Statistics students interested in biopharmaceutical research are invited to volunteer at the 2026 Biopharmaceutical Section Regulatory-Industry Statistics Workshop taking place September 16–18 in Rockville, Maryland. In exchange for volunteering, students will receive complimentary conference registration. Volunteer positions are available on a first-come, first-served … [Read more...] about Student Volunteers Needed for RISW 2026
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Cracking the Industry Code: A Letter to Future Biostatisticians Entering the Pharmaceutical Industry
Bill Emker, Lei Wang, Helena Fan, and Dean Grimm, The Lotus Group Dear Future Biostatistician, If you are finishing your PhD and trying to enter pharma or biotech right now, you have felt how difficult this market has become. From 2020 through 2022, biotech grew fast. Capital flowed, companies hired aggressively, and entry-level positions were abundant. Then funding … [Read more...] about Cracking the Industry Code: A Letter to Future Biostatisticians Entering the Pharmaceutical Industry
Do Student Paper Competitions Really Matter?
It’s a great time to be working as biostatisticians and data scientists in the biopharmaceutical field. In the last 10 years, breakthroughs in oncology drug development have led to unprecedented improvements in survival for cancer patients. Gene therapies based on DNA-editing technologies have achieved cures for diseases such as sickle cell anemia. Additionally, treatments … [Read more...] about Do Student Paper Competitions Really Matter?