Senior Director, Statistical Methodologist
BiogenSalary not specified
Full Time
Senior (5 to 8 years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
HealthcareIndustries
Requirements
- Master’s or Ph.D. in Biostatistics, Mathematics, Epidemiology, Health Economics, Data Science, or related field
- 7+ years of experience
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and execution of statistical evaluation strategies for Truveta’s AI and clinical models, ensuring rigor and reproducibility
- Develop and apply advanced statistical methods to evaluate model performance, calibration, generalizability, and bias, especially in the context of real-world data (RWD)
- Guide the use of observational study designs and causal inference techniques to strengthen model evaluation using RWD
- Partner closely with clinical, data science, and product teams to define evaluation criteria that align with clinical relevance, patient outcomes, and regulatory standards
- Provide expertise on data quality, missingness, confounding, and heterogeneity in RWD to ensure robust evidence generation
- Communicate statistical insights and evaluation results effectively to technical teams, clinicians, external stakeholders, and research collaborators, influencing model improvement, validation, and adoption
- Stay current with evolving best practices in biostatistics, machine learning evaluation, and RWD methodologies, and mentor teams on their application
Skills
Key technologies and capabilities for this role
Questions & Answers
Common questions about this position
What is the work arrangement for this role?
Truveta offers a hybrid model with flexibility to work from anywhere, requiring in-person attendance for one week during the year for Truveta Planning Week. Meeting hours are optimized in the Pacific time zone, avoiding recurring meetings after 3pm PT, though ad hoc meetings occur between 8am-6pm PT.
What skills are required for the Principal Biostatistician role?
The role requires strong statistical expertise, programming skills, deep understanding of real-world data (RWD), data quality, and validation methods. Candidates should be highly proficient in using real-world data and advanced statistical methods.
What is the company culture like at Truveta?
Truveta seeks problem solvers, passionate and collaborative teammates who roll up their sleeves to make a difference in a mission-driven team focused on saving lives with data. The culture emphasizes purposeful work, building rewarding careers, and having fun in a collaborative, data-intensive environment.
What makes a strong candidate for this position?
A strong candidate combines statistical expertise with programming skills, understanding of real-world data and validation, and thrives in collaboration with machine learning engineers, clinical informaticists, and data scientists while interfacing with customers.
What is the salary for the Principal Biostatistician role?
This information is not specified in the job description.
Truveta
Healthcare data platform for research analytics
About Truveta
Truveta provides a platform that allows researchers to access and analyze patient data to enhance patient care and study the safety and effectiveness of treatments. The platform, known as Truveta Studio, offers immediate and compliant access to patient-level data, which is sourced from over 30 health systems and includes information from more than 100 million patients across the United States. This data is updated daily and comes from over 800 hospitals and 20,000 clinics. Truveta Studio is designed to simplify the data access process, making it cost-effective for researchers by charging them only for the data and analytics they use. Unlike many competitors, Truveta focuses on providing transparent pricing and efficient access to comprehensive healthcare data. The company's goal is to empower researchers in the healthcare and life sciences sectors to gain valuable insights that can lead to improved patient outcomes.
Seattle, WashingtonHeadquarters
2020Year Founded
$189.7MTotal Funding
LATE_VCCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Biotechnology, HealthcareIndustries
201-500Employees
Benefits
Competitive Compensation
Comprehensive Benefits
401(k)
Professional Development
Work/Life Autonomy
Flexible Time Off
Generous Parental Leave
Team Activities
Risks
Data privacy concerns may arise from expanding datasets with sensitive information.
Rapid community expansion could strain resources and affect data quality.
Non-peer-reviewed studies may expose Truveta to criticism on scientific rigor.
Differentiation
Truveta offers the most comprehensive EHR data from over 100 million patients.
Truveta Studio provides cost-effective, compliant access to patient-level data and analytics.
Truveta's AI extracts complex clinical concepts from unstructured data, enhancing research capabilities.
Upsides
Truveta's partnership with Panalgo accelerates insights through integrated regulatory-grade EHR data.
The mother-child EHR dataset positions Truveta as a leader in maternal health research.
Truveta's real-world EHR data enables valuable drug comparisons ahead of clinical trials.
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