Biostatistics Manager / Director

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Biostatistics Manager or Director manages a team of statisticians and directs statistical analysis and reporting of health and biology-related data. Analysis may be used for product development at a pharmaceutical company, disease research at a hospital or health policy research at a public health organization. Directs the design of statistical analysis and reviews analysis and findings; may manage regulatory reporting for projects such as clinical trials.

Job Outlook

There were 40 Biostatistics Manager / Director job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 1598 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Biostatistician industry, which includes the Biostatistics Manager / Director career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:

Salary

Many new Biostatistics Manager / Director jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $174,370.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $174,370.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Biostatistics Manager / Director postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $144,072.

Education and Experience

Posted Biostatistics Manager / Director jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education Level	Percentage
Associate's Degree	0%
Bachelor's Degree	11.58%
Master's Degree	65.27%
Doctoral Degree	83.23%
Other	4.26%

Posted Biostatistics Manager / Director jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of Experience	Percentage
0 to 2 years	4.11%
3 to 5 years	20.19%
6 to 8 years	29.6%
9+ years	46.11%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Biostatistics Manager / Director positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

Leadership (59.51%)
Innovation (43.8%)
Management (43.3%)
Planning (39.67%)
Communication (38.8%)
Research (34.79%)
Writing (30.73%)
Interpersonal Communications (29.29%)
Influencing Skills (27.53%)
Presentations (20.46%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

Statistical Programming (25.5%)
Statistical Analysis (59.67%)
Biostatistics (98.43%)
Clinical Study Design (35.62%)
Data Management (22.68%)
Biotechnology (20.54%)
Statistics (79.9%)
Drug Development (46.17%)
Pre-Clinical Development (50.06%)
Clinical Trials (76.26%)
Pharmaceuticals (59.05%)
Clinical Study Reports (30.34%)
R (Programming Language) (43.78%)
Project Management (31.16%)
Oncology (20.16%)
Statistical Methods (29.71%)
SAS (Software) (66.77%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

Organizational Leadership (11.49%)
Biomarkers (6.53%)
Regulatory Documents (13.25%)
Regulatory Affairs (5.15%)
Business Metrics (11.49%)
Medical Affairs (10.8%)
Data Analysis (25.57%)
Analytics (8.42%)
Thought Leadership (1.38%)
Biopharmaceuticals (4.33%)
Medical Research (5.97%)
Continuous Improvement Process (6.91%)
Building Management System (17.65%)
Pharmacovigilance (7.6%)
Clinical Trial Protocols (2.7%)
Computer Science (4.84%)
Data Collection (10.87%)
Information Privacy (15.64%)
Data Quality (8.1%)
Case Report Forms (9.36%)
Marketing (10.87%)
Performance Review (12.75%)
Leadership Studies (11.43%)
Data Validation (2.26%)
Organizational Structure (6.53%)
Clinical Data Management (5.34%)
Biologics License Applications (BLA) (9.67%)
Epidemiology (6.09%)
Resource Management (2.07%)
Performance Metric (11.49%)
Clinical Research (16.58%)
Strategic Partnership (11.56%)
Medical Writing (3.2%)
Graphing (12.69%)
Data Manipulation (12.81%)
Statistical Software (15.95%)
Standard Operating Procedure (9.36%)
Drug Discovery (6.41%)
Templates (4.15%)
Healthcare Industry Knowledge (13.38%)
Infectious Diseases (4.15%)
Good Clinical Practices (GCP) (5.21%)
Python (Programming Language) (16.83%)
Real World Data (4.33%)
Safety Monitoring (3.33%)
SAP Applications (11.87%)
Life Sciences (2.39%)
New Product Development (9.3%)
Scientific Computing (12.81%)
Non-Disclosure Agreement (Intellectual Property Law) (13.94%)
Pharmacodynamics (3.58%)
Pharmacokinetics (3.64%)
Scientific Literature (7.91%)
Regulatory Requirements (12.37%)
Resourcing (6.41%)
Regulatory Filings (7.73%)
Data Science (10.11%)
Environment Health And Safety (8.48%)
SQL (Programming Language) (4.59%)
Process Improvement (15.77%)
Active Directory Application Mode (1.44%)
Effective Communication (3.96%)
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) (7.04%)
Industry Standards (13.32%)

Distinguishing Skills

A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.

Study Population (4.21%)

Salary Boosting Skills

A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.

Statistical Programming (25.53%)
Biostatistics (98.55%)
Clinical Trials (76.35%)
Clinical Study Design (35.66%)
Clinical Study Reports (30.38%)
Drug Development (46.23%)
R (Programming Language) (43.84%)
Statistical Methods (29.75%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Biostatistics Manager / Director skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

Director of Biostatistics
Biostatistics Manager
Director of Cardiovascular Services
Biostatistician
Biostatistics Intern
Statistical Programming Manager
Research Epidemiologist
Data Operator
Research Biostatistician
Research and Evaluation Consultant

Similar Occupations

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Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Biostatistics Manager / Director jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

Bristol-Myers Squibb (247)
Edwards Lifesciences (138)
Amgen (71)
Daiichi Sankyo (56)
Gilead Sciences (53)
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma (51)
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (43)
Pfizer (38)
Proclinical Staffing (36)
Scipro (30)

North Carolina

Pharpoint Research (9)
Proclinical Staffing (4)
Novasyte (3)
Edwards Lifesciences (3)
Easyhiring (3)
Thermo Fisher Scientific (2)
Grifols (2)
Scipro (2)
Allucent (2)
Atrium Health Floyd (1)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!

Statistics Master's Degrees

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