Manager, Statistics

Job overview

The Manager, Statistics role is hybrid in Boston, MA, with up to 75% remote work allowed and five onsite workdays required per month. Compensation is $116,000–$182,270 per year. The role supports Takeda Development Center Americas’ data science work on pre-clinical and clinical studies and compound-level programs. The manager applies statistical and data science methods to biomedical and clinical research, guiding study design, analysis, and reporting. The work helps project teams produce statistically valid evidence and strengthens analytics practices across therapeutic areas.

What you'll do

• Represent data science on global project teams
• lead development and review of study synopses, protocols, statistical analysis plans, and clinical study reports
• conduct end-to-end analyses
• develop reproducible data handling and provenance practices
• apply emerging analytical techniques and develop tools
• collaborate with scientists and statisticians
• communicate resource, quality, and timeline risks and propose solutions
• identify opportunities across therapeutic areas and contribute to conferences, publications, and external collaborations.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

manager, statistics

boston ma

takeda pharmaceutical

full-time

hybrid

data science

clinical studies

statistical analysis

bayesian models

python

sas

$116,000–$182,270/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Employees may be eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• paid time off
• sick leave
• company holidays
• incentive compensation programs
• and other company benefits.

Why this role

Ph.D. in Statistics or a related field required. Prior experience includes Bayesian hierarchical models, simulation studies, independent statistical research, reproducible high-dimensional analysis using R, Python, SAS, and UNIX/HPC, and statistical and deep-learning methods for biomedical and clinical data.

About the employer

Takeda Pharmaceutical is hiring for this role. Industry: Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing. Sector: 32.