Director Epidemiology Biostatistician in Barcelona, Spain

Job Description

The Director Epidemiology Biostatistician is responsible for providing support on biostatistic methods and quantitative analysis applied to all the epidemiological studies in support to clinical development, clinical safety investigation, risk management, and benefit-risk assessment across therapeutic areas and health authority requests.

Desired Skills and Experience

Education: MSc in statistics or related area (PhD preferred)

Experience/Professional requirement:

• 1-3 years of postgraduate experience in biostatistics applied to epidemiology as reflected in research projects,

publications, etc.

• Good epidemiology knowledge and strong data analysis skills.

• Ability to work independently on large databases using SAS proficiently for data management, analysis and reporting.

• Strong computer and project management skills.

• Prior experience of working with large healthcare databases

Fluent English (oral and written)   Company Description

Novartis provides healthcare solutions that address the evolving needs of patients and societies – products to prevent and treat diseases, ease suffering and enhance quality of life.

The Novartis portfolio focuses on science-based healthcare sectors that are growing and reward innovation, such as pharmaceuticals, eye care, generics, vaccines and diagnostics, over-the-counter (OTC) and animal health.

Novartis is the only company with leading positions in each of these areas. Novartis research is driven by a distinctive clinical and scientific strategy focusing on unmet medical need and knowledge of disease.

Corporate social responsibility is an integral part of how Novartis operates and key to our success. We focus on improving access to healthcare globally, and our Malaria Initiative has become one of the largest accessto-medicine programs in the healthcare industry, as measured by patients reached.

Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Novartis Group companies employ approximately 121,000 associates and operate in more than 140 countries around the world.

If you are interested in this position, please contact: diane.martin@novartis.com or estel.plana@novartis.com