We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 12 Dec 2024

 

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

A career at Medtronic is like no other. We’re purposeful. We’re committed. And we’re driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of people. Help us engineer the extraordinary! The Neuromodulation and Pelvic Health (NM&PH) Group develops life-restoring therapies and healthcare solutions that span the care continuum; integrating technologies and applying clinical and economic evidence to increase patient access, improve efficiency of procedures, and deliver successful patient outcomes.

In this exciting role as a Senior Statistician, you will be responsible for study design, statistical analysis development, and report and publication generation within the NM&PH Biostatistics team. This position will be responsible for working cross-functionally on projects spanning several therapies. This includes responsibility for design of studies, calculating of sample size and power, writing of statistical portions of protocol and statistical analysis plan, review of protocol and case report forms, analysis and interpretation of data, and preparation of relevant sections of regulatory submissions, reports, and manuscripts. Work will generally be self-directed but will be reviewed by the Manager at key time points.   You’ll always have new challenges pursuing ideas that are exciting, innovative, and just plain cool. Think critically about healthcare problems and/or opportunities to advance science faster than others.

You will conduct research that improves healthcare for millions of patients. The NM&PH operating unit covers a wide range of therapies and products for the brain, pain, and pelvic health. The brain therapies include deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, dystonia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The pain therapies use ablation catheters for cancer pain, pain stimulators for back and leg pain, and drug pumps for back pain and spasticity. The pelvic health therapies offer stimulators for many types of overactive bladder issues.  Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview, their unique backgrounds, and their individual life experiences to work every day. It’s no accident — we work hard to cultivate a workforce that reflects our patients and partners. We believe it’s the only way to drive healthcare forward and remain a global leader in medical technology and solutions.

Location:  Minneapolis, MN preferred; Open to Remote in the U.S.

Ability to travel: up to 10 % (domestically and internationally)

A Day in the Life

As a Senior Statistician, you will both develop and execute statistical analyses and will be responsible for disseminating the results to the team. A major component of this role will be interacting and collaborating with other members of the statistics group and the wider Medtronic team. Creative approaches to problems or concepts will be welcomed. Everyone on the team encourages continued learning and the application of varied skills.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Designs, plans and executes biostatistical components of plans for research and development projects that establish the conditions essential for determining safety, efficacy, and marketability of medical device products.

• Uses sound statistical methodology to conduct studies relating to the life cycle of the product.

• In development-phase projects, prepares the statistical component of protocols which meet project objectives, health authority guidelines, and clinical trial methodology standards.

• Summarizes and interprets data into tabular and graphical formats amenable to principles of statistical inference and is responsible for the statistical component of reports describing studies, outcomes and methods used.

• Provides specifications and directions to the clinicians and/or statistical programmers

• Supports the regulatory review and approval of the experimental therapies.

• May partner in trial design and in establishing standards for clinical conduct, and the collection, management and/or reporting of data. 

Other responsibilities: 

• Applies statistical knowledge and experience to the design of clinical studies, ensuring that study objectives can be met.  This requires calculation of sample size and power, as well as possible determination of appropriate design assumptions from published literature.

• Identifies potential threats to study credibility and validity, and works with study team to prevent, track, and manage potential problems.

• Writes the statistical analysis plan for the study.

• Performs statistical analysis using statistical programming software (e.g., SAS, R etc.)

• Validates and provides clear documentation of analysis programs.

• Writes Results and Methods sections of reports and manuscripts as needed.

• Consults with other (e.g., non-clinical) staff on statistical and analysis issues.

• Attends and contributes to project and department meetings.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.

• Bachelor’s degree required with a minimum of 4 years of statistics (i.e., biostatistics, data analysis) experience 

• Or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years of statistics (i.e., biostatistics, data analysis) experience

Nice to Have (Preferred Qualifications):

• Masters degree or PhD in Biostatistics/Statistics

• 4+ years of post-graduate statistical experience

• Experience in analysis of data from clinical studies and design of clinical trials

• Strong applied statistical skills, including survival analysis, regression modeling, Bayesian methods, adaptive trial designs, group sequential methods, longitudinal analysis (including mixed models), interim analysis, missing data strategies and multiple testing strategies.

• Experience with adaptive designs

• Advanced knowledge of and/or experience with statistical programming packages, including SAS, R, or another statistical analysis package. 

• Experience communicating complex statistical/machine learning results to technical and non-technical through journal publications, conferences, presentations/posters, and seminars

• High level of knowledge of clinical trial methods and execution.

• Experience in Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and/or regulatory compliance guidelines for clinical trials and medical devices (e.g., ISO, MDD/MDR).

• Prior experience in FDA and/or global regulatory submissions.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical content to non-statisticians (written and verbal).

• Demonstration of good oral and written communication skills

• Well-developed interpersonal skills and collaborations with multiple functions

• Demonstration or evidence of leadership competencies.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation
 

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.  We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
 

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$116,000 - $174,000

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

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