Strategic Project Teams on clinical and regulatory strategies for the clinical development strategy
• Represent statistical issues in regulatory agency meetings
• Lead the development and delivery of training to non-statistical colleagues
• Develop new infrastructure and processes
• Actively represent the company in professional associations, conferences, and publications
• Mentor and oversee less experienced statisticians and work with those statisticians to ensure other programs are properly supported, with the potential to manage full-time staff

Requirements

• PhD in Statistics/Biostatistics with over 8 years of pharmaceutical industry experience (or MS in Statistics/Biostatistics with over 13 years)
• A PhD is strongly preferred
• Preferred experience in the fields of rare disease, neurodegenerative disease or gene therapy
• In-depth knowledge of drug discovery and development, with the ability to integrate statistical concepts into strategic decision-making
• Strong leadership and influence skills, with a proven ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated critical thinking, time management, and communication skills to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Benefits

• health and wellness programs (including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance)
• fitness centers
• 401(k) company match
• family support benefits
• equity awards
• annual bonuses
• paid time off
• paid leaves (e.g., military and parental leave) for eligible employees at all levels!