Director Statistics, Early Careers Manager

3 weeks ago


Mississauga, Canada AstraZeneca Full time

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation - ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe.

Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head office and BlueSky Hub in downtown Toronto are purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.

Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we’re taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.

Join the team dedicated to Oncology, with an ambition to eliminate cancer as a cause of death. It’s our big vision that unites and inspires us. With multiple indications and high-quality molecules at all stages of our innovative pipeline, we keep pushing forward. Fusing cutting-edge science with the latest technology to achieve breakthroughs. Backed by investment, we are aiming to deliver 10 new medicines by 2030.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**

We are currently seeking a highly skilled and experienced Science Director to join our team as an Early Careers Manager.

As the Early Careers Manager you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our organization by nurturing, developing and empowering the next generation of statisticians.

In this role, you will be responsible for the recruitment, management, and development of biometrics early career talent across a number of early careers programs.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact and contribute to the growth and success of our company.

**Responsibilities**:

- Build and manage a team of early career talent in statistics, including leading recruitment, onboarding, and training processes.
- Enable growth and development of early career talent by implementing structured training programs that establish technical capabilities and transferrable skills.
- Lead, mentor, and coach a team of statisticians, fostering their readiness and providing opportunities for independent study assignments.
- Collaborate and coordinate with statistics/programming technical leads to identify technical and process assignments that promote continual growth and develop broad knowledge and skills.
- Perform performance management of the team and, ensuring continuing professional development of your team.
- Collaborate and represent the company in early career initiatives and groups, both internally and externally.
- Develop and influence the early career global strategy for Biometrics.

**Education, Qualifications, Skills, and Experience**:

- MSc/PhD in Statistics, Mathematics (containing a substantial statistical component), or recognized equivalent to stats MSc.
- Experience in leadership roles within statistics.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop others.
- Clinical trial experience.

Great People want to Work with us Find out why:

- GTAA Top Employer Award for 10 years
- Top 100 Employers Award
- Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Culture
- Learn more about working with us in Canada
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Date role closed: 16th September 2023



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