Job Title Sr. Research Statistician

AutoReqId 69738BR

Job Family Research

Job Category Full-Time

Job Classification Experienced

Division Global Pharmaceutical R and D

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Overview

At Abbott, we provide the perspectives and experience necessary to translate science into real solutions for patients in over 130 markets worldwide. Today, 72,000 Abbott employees are doing work that matters.

Job Description PRIMARY JOB FUNCTION / PRIMARY GOALS / OBJECTIVES:

Provide statistical consulting and computing support for projects in drug discovery. pre-clinical and clinical biomarker research (genomics, imaging, etc.), and for biomarker, PK and immunogenicity assays used in preclinical and clinical studies.

CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

. Statistical support for some or all of the following applications: High Throughput Screening (HTS), Chemo-Informatics modeling, In-Vitro and In-Vivo pharmacology assays and studies, Genomics (high throughput gene expression arrays, CGH arrays, next generation sequencing, microRNA, etc.), Proteomics, Imaging, and other biomarker data generated from pre-clinical and clinical studies, Assays used for biomarkers, pharmacokinetics and immunogenicity evaluations in preclinical and clinical studies, and general methodological research on related topics.

. Develop new relationships and maintain existing working relationships with statisticians, clinical and discovery scientists, and personnel from other areas within the company and from external institutions when communicating/collaborating on various projects.

. Maintain and develop further expertise in the use of UNIX utilities, R, SAS, JAVA, Perl, JMP, VB and other programs specifically developed for the section and continue development of such utilities/macros to improve process, as well as maintaining appropriate documentation.

. Provide consulting services for (and/or collaborate with) other statisticians on various statistical methodologies and statistical computing in R, SAS, etc. Proactively seek input and review from other experts within the group and outside on various projects and research activities, and share technical information when appropriate.

. Responsible for identifying opportunities for productivity improvements and formulating implementation plans.



Position can be filled commensurate based on candidates experience level.

Skills/Experience Requirements Basic Qualifications:

.7-12 years of related experience (Sr. Research Statistician) with demonstrated excellent skills/accomplishments as a statistician.

.Expertise in statistical methodologies such as nonlinear regression, mixed effects models, multivariate analysis, robust statistics, predictive modeling, machine learning methods, etc.

.Relevant school work (e.g., dissertation topic) and/or relevant academic/industry experience on topics related to drug discovery, genomics and other applications mentioned above.

.Computing skills in R, SAS and other programming languages.

Preferred Qualifications:

.Familiarity in web-based tool development, JAVA, Perl, Visual Basic, etc.

.Background in bioinformatics, biochemistry, and related subjects.

Education Requirements Ph.D. in statistics and related disciplines.

Percentage of Travel 5%

Country USA

State/Province/Region Illinois

Site Location Lake County,IL

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