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Overview
At Pacira, innovation meets purpose.
Pacira BioSciences, Inc. is a pioneer in non-opioid pain management and regenerative health solutions. Today, we're building on that legacy with next-generation innovations for chronic, postsurgical, and musculoskeletal pain. Our culture is built on collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to helping patients recover faster. We are redefining what's possible in pain management-and we can't do it without talented people like you.
Why Join Us?
At Pacira, every career is more than a job. Our mission drives us, and every day, we challenge ourselves to achieve the extraordinary. Integrity is at the core of who we are. We value diverse perspectives and the collective strength of a unified team. Join the team in making better possible for patients everywhere.
Summary:
The Associate Director, RWE Analytics, is the major contributor and driver to the real-world patient health and economic outcome research in support of Pacira products. Working closely with his/her manager, the Associate Director designs pain management studies of clinical/economic burden of diseases, unmet needs of patients, comparative effectiveness of treatments on economic/health outcomes across treatments. Utilizing secondary databases (e.g., administrative claims, EHR/EMR), the Associate Director leads and conducts all aspects of analytics on retrospective and prospective cohort studies, including cohort and outcome definition, cohort extraction, cleaning, management, analysis, and intermediate/final report. Serving as a subject-matter expert in various secondary databases, the Associate Director works in different computing environments, both externally (e.g. ResDec for CMS databases) and internally at Pacira cloud, to facilitate the strengths of databases to address maximize the value proposition of company products and additional business requests. The Associate Director is versed in statistical programming languages such as SAS, R, Python, etc. to perform programming in processing data at various levels, verifies analytical datasets, and applies conventional and novel statistical methods to summarize data and generate clinically meaningful results. The Associate Director assists in publications of evidence generation via review or draft parts of the manuscript sections (e.g., Methods, Results, Discussion). When needed, the Associate Director collaborates with the analytical team and assists in other real-world studies related to data analytics. This position may interact with internal and external stakeholders to ensure appropriate communication of results.
Responsibilities
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by an individual assigned to this job. Other duties may be assigned.

• Design real-world retrospective and prospective cohort studies supporting pipeline and post-marketing products.
• Define patient cohorts and health and economic outcomes.
• Program in data process, management, and statistical analysis on registry and large claims/EHR/EMR databases using SAS/SQL/R/Phyton, etc.
• Identify selection and application of optimal and appropriate statistical methods to health and economic outcome studies.
• Develop statistical analysis plan and statistical outputs to support internal business strategy and external communications.
• Assist in publications of health and outcome research studies including drafting and reviewing sections of methods and results.
• Assist in development of presentation material to internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain awareness of new statistical methods, tools, and data sources to ensure that projects represent current state of science, and maintains professional knowledge by reading scientific journals, attending internal and external courses, and undertaking methodological research.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position may have supervisory responsibilities.
Interaction:
The incumbent works with internal teams (corporate, medical, and sales), and vendors.
Qualifications
Education and Experience:

• A master's degree or higher in quantitative sciences, e.g., epidemiology, biostatistics, psychometrics, computer science, or a closely related field with at least 10 years of hands-on analytical and research experience is required.
• Managing large administrative or medical records databases with SQL or Python programming languages is required.
• Statistical analysis with SQL, SAS, R or Python etc. languages is required.
• Knowledge of large administrative or medical records databases is required.
• Experience in statistical modeling of multivariable analysis, repeated measures, and specific data distribution to conduct clinical and outcome research is required.
• Experience with non-randomized designs is required.
• Experience with writing protocols in general and particularly the statistical methods sections of study proposals and/or proposal requests is required.
• Background in epidemiological material on etiology, incidence and prevalence of specific diseases, conditions, and therapies (e.g., treatment patterns, adherence, effectiveness, etc.) is preferred.
• Experience in advanced analytics (e.g., machine learning) and data interpretation is preferred.

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, planning their time to meet both short-term and long-term objectives. The requirements described above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Proven strong and advanced programming and analytical abilities in SAS, SQL, R, Python, etc.
• Knowledge of epidemiology and understanding of investigational and observational study designs
• Demonstrate experience in conducting observational research and study design, strengths, and limitations.
• Ability to prioritize tasks.
• Flexibility in response to changing needs and competing demands.
• Solutions oriented
• Ability to work independently and as a collaborator.
• Experience in working with cross-functional, multi-cultural teams.
• Good verbal and written communication skills

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, move between spaces, reach with hands and arms and stoop. Close vision and the need to focus on computer screen, use of hands, fingers, and wrist to type on keyboard and manipulate mouse. Will need to lift and move items weighing up to 40 pounds.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The on-site setting consists of a typical pharmaceutical office environment with production areas, offices, and cubicles.
Benefits

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Coverage
• Flexible Spending Account & Health Savings Account with Company match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Mental Health Resources
• Disability Coverage
• Life insurance
• Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• Legal and Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Fertility and Maternity Assistance
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) and 11 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave

Pay Transparency
The base pay range for this role is $141,000 annually to $194,000 annually.
The range is what we reasonably expect to pay for this role. The range considers a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to: geographic markets, business or organizational needs, skill sets, experience, training, licensure, and certifications. Depending on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered.
EEO Statement
EEO Statement: Pacira is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants because of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), veteran status, disability or genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. At Pacira we are committed to intentionally cultivating a culture of inclusion where all feel welcomed and valued for their background, perspectives, and experiences. We hold one another accountable to promote trust and transparency in support of our communities and collective purpose. Agency Disclaimer: Pacira Biosciences, Inc. (Hereafter, Pacira) does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies in response to the Pacira Careers page or a Pacira social media post. Pacira will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee relating to unsolicited resumes. Pacira explicitly reserves the right to hire said candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Pacira.