Principal Statistician, (Remote)
Stryker
Trenton,Ontario, Canada · Durham, NC, USA · New York, NY, USA · Philadelphia, PA, USA · Boston, MA, USA
USD 138,700-226,900 / year
Posted on Oct 11, 2025
Work Flexibility: Remote or Hybrid or Onsite
As a Principal Biostatistician, you will play a critical role in shaping real-world evidence (RWE) strategies across the organization. You will lead statistical design and analysis for our clinical registry project—a cornerstone initiative for understanding long-term clinical outcomes. This role partners closely with surgeons, clinical experts, and cross-functional teams to generate high-quality evidence, publish impactful research, and present findings at scientific meetings.
What You Will Do
- Lead the statistical analysis and methodological development for the clinical registry project, ensuring robust evidence generation from registry data.
- Partner with surgeons and clinical experts to define study questions, interpret results, and co-develop high-impact scientific outputs.
- Drive the development and authorship of manuscripts, abstracts, and presentations based on registry analyses for peer-reviewed journals and international conferences.
- Provide statistical leadership in study design, analysis planning, and reporting for registry-based studies and other RWE initiatives across the portfolio.
- Advise on advanced methods for real-world data, including causal inference, survival and longitudinal modelling, and handling of complex registry datasets.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory standards, industry guidelines, and best practices for RWE study conduct.
- Represent the organization externally with academic collaborators, professional societies, and regulatory/payer bodies.
- Develop statistical analysis plans, coordinate and perform data analysis and validation as necessary, and provide data interpretation.
- Stay current with new developments in statistics, SAS programming, and regulatory guidance through literature review, conference attendance, etc.
- Perform analyses; inputs to the statistical section of the study report. Provide statistical insight into interpretation and discussion of study results.
- Develop and test SAS programs to generate data sets, tables, listings, and graphs.
What You Need
- MS in Statistics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, or related quantitative discipline with 8+ years of experience or PhD with 5+ years of experience.
- Expertise in registry-based research and real-world data sources.
- Strong proficiency in statistical programming (SAS, R, or Python).
- Knowledge of regulatory guidelines (FDA/CFR; ISO14155).
- Proven ability to influence study strategy and regulatory/payer discussions.
- Excellent scientific writing and presentation skills with a track record of publications.
- SAS proficiency including use of a variety of statistical procedures, e.g., nonparametric analysis, linear and non-linear models, categorical data and survival analysis.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting publication of analysis results (abstracts, posters, manuscripts).
- Advanced knowledge of registry design and analysis.
- Ability to explain statistical concepts to non-statisticians and collaborate effectively.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- $ 138,700.00 - 226,900.00 salary plus bonus eligible + benefits. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.