Biostatistician

General Summary/Purpose:

Thisindividualcarriesout,under supervisionof facultymembersor aPrincipalBiostatistician,statisticalanalysesofclinicalandlaboratorystudies. Thisindividualalsoparticipatesin thedesignofclinicalandlaboratorystudieswithsupervisionasabove. Utilizesstandardandnon-standardbiostatisticsorbioinformaticsmethodologiesin thedesignofstudiesandtheproductionofstatisticalanalyses. Collaborateswithother biostatisticiansandinvestigatorsin thepreparationofpresentationsandpublications. Functionsalsoincludeworking onmethodologicresearchof thefaculty

Specific Duties & Responsibilties:

Consultswithclinicalandlaboratoryinvestigatorstodetermine theirneedswithrespecttostatisticaldesignof studies incollaborationwithamemberof the facultyand/oraPrincipalBiostatistician. Carriesoutappropriatemethodologic proceduresfor statisticalanalysis;overalldescriptive statistics;exploratorydataanalyses,includinggraphs,summarystatistics,andnecessarytransformations;andconfirmatory dataanalyses,includingstatisticaltestsand/or models. Performssamplesize andpower calculations,generatesrandomizationschema,andpreparesstatisticalsectionsfor researchprotocolsandmanuscripts. Prepareswrittenreportsofstatisticalanalyses,includingrelevantstatisticaltheory,references,methods,results,andconclusions. Writesstatisticaldesign,methods,andanalysissectionsfor researchproposals. Writescomputer codetoevaluatestudydesignsand toaccomplishtheactualstatisticalanalyses. Interpretsandanalyzestheresultsofstatisticalanalyses.Preparesinterimandfinalreportsofstudies. Participatesinregularlyscheduledmeetingswithstudyinvestigatorsandteam. Preparesprogressreports,asneeded. Maintainappropriatesystemsfor databaseassociatedmanagement. Keepabreastof technicalandacademic resourcesrelatedto the methodology ofstatisticalanalyses.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Masters degree in biostatistics, statistics, mathematics, or related field.
• Minimum of 1 years of related experience required.
• Demonstrated ability on significant graduate project or additional doctoral education may substitute for experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

JHU Equivalency Formula:18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctoral level degree.
• Experienced in cancer clinical trials and/or other cancer-related studies including study design and data analysis preferred.

Special Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities / Competencies:

• Thorough understanding of computers.
• Expert knowledge of procedural-oriented statistical languages, such as SAS, Splus, R, and/or SPSS.
• Knowledge of other programming languages, such as FORTRAN, PASCAL, or C, is helpful.
Excellent interpersonal skills in consulting with researchers and understanding their problems. Excellent writing and verbal skills in the preparation and presentation of reports. Excellent organizational skills and attention to details are required.

Classified Title:Biostatistician
Working Title: Biostatistician
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MD
Starting Salary Range:$52,495-$72,210; commensurate with experience
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday-Friday/8:30am-5:00pm
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: 04-MD:School of Medicine Campus
Department name: 10002934-SOM Onc Biostatistics
Personnel area: School of Medicine

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