Biostatistician I
About The Position
The USC Keck School of Medicine’s Epstein Family Alzheimer Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI), located in San Diego, California, advances treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias through innovative clinical trials. ATRI’s Biostatistics Section provides statistical leadership for its clinical trials and studies. The Biostatistician I joins an established group and works with section biostatisticians, study investigators, and research collaborators. Under the direction of senior biostatistics staff and faculty biostatisticians, the role performs statistical programming and analyses for assigned clinical trials and studies. The position is intended for an early-career biostatistician with a strong foundation in statistical methods and programming who will contribute to clinical research while developing greater expertise and responsibility. The role is not expected to independently provide statistical leadership for a clinical trial. The position requires regular on-site presence at ATRI in San Diego three days per week. The annual base salary range is $87,324.25–$119,712.46. USC considers factors including the position’s scope and responsibilities, work experience, education and training, skills, peer equity, applicable laws, grant funding, and market and organizational considerations when making an offer.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in biostatistics or statistics; the posting also allows combined experience and education as a substitute for minimum education.
- One to two years of relevant professional research experience following the graduate degree; the posting’s minimum experience is one year and allows combined education and experience as a substitute.
- Strong training in statistical theory and methods.
- Excellent R programming skills and ability to implement statistical analyses with a high degree of technical independence within an established statistical analysis framework.
- Experience analyzing longitudinal or other complex research data.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including ability to explain statistical concepts and results to multidisciplinary collaborators.
- Strong attention to detail, organization, and commitment to high-quality, reproducible statistical work.
- Ability to work effectively within a collaborative biostatistics team, manage assigned responsibilities independently, and seek guidance appropriately from senior staff.
- Initiative and ability to adapt to changing priorities.
- Minimum field expertise in biostatistics, statistics, or a related field, with experience in SAS, R, or STATA.
- Ability to meet the ongoing requirement for regular on-site presence in San Diego three days per week.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting clinical trials or clinical research.
- Familiarity with clinical trial design, analysis, and reporting.
- Demonstrated interest in developing a long-term career in academic clinical trials biostatistics.
- Experience contributing to scientific reports, presentations, abstracts, or manuscripts.
Responsibilities
- Perform statistical programming and analyses for clinical trials and related research studies under the direction of senior biostatistics staff and faculty biostatisticians.
- Apply appropriate statistical methods to longitudinal and other clinical trial data.
- Prepare, manage, and evaluate analysis-ready datasets and statistical outputs.
- Contribute to quality control and quality assurance of statistical analyses and programming.
- Contribute to statistical methods, analysis descriptions, reports, presentations, and scientific manuscripts.
- Communicate statistical methods and results clearly to statisticians, investigators, and multidisciplinary collaborators.
- Develop a detailed understanding of assigned studies, including study design, data structure, analysis objectives, and statistical responsibilities.
- Manage assigned projects with high standards for accuracy, reproducibility, documentation, and organization.
- Seek appropriate statistical guidance and collaborate with senior biostatistics staff on complex statistical or study-specific issues.
- Take initiative, collaborate, and assume increasing responsibility as knowledge and experience develop.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
