Principal Statistician - PVH

About this role

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 14 Sep 2026   Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life Peripheral Vascular Health therapies are a critical part of the Medtronic vascular portfolio, treating patients with a broad range of conditions, including Peripheral and Carotid Disease, End Stage Renal Disease, Peripheral Embolization, and Superficial and Deep Venous Disease. We lead the way in the Superficial Venous and Drug Coated Balloon markets, caring for hundreds of millions of patients globally with lifesaving and life-enhancing therapies.

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. This position is remote to enhance our competitive edge and expand our cross-functional collaboration efforts. This role will require 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

The preferred location for this role is Mounds View, MN                    

In this exciting role as a  Principal Statistician , you will have primary focus responsibility for statistical aspects of study design and analysis of data from complex clinical studies conducted for regulatory approval or marketing purposes.  This includes responsibility for design of studies, calculating of sample size and power, writing of statistical portions of protocol s and statistical analysis plan s , review of protocol and case report forms, analysis including statistical programming and interpretation of data, and preparation of relevant sections of regulatory submissions, reports, and manuscripts.  Work will generally be self-directed but will be reviewed by the m anager at key time points. 

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.  

• Designs, plans and executes biostatistical components of plans for research and development projects that establish the conditions essential for determining safety, efficacy, and marketability of medical device products .  

• Uses sound statistical methodology to conduct studies relating to the life cycle of the product.  

• Oversight of statistical support and deliverables for ensuring adherence to study specific requirements as well as consistent applications of relevant methods across the portfolio.  

• In development-phase projects, prepares the statistical component of protocols which meet project objectives , health authority guidelines, and clinical trial methodology standards.  

• Research, develop and/or applies novel statistical theories, methods, and software.  

• Summarizes and interprets data into tabular and graphical formats amenable to principles of statistical inference and is responsible for the statistical component of reports describing studies, outcomes and methods used.  

• Provides specifications and directions to the clinicians/statistical programmers.  

• Supports the regulatory review and approval of the experimental therapies.  

• Partner in trial design and in establishing standards for clinical trial conduct, and the collection, management and/or reporting of data.   

Other responsibilities:  

• Applies statistical knowledge and experience to the design of clinical studies, ensuring that study objectives can be properly assessed .  This requires calculation of sample size and power, as well as possible determination of appropriate design assumptions from published literature.  

• Assists in development and review of case report forms, ensuring data will be collected efficiently and accurately.  

• Identifies potential threats to study credibility, validity, and data integrity and works with study team to prevent, track, and manage potential problems.  

• Writes the statistical analysis plan for the study.   

• Takes a leadership role in responding to relevant questions from FDA, FDA Advisory Panels, and/or other regulatory agencies, and in negotiations with regulatory agencies regarding study design and interpretation.   

• Uses a variety of statistical methods and software tools to analyze and display data from clinical and other studies, including more advanced methods.  Methods must be appropriate for the kind of data collected and required assumptions must be tested.  

• Validates and provides clear documentation of analysis programs.  

• Writes Results and Methods sections of reports and manuscripts as needed and ensures interpretation of statistical and clinical findings in regulatory submissions, reports, and manuscripts accurately reflect the data collected.  

• Consults with other (e. g., non-clinical) staff on statistical and analysis issues.  

• Lead development for process improvements and standardization for the department and the statistics group.  

• Attends and contributes to project and department meetings.  

• Demonstrates excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills.  

Must Have (Minimum Requirements):  

To be considered for this role, the minimum requirements must be evident on your profile.  

• Bachelor's degree   

• Minimum of 7 years of statistical experience in clinical trial design and data analysis within healthcare     

• Advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of statistical experience in clinical trial design and data analysis within healthcare  

Nice to Have (Preferred Qualifications):  

• Master’s degree or PHD degree in Biostatistics, or Statistics and minimum 8 years of statistics experience within medical device industry or pharmaceutical industries  

• Experience as a biostatistician in clinical st

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