Gilead Sciences

A biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need. The company's mission is to advance the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases worldwide. Headquartered in Foster City, California, Gilead has operations in North America, Europe and Australia.

Name of Position: Senior Statistical Programmer/Manager Statistical Programming

Abstract of Position:

Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative therapeutics. We currently have an excellent opportunity for motivated individual to generates or oversees the production of statistical output (e.g., tables, listings) for study reports and integrated summaries, anticipates resource needs and works with management and HR to ensure adequate long-term resource allocation within a therapeutic project , manages a small team of statistical programmers or makes high-level individual contributions, ensures programming and corresponding documentation is completed in a manner that is consistent with departmental procedures, designs and/or codes analysis files. You will work collaboratively with Biostatisticians, Statistical Programmers, Clinical Research Associates, Clinical Data Managers and other staff members to meet project deliverables and timelines for statistical data analysis and reporting. Requires a BS degree in Biostatistics/Computer Science or equivalent and minimum 8 years of relevant industry experience, or a MS degree in Biostatistics/Computer Science or equivalent and minimum 6 years of relevant industry experience, or a PhD degree in Biostatistics/Computer Science or equivalent and minimum 2 years relevant industry experience in the statistical analysis of biomedical data using SAS® software. To view complete job description and apply online visit us  at www.gilead.com and reference 940.

Number of Openings: 1

Contact Person: Joann Casasos

Telephone, E-mail, Postal Address: (650)-522-5547; joann.casasos@gilead.com; 333 Lakeside Drive, Foster City, CA 94404

Skills/Education Requirements: At least a BA/BS degree in Biostatistics/Computer Science

Number of Years: 8+ years of relevant industry experience

Expertise: Biostatistics/Computer Science

Posted 7/2/2008