Biostatistician Manager

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We are a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames, and sunglasses. We offer our industry stakeholders in over 150 countries access to a global platform of high-quality vision care products (such as the Essilor brand, with Varilux, Crizal, Eyezen, Stellest and Transitions), iconic brands that consumers love (such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Vogue Eyewear and Costa), as well as a network that offers consumers high-quality vision care and best-in-class shopping experiences (such as Sunglass Hut, LensCrafters, Salmoiraghi & Viganò and the GrandVision network), and leading e-commerce platforms.

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This position sits in Medtech division, based in Creteil and reports to the head of clinical strategy. We are looking for an experienced professional in data analysis, statistics and data management, able to work with different expertise as part of a global team, on diverse topics (clinical studies, consumer insights, digital solutions) and in a changing environment.

To guarantee valid conclusions and interpretations, the studies must incorporate the right statistical approach. The biostatistician manager and his/her team will be in charge of providing this approach to the research conducted by the teams in France, internationally and support statistical needs from other EssilorLuxottica teams.

The studies where the Biostatistician manager and his/her team will provide expertise can be the following:

• Comparative double blinded studies for new product evaluation: for example, new generation of lenses,
• Longitudinal clinical studies for new benefits evaluation,
• Group of previous studies (meta-analysis)
• More fundamental research (human perception understanding).

The person will also help the team with upgrading the data collection and exploitation methodologies.

Responsabilities:

• Leadership & Team Management
• Lead, coach and develop a team of biostatisticians (currently 2 persons).
• Organize and prioritize workloads, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality statistical outputs.
• Provide technical supervision, review analyses, and guide junior profiles in methodological choices.
• Foster a collaborative and learning-oriented environment within the biostatistics function.

• Ensure the team follows internal processes, regulatory standards, and best practices.

• Set up the data and statistical approach at the preparation and management phases of a new study

• Collaborate with study managers to understand research questions, participate to the protocol definition, sample size calculation and statistical method, establish a proper Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP), achieve power analysis
• Work closely with study managers and clinical study quality assurance team during the preparation and the execution of human studies, by establishing processes around data monitoring, preparation and analysis.

• Review the following documentation:

  • Clinical investigation plan and report
  • DMP data monitoring plan and report
  • DVP data validation plan and report

• Manage and analyze structured and unstructured data

• Lead the data analysis of each study and present the results together with the study manager.

• Propose and develop relevant data analysis and visualizations (e.g. profiling and segmentation)

• Develop models and propose ways to capture relevant data

• Structure and analyze existing data sets to provide insights and continuous improvement axes
• Propose and implement processes and tools for consumers insights detection and capitalization
• Figure out what questions are being asked and if those questions can be answered by data.
• Propose and run specific activities to collect pre-determined set of data

• Capitalize on existing digital solutions and smart devices

• Support other R&D teams

• Liaise with data community members, in R&D and in other departments
• Provide support and advice on specific studies
• Mentor

Candidate Responsabilities:

• At least 5-10 years of experience in a data analyst or biostatistician role
• Very high level of skills in statistics applied to product validation (clinical trials, quality analysis...)
• Proven experience to manage a team of biostatisticians
• Rigorous: high capacity to manage, structure and ensure quality of data processing
• Scientific curiosity – appeal for innovation in the ophthalmic field, for managing data from different fields (human perception, optics, consumer satisfaction...)
• Communication: able to convey knowledge to teammates and convince stakeholders