Biostatistician II

University of Texas at Austin

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Dell Medical School is seeking a Biostatistician II. Under the direction of the Director of the Hub or other PhD/Faculty (bio)statisticians, the individual will, with independence commensurate with experience, effectively engage multi-disciplinary research teams in the Department of Internal Medicine, to provide professional biostatistical support for biomedical, clinical, and population health research.

Requirements

Requires a Master's Degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, or very closely related field, with major coursework in statistics
at least 4 year(s) of experience in statistical collaborative experience post-degree.
Thorough knowledge and ability to use at least two common statistical software packages such as SAS, Stata, R, and SPSS
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a related field.
at least 6 year(s) of experience in statistical collaborative experience post-degree.
Practical understanding of data privacy practices and laws to ensure privacy, confidentiality, security, and of IRB/Institutional approval processes.
Certification in SAS programming or equivalent.

Responsibilities

With some supervision, analyze and interpret data including selection and application of statistical methods.
Effectively disseminate the statistical findings by formulating and presenting reports of results including graphical displays.
Prepare written reports including reports of data for committee and scientific meetings.
Educate collaborators on statistical methods.
Collaborate on the development of reports or manuscripts for peer-review, including but not limited to scholarly journals.
Conducting reviews of statistical components of protocols for scientific or IRB review and/or statistical analysis plans.
With supervision, participate in the development of research study designs with respect to selection of appropriate statistical analysis methods and conduct of sample size and power calculations.
Collaborate on the development of research or project grant applications and contribute to the writing of such applications.
Educate collaborators on statistical methods proposed for their data.
Serve as a liaison between Internal Medicine and the Hub as appropriate, mainly for the purpose of prospectively identifying upcoming needs in the area of quantitative methodologists.
Conduct specialized research or teaching projects, with latitude for creativity in design and implementation of such projects commensurate with experience.
Determine project requirements and desired results and procedures to attain such results.
Report results in in-house reports or publications, and/or journal articles as appropriate.
Reporting about research activities of self and/or other members of the Hub or the Department of Internal Medicine as needed; professional development appropriate for collaborative area; miscellaneous projects related to the function of the Hub.
Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.
Performs related duties as required.