Edison Scientific
Member of Technical Staff - Biostatistics
$180K–$250K
San Francisco +2 · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 10, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
New York
Boston - Experience
- 5+ years in biostatistical applications within biotech or pharma (sponsor or CRO).
- Education
- Graduate degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a related discipline.
About the job
Build and evaluate AI agents that automate biostatistical analysis and clinical development workflows, ensuring outputs are statistically sound and regulator-ready for biotech and pharma clients.
What you'll do
- Improve agents’ execution of statistical analysis and trial-design tasks; create benchmarks and assess performance and failure modes.
- Work with client biostatisticians and clinical leaders to apply agents to statistical and regulatory deliverables, and evaluate their accuracy and regulatory soundness.
- Support engagement scoping, success metrics, and pre-sales technical evaluation with GTM and account teams.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of biostatistical applications experience in biotech or pharma (sponsor or CRO).
- Graduate degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a related discipline.
- Expertise in SAPs, sample-size determination, and early-phase (I/II) clinical trial design.
- Deep familiarity with ICH and FDA standards, including direct experience with CSRs, IND filings, and CDISC-compliant datasets (SDTM/ADaM); prior industry or client-facing experience outside academia.
Nice to have
- Ph.D.; proficiency in both R and SAS.
- Experience in listed therapeutic areas; proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript/JavaScript.
Pay
$180k - $250k (USD, base salary); $180K – $250K (USD, base salary)
Tools
R, SAS, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, SDTM, ADaM
AI focus
Build and evaluate LLM agents for statistical analysis and clinical development workflows; benchmark performance, identify failure modes, and improve accuracy and regulatory soundness.
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