Assistant or Associate Professor in Cancer Biostatistics

University of Maryland • Baltimore, MD

20d • $200,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) is recruiting a full-time, tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor in Cancer Biostatistics to join their thriving cancer research environment. This person will hold a primary appointment in the Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. The successful candidate will be a core faculty in the UMGCCC Biostatistics Shared Resource and will be required to support Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators and the research infrastructure of the Center. The Biostatistics Shared Resource (BSR) is responsible for statistical collaboration across the Center, including the design and statistical oversight of clinical trials, and quantitative educational efforts related to the training of fellows and students. The Shared Resource currently includes 4 full-time PhD faculty from the Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, as well as affiliated data science faculty from across the University of Maryland. There also is close collaboration with the Institute of Genome Sciences and the Institute for Health Computing.

Requirements

• Ph.D. or equivalent in Biostatistics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Applied Mathematics.
• Demonstrated record of supporting team science grants such as SPORE, P01, U01 and U54.
• Established own cutting-edge research.
• Ability or potential to attract external, peer-reviewed funding.
• Ability to professionally and conscientiously support and manage complex data analysis projects in collaborative settings across teams of researchers and core services.

Nice To Haves

• Clinical trial expertise.
• Experience with collaborative grant writing and team science grants.
• A record of cutting-edge research in biostatistics.
• Methodological versatility.
• Interest in clinical trials and biostatistics as applied to cancer research.

Responsibilities

• Support Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators and the research infrastructure of the Center.
• Provide statistical collaboration across the Center, including the design and statistical oversight of clinical trials.
• Engage in quantitative educational efforts related to the training of fellows and students.
• Professionally and conscientiously support and manage complex data analysis projects in collaborative settings across teams of researchers and core services.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes wellness, work/life balance, and professional development.
• Participation in a retirement program.
• Generous leave package that includes over 4 weeks of vacation accrued each year.
• Paid holidays.
• Personal leave.
• Unlimited accrual of sick time.
• Comprehensive health insurance.
• Professional learning and development programs.
• Tuition remission for employees and their dependents at any University System of Maryland school.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree