[Statlist] Biostatistics position at DSM Nutritional Products near Basel

[Roos, Franz]

Dear Statlist subscriber,

We are currently looking for a bright, motivated

Biostatistician or Senior Biostatistician
(permanent position, 100%)

to join our statistical consulting and data analysis team at the DSM Nutrition Innovation Center in Kaiseraugst, close to Basel. See further details below.

We are looking forward to hearing from you if you are interested in this opportunity.

Best regards,
Franz Roos

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BIOSTATISTICIAN OR SENIOR BIOSTATISTICIAN

Job ID 18301 | Kaiseraugst, Switzerland | Permanent, full-time (100%) | Research and Development | DSM Nutritional Products | Nutrition Innovation Center

Royal DSM is a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials. The company is listed on Euronext Amsterdam.

THE CHALLENGE
Are you excited about scientific innovation and would like to provide statistical advice and insights to our research and development community? Then our position as Biostatistician/ Senior Biostatistician (f/m) might be the right next step for you! We are looking for a bright, motivated colleague to further strengthen our statistical consulting and data analysis team in our Nutrition Innovation Center in Kaiseraugst, close to Basel.

THE POSITION
As a biostatistician, you will support our multidisciplinary project teams with your statistical expertise to optimize decision-making and influence strategy in all development phases of a product:

• Provide data analyses, visualization, reporting and interpretation for a wide variety of research questions in nutrition, health, and personal care
• Work closely and in a result-oriented way with study directors, nutritionists, biologists, veterinarians, pharmacists and medical doctors, either as a permanent team member or as an ad-hoc consultant
• Optimize the design and power of clinical studies in humans and feeding studies in farm animals to quantify the benefits of our products such as vitamins, enzymes, probiotics, fatty acids, etc.
• Critically review, evaluate, and interpret internal and external data analyses, reports, and publications
• Ensure compliance with statistical guidelines of authorities where needed
• Conduct (meta-) analyses on internal and external data for scientific insights and publication
• Participate in collaborations on a global basis (research institutions, NGOs, customers, etc.)

THE IDEAL
• MSc in (Bio-) Statistics or a related field, PhD preferred
• 3+ years of practical experience in applying statistics in a life science environment (PhD in relevant field will be considered as 3 years)
• Sound knowledge of standard statistical methods, particularly regression and extensions (GLMM). Enthusiasm to explore new methods
• You are an experienced R user (our main platform). Ideally you also have a working knowledge of SAS
• As an all-rounder, you enjoy the variety of projects, people and questions that are typical for this role. You are used to handling several projects at once with a proven ability to prioritize and to meet deadlines. You enjoy being the point of contact for your stakeholders. You are curious about the goals and the context of projects and you proactively contribute to their success
• Strong team-player with the ability to communicate effectively with non-statisticians and who thrives in an open and collaborative research environment
• Any professional or extracurricular activities where you refined your team work, leadership and organizational skills are considered as assets
• Fluent in English. German and/or French would be an asset

PROCEDURE AND CONTACT
Interested in this position? Please apply online via the career portal dsm.com/careers. For additional questions, please contact Jutta Eberlin, Recruitment Business Partner (jutta.eberlin using dsm.com), or Dr. Franz Roos, Competence Lead Biostatistics (franz.roos using dsm.com, +41 61 815 82 09).

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