Senior Research Statistician (Hybrid)

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

The Senior Research Statistician, Statistics is responsible for providing statistical support to the research and development organization. Specific areas of work may include clinical trials, patient safety, and global medical affairs (GMA). The Senior Research Statistician works in partnership with experts in multiple disciplines to advance medicines to our patients.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to design, analysis and reporting of clinical trials or other scientific research studies. 

• Assist with development of protocols and/or statistical analysis plans (or product safety analysis plans/integrated summary of safety analysis plans/analysis plans for GMA evidence generation) with details for programming implementation. 

• Work under supervision to develop strategy for data presentation and inference, implement sound statistical methodology in scientific investigations, and perform statistical analyses as per the analysis plan. 

• Assist in identifying scientifically appropriate data collection instruments. 

• Identify and report data issues or violations of study assumptions. 

• Provide programming specifications for derived variables and analysis datasets, and collaborate with Statistical Programming to ensure the delivery of high-quality outputs according to agreed-upon timelines.. 

• Collaborate with Data Science in preparing for database lock. 

• Evaluate appropriateness of available software for planned analyses and assess needs for potential development of novel statistical methodology. 

• Ensure appropriate interpretation of statistical deliverables in collaboration with other functions. 

• Collaborate in publication of scientific research, and ensure accuracy and internal consistency of the statistical component of scientific reports and/or publications with high quality, including tables, listings, and figures.. 

• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, clearly explain statistical concepts to non-statisticians, and support communications between assigned product team(s) and functional management.. 

• (PULSEcheck) Develop, validate, document, and maintain reusable statistical modules, functions, analysis templates, benchmark test sets, and quality-control assets using reproducible programming practices, with attention to version control, traceability, cross-study reusability, and applicable GxP expectations. 

• (PULSEcheck) Contribute hands-on to AI-enabled scientific computing, including workflow design, tool-use or retrieval components, evaluation of outputs, human-in-the-loop review, documentation, testing, and safeguards that preserve scientific rigor and reproducibility. 

• (PULSEcheck) Translate stakeholder and end-user requirements into practical, maintainable solutions through iterative collaboration; incorporate user feedback, address defects, and support adoption through technical documentation, training materials, and knowledge transfer.  

Minimum Qualifications:

• MS (with 4+ years of experience) or PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a highly related field.

Other Required Skills:

• High degree of technical competence and effective communication skills, both oral and written
• Able to perform statistical computations and simulations
• Able to identify data or analytical issues, and assist with providing solutions by either applying own skills and knowledge or seeking help from others
• Able to build strong relationship with peers and cross-functional partners to achieve higher performance. Highly motivated to drive innovation by raising the bar and challenging the status quo

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at  the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors  including  geographic location, and we may ultimately  pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be  modified in the future. ​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to  participate in our short-term incentive programs.  ​

Note: No amount of pay is  considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned,  vested,  and determinable. The amount and availability of  any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a   particular employee  remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be  modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion,  consistent with applicable law. 

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