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 37 Biostatistics Manager / Director job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 1613 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 $158,858.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $158,858.

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 $122,915.

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	10.91%
Master's Degree	66.03%
Doctoral Degree	82.58%
Other	4.03%

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	4.16%
3 to 5 years	19.07%
6 to 8 years	29.89%
9+ years	46.88%

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 (57.28%)
Innovation (42.72%)
Planning (41.79%)
Management (41.41%)
Communication (38.69%)
Research (35.59%)
Writing (31.8%)
Interpersonal Communications (29.14%)
Influencing Skills (25.85%)
Presentations (20.4%)

Defining Skills

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

Statistical Programming (26.26%)
Statistical Analysis (61.11%)
Building Management System (17.67%)
Biostatistics (98.82%)
Clinical Trials (76.54%)
Clinical Study Design (36.09%)
Clinical Study Reports (32.61%)
Data Management (24.64%)
Pre-Clinical Development (52.02%)
R (Programming Language) (45.18%)
Information Privacy (15.74%)
Data Analysis (28.31%)
Project Management (31.61%)
Drug Development (47.73%)
Pharmaceuticals (60.11%)
Statistics (78.03%)
SAS (Software) (66.21%)
Statistical Methods (28.38%)

Necessary Skills

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

Biomarkers (6.91%)
Regulatory Documents (16.43%)
Business Metrics (10.7%)
Biotechnology (21.59%)
Clinical Data Analysis (0.87%)
Regulatory Affairs (5.16%)
Organizational Leadership (11.01%)
Clinical Research (18.42%)
Data Processing (6.1%)
Medical Affairs (10.27%)
Experimental Design (7.97%)
Adaptive Design (2.24%)
Clinical Data Management (7.34%)
Biologics License Applications (BLA) (10.83%)
Immunology (1.87%)
Statistical Inference (1.06%)
Biology (3.3%)
Python (Programming Language) (16.12%)
Drug Discovery (6.1%)
Electronic Common Technical Document (7.84%)
Performance Appraisal (1.56%)
Data Collection (11.26%)
Data Quality (8.09%)
Epidemiology (6.04%)
Pharmacovigilance (9.09%)
Non-Disclosure Agreement (Intellectual Property Law) (15.68%)
Case Report Forms (9.65%)
Standard Operating Procedure (8.96%)
Data Manipulation (12.45%)
Clinical Trial Protocols (2.68%)
Commercialization (1.24%)
Infectious Diseases (4.04%)
Leadership Studies (10.95%)
Matrix Management (5.91%)
Milestones (Project Management) (4.17%)
Organizational Structure (7.09%)
Performance Review (12.26%)
Neuroscience (5.16%)
Oncology (21.16%)
Scientific Literature (8.71%)
Statistical Software (16.8%)
Marketing (9.33%)
New Product Development (8.77%)
Scientific Computing (12.32%)
Process Improvement (14.25%)
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) (9.4%)
Regulatory Filings (8.71%)
SAP Applications (12.07%)
Scientific Methods (7.16%)
Resource Planning (6.29%)
Strategic Partnership (11.14%)
Statistical Modeling (7.16%)
Resourcing (6.29%)
Performance Metric (10.7%)
Safety Monitoring (3.42%)
Data Science (10.08%)
Effective Communication (3.98%)
Regulatory Requirements (12.63%)
Graphing (12.26%)
Healthcare Industry Knowledge (13.19%)

Distinguishing Skills

A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.

Study Population (3.92%)

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 (26.29%)
Biostatistics (98.94%)
Clinical Trials (76.64%)
Clinical Study Design (36.14%)
Clinical Study Reports (32.65%)
Drug Development (47.79%)
R (Programming Language) (45.23%)
Statistical Methods (28.41%)

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 (118)
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma (80)
Amgen (66)
Daiichi Sankyo (58)
Gilead Sciences (57)
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (40)
Proclinical Staffing (36)
Pfizer (34)
Scipro (30)

North Carolina

Pharpoint Research (8)
Proclinical Staffing (4)
Novasyte (3)
Edwards Lifesciences (3)
Easyhiring (3)
Thermo Fisher Scientific (2)
Grifols (2)
Scipro (2)
Allucent (2)
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma (2)

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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