The Biostatistics Section in Clinical Research and Development of Novartis
Pharma AG, Basel (Switzerland) is looking for

Senior Statistician Clinical Pharmacology,

Statistician Early Pharmaceutical Development,

Biostatistician Stochastic Modeling and Related Techniques

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Senior Statistician

Clinical Pharmacology

- part time employment is possible -


As a member of our global Biostatistics Clinical Pharmacology group you
will:
· Act a member of International Clinical Pharmacology teams
· Bring statistical expertise to the generation of the pharmacological
concepts of early clinical development projects.
· Participate in the planning and initiation of clinical studies by
proposing design and analyses in cooperation with other team members.
· Prepare analysis plans, implement exploratory and confirmatory
analyses in support of trial objectives and prepare statistical sections
for clinical trial
      reports.
· Support the preparation of NDA integrated summaries of effectiveness
and safety.
· Development and implementation of novel statistical procedures in
design or analysis


Your Qualifications:
· MSc in Statistics
· At least 5 years experience in the field of Pharmaceutical Research
and Development.
· Broad experience in experimental design, exploratory and confirmatory
data analysis.
· Basic knowledge of pharmacological/physiological sciences and PK/PD.
· Creativity, analytical thinking, good interpersonal skills,
attention to quality and ability to work in interdisciplinary teams
· Good knowledge in scientific computation, SAS


Further desirable qualifications would include experience/knowledge in:
· S-Plus



For further information, contact Jakob Schenker, Global Head Biostatistics
Clinical Pharmacology +41 61 324 30 31, [log in to unmask]
Please apply only by e-mail (CV in MS Word) quoting the job title to Urs
Dudle, [log in to unmask]


Novartis Pharma AG
CH-4002 Basel/Switzerland
www.novartis.com

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Statistician
Early Pharmaceutical Development


As a member of our global Biostatistics section you will:
· Work in close collaboration with pre-clinical scientists and early
phase clinical statisticians to evaluate and select potential
pharmaceutical products for
      early clinical development.
· Advise on the planning of studies by proposing experimental designs
and their analyses.
· Carry out analyses for GLP-studies and as a statistical consultant to
solve problems on an ad-hoc basis.
· Perform exploratory data analysis of pre-clinical experiments.
· Recognize opportunities for innovation and implement innovative
designs and analysis approaches.
· Provide statistical training to the scientists


Your Qualifications:
· MSc in Statistics.
· At least 5 years experience in the field of Pharmaceutical Research
and Development, preferably in the pre-clinical area.
· Broad experience in experimental design, exploratory and confirmatory
data analysis, interpretation of statistical results.
· Basic knowledge of pharmacological/physiological sciences
· Creativity, analytical thinking, strong interpersonal skills,
attention to quality and ability to work in interdisciplinary teams
· Good knowledge of scientific computation, SAS.

Further desirable qualifications would include experience/knowledge in:
· S-Plus
· PK/PD

For further information, contact Jakob Schenker, Global Head Biostatistics
Clinical Pharmacology +41 61 324 30 31, [log in to unmask]
Please apply only by e-mail (CV in MS Word) quoting the job title to Urs
Dudle,
[log in to unmask]

Novartis Pharma AG
CH-4002 Basel/Switzerland
www.novartis.com

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Biostatistician
Stochastic Modeling and Related Techniques


  As a member of our global Modeling and Simulation group you will:
  · Apply stochastic modeling and related techniques to drug development
  projects, by using methodes such as simulation, exploratory data
  analysis, pattern recognition and decision analysis.
  · Use such techniques to support the optimal design of clinical
  projects and trial protocols and in the planning and analysis of
  population kinetics/ dynamics studies.
  · Keep up-to-date with state of the art in application of such
  methodologies to drug development and communicate new development and
  findings to the Biostatistics Section and Clinical Teams.
  · Identify opportunities for innovative application of stochastic
  modeling and related technologies to drug development and implement them.

  Your qualifications:
  · Experience in Modeling and Simulation Techniques and its application
  in Pharmaceutical Development or related areas.
  · Knowledge of inferential and exploratory statistical analysis, drug
  development and/or pharmaceutical and/or physiological sciences
  · PhD in Statistics and recent record of relevant publications
  · Creativity, analytical thinking, strong interpersonal skills,
  attention to high quality and ability to work in interdisciplinary teams

  Further desirable qualifications would include experience/knowledge in:
  · Scientific computation, SAS
  · PK/PD modeling and evaluation
  · Decision Theory


  For further information, contact Dr. Willi Maurer, Global Head
  Methodology, Biostatistics
  +41 61 324 30 43, [log in to unmask]

  Please apply by e-mail quoting reference ud206036 to Urs Dudle,
  Recruiting Manager

  [log in to unmask]

  Novartis Pharma AG
  CH-4002 Basel/Switzerland
  www.novartis.com