Biostatistician IV - Department of Biostatistics and Data Science - Public Health Sciences

Advocate Health • Winston-Salem, NC

47d • $48 - $71 • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Biostatistician IV within the Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, part of Public Health Sciences at Wake Forest University Health Sciences. The role is full-time, 40 hours per week, and is benefits-eligible. The Biostatistician IV will collaborate with biomedical investigators, assist in study design and data collection, and take on major responsibilities in research projects, including administrative duties and leadership roles on committees and project teams. The position involves designing statistical analyses, writing statistical methods and results sections for reports and publications, and developing the statistical design for research grant proposals. The role also includes applying for extramural grants as a principal investigator, preparing scientific manuscripts and abstracts, making oral presentations, and participating in teaching statistics topics within graduate programs. Additionally, the Biostatistician IV will supervise the work of other biostatisticians and analyst/programmers.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Biostatistics or Statistics
• Seven years' experience in statistics
• Experience in analyzing data using statistical package(s) required
• Ability to organize data
• Ability to communicate statistical concepts to non-statisticians
• Ability to write statistical considerations for grant proposals

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a biomedical environment preferred

Responsibilities

• Collaborates independently or as co-investigator with other biomedical investigators and assists in developing objectives, designing sampling and randomization schemes, and data collection procedures to achieve study objectives.
• Assumes major responsibilities on research projects, including administrative duties (e.g., budget preparation and justification, planning and/or proposing staffing patterns, coordinating training sessions).
• Assumes leadership responsibilities on committees, working groups, and research project teams including directing and/or supervising project personnel, coordinating quality control efforts, and serving on writing teams.
• Designs statistical analyses and report generation procedures for specific research studies, and write statistical methods and results sections of reports and publications.
• Develops the statistical design and planned analyses for research grant proposals and takes primary responsibility for writing statistical design, including sample size, and statistical considerations in grant proposals for faculty throughout the School.
• Applies for specific extramural grants (e.g., NIH R-O3, private foundation) as principal investigator.
• Prepares scientific manuscripts and abstracts including primary authorship of research papers.
• Makes oral presentations at professional/scientific meetings, workshops, and seminar series.
• Participates in teaching of statistics topics within graduate programs.
• Supervises the work of Biostatisticians I, II, III and Analyst/Programmers serving on the same projects.
• Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior