This two-week on-line summer academy will be an immersive, collaborative, dynamic and academic experience for students who are planning to pursue a career as a statistician/programmer in pharmaceuticals and health analytics. This program aims to bring together statisticians, clinicians, drug safety, medical writers, marketers and academics who will provide guidance on drug development, their perspective on an outstanding statistician/programmer and what can get you there. You will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the program. We expect that you will learn a great deal and can add this experience to your resume.
August 10-14 @ Online
| Monday 8/10/2020 |
9:00-9:30 | Welcome! |
| 9:30-10:15 | Careers in Data Science at BI | |
| 10:15-10:30 | Break | |
| 10:30-11:25 |
Just Breathe Understanding the Disease Landscape Statisticians making an impact |
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| 11:25-11:40 | Break | |
| 11:40-12:30 | Unpacking Your Mind Understanding the Disease Landscape Statisticians making an impact |
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| 12:30-1:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 1:30-3:30 | Fundamental topics you should know if you want to work as a biostatistician in a pharmaceutical company | |
| 3:30-3:45 | Break | |
| 3:45-4:15 | Dataverse of “Real World Evidence” | |
| 4:15-5:00 | Meet Thy Neighbors | |
| Tuesday 8/11/2020 |
9:00-9:45 | Case study (Part 1): Background of the project, Clinical Development Plan |
| 9:45-10:45 | Case study (Part 2): Introduction to Phase 2 protocol, and Statistical Considerations | |
| 10:45-11:00 | Break | |
| 11:00-12:00 | Case study (Part 3): Introduction to Phase 3 protocol, and Statistical Considerations | |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00-2:00 | Role of Statisticians in a clinical trial conduct. 1. Trial statistical analysis plan 2. Trial oversight meetings 3. Database Lock and Clinical Study Report |
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| 2:00-2:45 | Data Life cycle and crash course on SDTM | |
| 2:45-3:00 | Break | |
| 3:00-5:00 | Introduction to ADaM and Simulation | |
| Wednesday 8/12/2020 |
9:00-9:30 | What it takes to be an effective statistical consultant |
| 9:30-10:00 | How Can I Succeed in a Pharma Stats Role? | |
| 10:00-10:15 | Break | |
| 10:15-10:45 | An Alternative Path from Statistics Degree to Data Scientist in Pharma | |
| 10:45-11:15 | TBD | |
| 11:15-11:30 | Break | |
| 11:30-12:00 | Efficacy Simulations in Clinical Pharmacology/Pharmacometrics in Support of Drug Development | |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00-1:30 | About Pfizer: Who We Are and What We do | |
| 1:30-2:00 | You Have Been Training to Be A Nonclinical Statistician This whole Time | |
| 2:00-2:15 | Break | |
| 2:15-2:45 | Nonclinical Statistics and Drug Development | |
| 2:45-3:15 | Oncology Statistics | |
| 3:15-3:30 | Break | |
| 3:30-4:00 | Transition from School to Industry | |
| 4:00-4:30 | Digital Medicine: Transforming Drug Development with Mobile and Wearable Technology | |
| 4:30-4:50 | Q & A | |
| Thursday 8/13/2020 |
9:00-9:30 | Opening Activity |
| 9:30-10:30 | Finding Jobs and Internships, Understanding Job Postings and Applicant Tracking Systems | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Break | |
| 11:00-1:00 | Resume/CV Presentation and Lab | |
| 1:00-2:00 | Lunch | |
| 2:00-3:00 | Building a LinkedIn Profile | |
| 3:00-4:00 | Optimizing Your Use of LinkedIn | Friday 8/14/2020 |
Homework, UConn Students only |
August 17-21 @ Online
Monday 8/17/2020 |
9:00 – 12:00 | Homework and project group discussions, UConn students only |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 1:00 - 5:00 | Homework and project group discussions, UConn students only | Tuesday 8/18/2020 |
8:30-9:30 | Overview of Vertex |
| 9:30-12:15 | Case Studies, Statistical Innovations on Rare Diseases | |
| 12:15 – 1:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 – 2:00 | Development Path in Vertex Biometrics | |
| 2:00 – 3:15 | Opportunities for Students at Vertex | |
| 3:15-4:15 | Mingle Session, Speakers plus Vertex Junior Statisticians | Wednesday 8/19/2020 |
9:00-9:30 | Welcome & Introduction |
| 9:30-9:50 | Introduction to Clinical Biostatistics, Non-Clinical and Pre-Clinical Biostatistics, and Statistical Innovation Group at Biogen | |
| 9:50-10:30 | New Analytic Tools | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Overview of MERI Group | |
| 11:00-11:10 | Break | |
| 11:10-11:40 | Endpoint Development | |
| 11:40-12:10 | Topic TBD | |
| 12:10-1:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 1:00-1:50 | A Day as SMT Statistician | |
| 1:50-2:30 | Bayesian Shrinkage for Subgroups | |
| 2:30-2:40 | Break | |
| 2:40-3:30 | Single Cell RNA | |
| 3:30-4:15 | Confirmed Disease Progression: A Clinical Question Driving Methodological Innovations | |
| 4:15-4:30 | Closing Remarks | Thursday 8/20/2020 |
8:30-12:00 | Homework and project group discussions, UConn students only |
| 1:00 -1:30 | Introduction and Overview of Servier Pharmaceuticals and MVD | |
| 1:30-2:15 | The Role of Biostatistician in Drug Development: overview | |
| 2:15-3:00 | Statistical Programming: Roles, Responsibilities and What to Expect | |
| 3:00-3:45 | Life as a Consultant vs. Life as a Sponsor Statistician | |
| 3:45-4:30 | Statistical Innovation and Influence in the Pharmaceutical Industry | |
| 4:30-5:00 | Q & A | Friday 8/21/2020 |
9:30-12:00 | Team Presentation |
| 12:00-2:00 | Pizza Lunch | |
| 2:00-4:00 | Team Final Presentation (Part II) (30-45 minutes each) | |
| 4:00-4:30 | Closing Remarks and Presenting the Certificates |