Associate Director, Quantitative Science and Biometrics - Evinova

About the Opportunity:

As an Associate Director Scientist within Evinova Quantitative Science, you’ll play a key role in shaping how patient outcomes are measured and understood. As a subject matter expert in Clinical Outcome Assessments (COAs) and quantitative evidence generation, you’ll work at the intersection of science, data, and digital innovation.

You’ll lead advanced analytics across existing and novel endpoints, helping define patient benefit and directly influencing the development of innovative therapies and digital health solutions.

Working across study teams and therapeutic areas, you’ll design analytic approaches to solve complex evidence gaps, leveraging data from COAs, biosensors, and wearables to uncover meaningful, patient-centric insights across the drug development lifecycle.

You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive high-impact work, while also helping to integrate AI-enabled analytics into workflows and contribute to the development of next-generation, AI-powered decision-support tools within Evinova’s digital product ecosystem.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop and implement strategies for quantitative evidence generation at the study team and therapeutic area level

• Develop analytic approaches to address evidence gaps

• Contribute to programming workstreams across psychometrics, clinimetrics, and statistics to generate evidence of patient experience throughout the drug development lifecycle

• Lead workstreams to deliver project-based evidence

• Conduct and interpret psychometric, clinimetric, and statistical analyses for the validation of novel endpoints using COA and sensor/wearable data

• Prepare, review, and contribute to scientific outputs including reports, presentations, publications, and regulatory materials

• Integrate AI-enabled analytics into quantitative workflows to improve efficiency and scalability

• Contribute to the design and refinement of AI-powered decision-support tools within Evinova’s digital health products

Qualifications

Required Education:

• Doctoral degree (e.g., PhD, ScD, DrPH) in a relevant field such as Statistics, Biostatistics, Psychology, Epidemiology, Neuroscience, or similar, plus relevant experience

• OR Master’s degree in a related field with significant practical experience

Required Skills and Experience:

• Proficiency in Programming and Visualization: Skilled in R, SAS, Python, or similar tools for robust data analysis and visualization.

• Clinical Evidence Expertise: Capable of interpreting clinical research data and clearly communicating findings to diverse audiences.

• Drug Development Insight: Possesses a solid understanding of the drug development process and its stages.

• Project Leadership: Demonstrates strong project management abilities, ensuring effective planning, execution, and delivery of results.

• Analytical and Strategic Thinking: Excels in conceptual, analytical, and critical evaluation, enabling informed decision-making and problem-solving.

• Strategic Influence: Able to lead teams, influence key stakeholders, and thoughtfully persuade to achieve desired outcomes while fostering positive organizational relationships.

• Accountability and Initiative: Willing to challenge existing practices, take ownership of tasks, and uphold accountability for both self and others.

• Efficiency and Adaptability: Navigates ambiguity and rapidly resolves challenges in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, embracing new ways of working as needed.

• Exceptional Communication: Communicates clearly and confidently, with the ability to build productive relationships across teams.

• Creativity and Innovation: Brings a solution-oriented mindset, leveraging creative and innovative approaches to drive success.

• Diligence: Maintains attention to detail and manages multiple concurrent activities with precision and care.

• Resilience: Demonstrates the ability to adapt, overcome challenges, and motivate others within a constantly evolving environment.

Desirable for the Role:

• Experience working with data from multiple sources, including wearables and sensors

• Understanding of digital development frameworks

• Understanding of the regulatory landscape governing human subjects research

• Experience conducting outcomes research and communicating findings

SO, WHAT’S NEXT?

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please complete the full application on our website at your earliest convenience – it is the only way that our Recruiter and Hiring Manager can know that you feel well qualified for this opportunity.  If you know someone who would be a great fit, please share this posting with them.

Where can I find out more?

• Explore what we’re building: www.evinova.com

• Stay connected and see our impact in action: https://www.linkedin.com/company/evinova/

Apply today to bring smarter, faster clinical trials to life!

Evinova is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination. Evinova is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. Such accommodation is available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment, assessment and selection process and may be requested by emailing AZCHumanResources@astrazeneca.com.

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The annual base pay for this position ranges from $151,227.20 - $198,485.70 USD. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. 

In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program. Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.