--- title: 'Senior Biostatistician at Freenome' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-biostatistician-freenome-remote-dah4h40pkygs' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-19' --- # Senior Biostatistician at Freenome - **Company:** Freenome - **Location:** Remote - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-09-24 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-19 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/freenome/jobs/8842728002 ## Job description About this opportunity: We are seeking a Senior Biostatistician to expand the Freenome Biostatistics team. This role will support statistical study design, analysis, summarization of clinical studies to support research, development and regulatory submissions for Freenome’s in vitro diagnostic products (IVDs). The ideal candidate is passionate about biostatistics and the opportunity to have a significant impact to change the landscape of early cancer detection. This role will report to the Principal Biostatistician. This role will be a Remote role. What you’ll do: - Perform in a lead Biostatistician role and provide technical expertise as a core team member of high complexity clinical studies, including statistical oversight and attending relevant project meetings. - Provide advanced statistical guidance and thought leadership for innovative study design and clinical development plans, including endpoint selection, estimands, sample size and power, and analysis methods. - Develop the statistical sections of the study protocols, statistical analysis plans, and related documents. - Interpreting analysis results and conduct the overall statistical review of tables, figures, and listings to ensure accurate and consistent reporting in study reports and regulatory documents. - Partner with statistical programmers to establish priorities, manage timelines, review deliverable quality, and resolve issues affecting project objectives. - Support regulatory submissions and responses by prepareing and reviewing statistical analyses, summaries, and supporting documentation in collaboration with Regulatory, Clinical, and other stakeholders. - Support the preparation of abstracts, oral presentations, manuscripts and written reports by ensuring the results of clinical programs and studies are effectively communicated to internal and external stakeholders. - Provide statistical expertise to internal and external stakeholders (e.g., presentation/publication, Marketing, Health Economics & Reimbursement). - Create, maintain, and implement SOPs, processes, standards, and work instructions with respect to biostatistics to ensure compliance, accuracy, efficiency, and optimization. Must haves: - Masters degree or higher in Statistics, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Data Science or Math. - 6+ years of related experience with a Master's Degree; or 3+ years of related experience with a PhD; or equivalent experience - Expert understanding of related aspects of biostatistics processes and systems. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels to drive achievement of deliverables. - Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills including the ability to proactively elevate and resolve issues cross-functional to ensure project objectives are met. - Comprehensive organizational, judgment, analytical, decision-making, and influencing skills. - Expert understanding of clinical trial design while identifying applications of functional knowledge and methodologies to resolve complex problems. - Ability to develop effective peer, cross functional and cross business relationships to maximize best practice sharing and team effectiveness. - Ability to thrive in a fast paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment. - Strong programming skills using  R (required) and Python (preferred). Demonstrated proficiency with literate programming (R markdown/ Sweave). Nice to haves: - Ph.D degree or higher in Statistics, Biostatistics or Math. - Experience leading IVD clinical Biostatistics to FDA submission. - Knowledge of CDISC requirements preferred. Benefits and additional information: The US target range of our base salary rate for new hires is $140,250 - $200,025. You will also be eligible to receive equity, cash bonuses, and a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits depending on the position offered.  Please note that individual total compensation for this position will be determined at the Company’s sole discretion and may vary based on several factors, including but not limited to, location, skill level, years and depth of relevant experience, and education. We invite you to check out our career page @ [freenome.com/job-openings/](http://freenome.com/job-openings/) for additional company information. Freenome is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer, and we value diversity. Freenome does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws. - https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/posters/fmla - https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters - https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/posters/employee-polygraph-protection-act California applicants please review the CCPA Notice at Collection here: - https://www.freenome.com/ccpa-privacy-notice-for-freenome-california-job-applicants/ ## #LI-REMOTE ## About Freenome ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Freenome is a biotechnology company developing blood-based multi-omics tests powered by machine learning to detect cancer in its earliest, most treatable stages. - **Entity Type**: Private (Late Stage) – raised over $2B in total funding; stock symbol FRNM (NASDAQ) is associated with a related SPAC entity but the operating company remains privately held [linkedin.com] - **Headquarters**: Brisbane, California, United States - **Founded**: 2014 - **Founders**: Riley Ennis (Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer) and others [freenome.com] ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Biotechnology / Early Cancer Detection - **Target customers**: B2B (health systems, insurers, employers) and B2C (patients via healthcare providers) - **Mission**: To create tools that empower everyone to prevent, detect, and treat their disease, starting with early cancer detection. ## Products & Services - **Freenome Multi-Omics Blood Test (Colorectal Cancer)**: A next-generation blood test that uses a multi-omics platform (cell-free DNA, methylation, proteins, etc.) combined with machine learning to detect early-stage colorectal cancer and advanced adenomas. Type: Diagnostic test (IVD) – currently under clinical validation and regulatory review [freenome.com]. ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private). Total funding of $2.07B (LinkedIn estimate) or $1.428B (CB Insights); conflicting reports reflect different counting methods [linkedin.com], [cbinsights.com] - **Key Metric (Funding)**: Most recent round – $75M corporate round (Nov 2025) led by Roche, plus $254M venture round (Feb 2024) also led by Roche [linkedin.com] - **Notable Investors**: Perceptive Advisors, RA Capital Management, Roche Venture Fund, Kaiser Permanente, Novartis, American Cancer Society’s BrightEdge Ventures, Exact Sciences [linkedin.com], [freenome.com] - **Growth Signals**: - Blood-based test included in updated American Cancer Society colorectal cancer screening guideline - Appointed industry veteran Rob Guigley as Chief Commercial Officer (2025) - Ongoing clinical programs for multiple cancer types - Employee headcount of 304 with 22 active job postings (as of mid-2025) [linkedin.com] ## Competitive Advantages - **Multi-omics + AI platform**: Combines multiple biological signals (DNA methylation, fragmentomics, proteins) with proprietary machine learning algorithms to achieve high sensitivity and specificity for early-stage cancer. - **Strong clinical program**: Rigorous multi-site studies and partnerships with leading health systems (e.g., Kaiser Permanente). - **Deep investor backing**: Long-term support from top healthcare investors and strategic partners (Roche, Exact Sciences) provides capital and commercial pathways. - **First-mover in multi-cancer blood screening**: Focus on colorectal cancer as first indication, with potential to expand to other cancers. ## Strategic Focus - **Clinical validation & regulatory approval**: Completing pivotal studies and preparing FDA submission for colorectal cancer test. - **Commercial launch preparation**: Building commercial team (hiring Strategic Account Executives, VP Revenue Cycle Management) and establishing relationships with payers and health systems. - **Platform expansion**: Extending multi-omics technology to additional cancer types (lung, pancreatic, etc.) through research programs. ## Why Work Here - **Mission-driven culture**: Employees are motivated by the opportunity to “outpace cancer” and make a tangible impact on patient lives. Values include integrity, empathy, trust, servant leadership, and striving for greatness [freenome.com]. - **Equity ownership**: Every U.S. full-time employee receives equity packages, aligning personal success with company milestones [freenome.com/careers]. - **Competitive benefits**: Comprehensive medical plans, wellness programs, generous PTO, 12 paid holidays, annual bonus opportunities, and market-based salaries [freenome.com/careers]. - **Collaborative environment**: Cross-functional teams across clinical, scientific, and business domains; emphasis on respect and inclusion [freenome.com/careers]. - **Work model**: Likely office-based in Brisbane, CA (hybrid flexibility not explicitly stated). The company has a physical lab and office presence. - **Engineering & science culture**: Opportunity to work with state-of-the-art multi-omics data, machine learning, and clinical trial design. The team includes senior ML scientists, computational biologists, and software engineers. ## Sources 1. [freenome.com](https://www.freenome.com/) – Company overview, leadership, values, products 2. [freenome.com/careers](https://www.freenome.com/careers/) – Benefits, culture, job openings 3. [linkedin.com/company/freenome](https://www.linkedin.com/company/freenome) – Employee count, revenue estimate, funding rounds, investor list, recent hires and departures 4. 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