Senior Director, Statistical Programming

Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, psychiatric, endocrine and immunological disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, hyperphagia in Prader-Willi syndrome, endometriosis* and uterine fibroids*, as well as a robust pipeline including multiple compounds in mid- to late-phase clinical development across our core therapeutic areas. For more than three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. We relentlessly pursue medicines to ease the burden of debilitating diseases and disorders, because you deserve brave science. For more information, visit  neurocrine.com , and follow the company on  LinkedIn ,  X , Facebook and YouTube . ( *in collaboration with AbbVie ) At Neurocrine, strong leadership drives both business results and team success. We look for leaders who think strategically, anticipate what’s ahead and set clear direction, while building and empowering high-performing teams. Successful leaders foster an environment where people are motivated to do their best work and deliver meaningful, measurable impact through sound decision-making and accountability.

 About the Role: Leads departmental initiatives by providing vision, strategic planning, and management. Offers guidance and mentorship to statistical programming team members. Manages planning and execution of Statistical Programming for data analysis and reporting across Neurocrine studies. Acts as the expert resource within Neurocrine for Statistical Programming matters across departments. _ Your Contributions (include, but are not limited to): Implements vision and strategic direction for Statistical Programming Creates statistical programming strategy input for the preparation of marketing applications (e.g., New Drug Application (NDA) submissions to the FDA) Oversees and monitors statistical system landscape, monitoring industry trends, evaluating novel tools for potential company use and ensuring that systems and resourcing models are scalable for the future Responsible for ensuring that the company's clinical data and statistical software needs are scalable with oversight on all aspects of acquiring and installing new software, including the identification of software requirements, and oversight of the installation, validation, and maintenance Oversees long-term workforce planning for the department ensuring enough and right balance of in-house and contract resources are available to support the analysis and reporting of data from clinical studies for all current and future corporate development programs Manages all external vendors from identification, selection, monitoring contractual work product quality standards and timeliness and ending relationships as needed Implements and manages the development and revision of department statistical programming standard operating procedures. Trains both in-house and contract statistical programmers on standard operating procedures and that all required training is completed and documented Builds relationships with internal and external customers Develops and manages statistical programming budget and vendor budgets; oversees proposal requests from external vendors and negotiates costs, as appropriate Performs other job related duties as assigned Requirements: Typical Experience or Education: BS/BA degree in a computer science, mathematics, statistics, or related field AND 15+ years of experience in the biopharmaceutical or Contract Research Organizations (CRO) industry with extensive experience in a leadership role,