Biostatistics PhD from engineering major

[Spelunker5]

Hello,

My background is somewhat different since I'm looking to change fields from chemical engineering (BS and MS) to Biostatistics. I've recently worked in the pharma industry in process development and optimization using tools like DOEs. I want to look to a PhD with relevance to clinical trial design. I've taken math coursework such as calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, statistics, PDE and have some programming experience in Matlab and Python. I've been pursuing some online classes in R and data science. Is it feasible to make the switch into biostatistics? Are there any programs that may be more open to students incoming with different backgrounds?

[cyberwulf]

This shouldn't be a problem. Most programs are quite open to students from diverse backgrounds if they have the pre-requisite coursework, and it sounds like you do.