Biostatistician I
About The Position
The Institute for Medical Research (IMR), an affiliate of the Durham VA Health Care System (DVAHCS), is seeking a Biostatistician I to support clinical research studies within Dr. Christopher Woods' infectious diseases clinical research group. The role involves writing code for data extraction and analysis, extracting data from VHA and public databases, identifying and correcting errors, performing basic statistical analyses, presenting findings, and learning new statistical methods. The incumbent will work with supervision and support, reporting to a Research Manager and then to the Principal Investigator, Dr. Christopher Woods. This is an in-person role requiring 2-3 days a week in the Durham, NC Veterans Affairs location.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in bioinformatics, biological sciences, computer science, data science, public health or other directly related field
- 2-3 years full-time epidemiology or public health data analysis experience preferred
- Relevant graduate education may substitute for experience
- Knowledge of relational databases, SAS, R, SQL
- Familiarity with statistical principles
- Strong communication skills
- Knowledge of clinical operations and research processes
- Experience in healthcare datasets preferred
- Experience with HIPAA preferred
- Must reside within the State of North Carolina and maintain a reasonable commuting distance to their assigned work location
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in public health or data science preferred
Responsibilities
- Provide informatics support on research projects including required analyses, design, technical specification development, data collection, analysis, presentation, and reporting
- Create technical and functional specifications for assisting data marts, sites, and partners
- Develop and maintain knowledge of terminologies and coding procedures used in research and healthcare
- Provide training on data-related concepts, applications, and tools as needed by other research staff
- Maintain and run programs to perform data extraction, cleaning, and analysis
- Develop and maintain knowledge in domain modeling, database design, and healthcare data standards
- Use web-based and VHA-specific informatics tools and databases
- Work within relational databases and data analysis software
- Assist with data curation and testing processes
- Contribute to data profiling strategies
- Follow departmental project management processes
- Ensure compliance with all data privacy and information security requirements
- Assist in defining requirements and monitoring project scope
- Assist with project development, including pilot data extraction and analysis
- Contribute to project data discussions and workflows
- Maintain knowledge of data governance and best practices
- Recommend improvements in systems and processes for data continuity
- Ensure timely submission of assigned deliverables and resolve issues impacting timelines
- Draft data workflow documentation
- Participate in training on healthcare data concepts and tools
- Maintain working knowledge of biomedical informatics
- Contribute to study report generation for project stakeholders
- Assist with abstract preparation and submissions
- Assist with preparation and finalization of poster and oral presentations
- Assist with manuscript generation, editing, and submission
- Present at internal and external project meetings
- Work with research team members to ensure overall study objectives are met for all clinical research
- Maintain relationships with informatics, clinical, and cross-functional teams
- Follow SOPs for various tasks and provide input on day-to-day operations
- Participate in study meetings, conference calls, and leadership discussions
- Support current and future collaborations with clinical departments and VHA research partners nationwide
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
