Associate Director, Biostatistics
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Location
Remote (US)
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
May 8, 2026
Views
146
Salary Range
$185k - $251k
USD
Job Description
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals seeks an Associate Director of Biostatistics responsible for statistical activities in support of clinical trials, including contributing to trial designs, authoring statistical sections of protocols, preparing statistical analysis plans, and reviewing and interpreting the analysis of clinical trial data.
Key Responsibilities
- Represent biostatistics at cross-functional team meetings to drive clinical development
- Collaborate with Clinical Development, Regulatory, and Clinical Operations to design clinical trials
- Write statistical sections of clinical trial protocols
- Prepare statistical analysis plans
- Collaborate with Statistical Programmers on summary and analysis of trial data; write ADS and ad hoc analysis specifications
- Contribute to clinical study reports and regulatory documents (DSURs, Briefing Documents)
- Represent Alnylam in meetings with regulators, KOLs, and partners
- Manage CRO statistical and programming support
Required Qualifications
- PhD in Biostatistics or Statistics with 7+ years pharmaceutical experience; or MS with 10+ years
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Experience programming in SAS
- Interest in biology and biological processes, including RNAi
Desired Experience
- Clinical development through Phase 3 (NDA submission)
- Experience as lead statistician for a compound
- Proficiency in R and EAST
- CDISC experience (SDTM, ADaM, CDASH)
- Adaptive trial design experience
- FDA and international regulatory authority interaction
Virtual role. Salary: $185,300 - $250,700
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the job located, and is it a remote position?
This position is located in the US and is a remote role.
What are the key responsibilities of this role?
You will represent biostatistics on cross-functional teams, collaborate on trial designs, write statistical sections of protocols and analysis plans, work with statistical programmers, contribute to reports, and represent Alnylam in meetings.
What qualifications are required for this position?
A PhD in Biostatistics or Statistics with 7+ years of pharmaceutical experience, or an MS with 10+ years, is required. Excellent communication and SAS programming skills are also needed.
What is the salary range for this position?
The salary range for this position is $185,300 - $250,700.
Job Information
Source:
manual
AI Relevance:
93/100
(Highly relevant)
Remote Type:
remote
Experience:
Senior
Allowed Locations:
Worldwide
Skills & Tags:
biostatistics
clinical trials
SAS
R
regulatory submissions
adaptive design
RNAi
CDISC
Phase 3
NDA
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