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The Senior Director, Biostatistics leads the biostatistics function for Cadio and Renal Therapeutic Areas and provides strategic oversight for statistical contributions to clinical development.

This role is responsible for statistical excellence in clinical development plans, trial planning, data analysis, interpretation and reporting, and regulatory interactions and submissions, while partnering closely with Clinical Development and other key stakeholders.

The Senior Director manages a team of statisticians both internal FTEs and external FSPs, and contributes to innovation, operational quality, and cross-functional collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Biostatistics function for the assigned Cardio and Renal Therapeutic Area (TA), with accountability for statistical deliverables across all stages of clinical development.

• Provide statistical thought leadership to Clinical Development teams in the design of clinical development plans, and clinical trials, ensuring robust methodology and alignment with program objectives.

• Partner with Therapeutic Area (TA) leadership, Regulatory, Safety, and other functions to integrate statistical strategy into clinical development plans (CDPs), target product profiles (TPPs), and regulatory submissions.

• Ensure high-quality statistical input into study protocols, analysis plans, clinical study reports, and regulatory documentation.

• Represent Biostatistics in interactions with regulatory authorities (e.g., FDA, EMA, PMDA) and contribute to preparation of statistical content in submission dossiers.

• Champions the use of advanced and innovative design approaches, including simulations and quantitative decision-making frameworks (e.g., Go/No-Go criteria, assurance).

• Collaborate with other functions (e.g., Epidemiology, Safety) on initiatives such as real-world evidence and patient safety analysis.

• Manage, develop, and mentor statisticians within the therapeutic area to build technical capabilities and ensure delivery excellence.

• Build relationships and oversee external vendors and CROs to ensure quality and compliance with timelines and standards.

• Contribute to departmental strategy, process improvement, and the advancement of statistical methodology and operations.

Qualifications and Experience

• PhD in statistics or related field ​

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor visit https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.

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