Senior Director, Biostatistics

<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Work Location: Hybrid or Remote</span></h2> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Reporting to the Vice President, Biometrics, the Senior Director, Biostatistics will provide strategic and technical statistical leadership across one or more clinical development programs within Altimmune's portfolio. This individual will serve as lead statistician for key development programs and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Clinical Development, Clinical Science, Statistical Programming, Data Management, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, and Clinical Operations, to design, conduct, analyze, and interpret clinical studies across all phases of development.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The Senior Director will be responsible for the overall quality and scientific integrity of statistical strategy, study design, analyses, interpretation, and data reporting. This individual will contribute to regulatory interactions, oversee statistical activities performed in-house or by CROs and vendors, and play a key role in advancing innovative quantitative approaches to support clinical development and decision-making. Depending upon location, this role will be hybrid or remote and may require some travel as business needs dictate.</span></p> <h2 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Essential<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> Functions</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">:</span></span></h2> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Provide strategic statistical leadership for clinical development programs, including MASH and other indications.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Serve as lead statistician for one or more development programs and contribute to overall development strategy, study design, endpoint selection, and evidence generation plans.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Partner cross-functionally with Clinical, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, Data Management, Statistical Programming, and Clinical Operations to ensure alignment on study objectives, analyses, and interpretation.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Lead development and review of statistical sections of protocols, SAPs, CRFs, clinical study reports, publications and regulatory submission documents.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Provide statistical input into regulatory interactions and contribute to IND, NDA, and BLA submissions, including responses to health authority questions.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Direct and oversee statistical analyses for interim analyses, DMC support, topline results, and final study analyses.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ensure timely and high-quality delivery of statistical outputs, analyses, tables, listings, and figures to support clinical development and regulatory submissions.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Collaborate closely with statistical programming to ensure appropriate implementation of analyses and adherence to CDISC standards.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Oversee statistical activities and deliverables from CROs and external vendors, ensuring scientific rigor, operational excellence, and compliance with regulatory standards and internal processes.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Interpret clinical trial results and contribute to internal decision-making, governance discussions, publications, presentations, and external scientific communications.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Contribute to strategic planning, scenario evaluation, and go/no-go decision-making across programs.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Evaluate and implement innovative statistical methodologies and quantitative approaches to enhance clinical development programs.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Provide mentorship and technical guidance to statisticians and statistical programmers, including in areas related to AI/ML and advanced analytics.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Support departmental initiatives, process improvements, inspection readiness activities, and the continued evolution of the Biometrics function.</span></li> </ul> <h2 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Job Requirements (Essential knowledge, skills, and<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> attributes)</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">:</span></span></h2> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">PhD or Master's in Statistics, Biostatistics, or related MS with significant industry <span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">experience required</span></span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 100%; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 100%;">10+ years of experience in clinical trial statistics within biotech, pharmaceutical, or CRO environments, including late-stage clinical development experience.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 14.65pt; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Strong understanding of statistical methods for clinical trials, including longitudinal data analysis, survival analysis, missing data methodology, estimands, adaptive designs, and Bayesian approaches.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 14.65pt; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Demonstrated experience supporting regulatory interactions and major regulatory submissions (IND/NDA/BLA/MAA).</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 14.65pt; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Experience serving as lead statistician for complex clinical development programs.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 14.65pt; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Strong knowledge of ICH-GCP, regulatory expectations, and industry standards, including CDISC (SDTM/ADaM).</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 14.65pt; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Proficiency in SAS and/or R.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 14.65pt; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 14.65pt; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial biotech environment with a balance of strategic thinking and hands-on execution.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 14.65pt; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Experience managing and overseeing CROs and external statistical vendors.</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 14.65pt; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Preferred <span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">Experience:</span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Prior experience in liver disease or metabolic indications (e.g., MASH/NASH, obesity, diabetes).</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Experience with external control arms, real-world evidence, or synthetic cohort methodologies.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Familiarity with non-invasive biomarkers, imaging endpoints, and emerging regulatory expectations in metabolic disease.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Exposure to AI/ML applications in drug development or advanced analytics<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">.</span></span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong><em>Altimmune provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.</em></strong></span></p>

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