Senior Biostatistician - Rehabilitation and Human Performance

Mount Sinai Health System•New York, NY

About The Position

The Senior Biostatistician is responsible for providing statistical support, including study design, sample size and protocol development in support of clinical projects. Prepares statistical analysis plans, generates statistical summary tables and performs database integration for more comprehensive analyses.

Requirements

Masters degree in biostatistics or related field.
5 years of biostatistics or related experience in clinical research.

Nice To Haves

PhD degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensures the statistical integrity and accuracy of research data.
Performs statistical design, modeling, and analyses.
Provides statistical summaries and reports of studies in support of product development.
Interacts and consults with scientists and engineers to ensure proper use of statistical methodology and interpretation of results.
Programs statistical software packages (i.e., SAS, STAT, R software) to improve efficiency of life science projects.
May respond to questions from regulatory authorities on statistical issues.
Prepares statistical analysis plans, timelines for statistical project management and performs and interprets complex analyses.
Utilizes knowledge of statistics and medical understanding to propose and perform additional analyses when appropriate.
May develop and implement strategic, machine learning / biocomputational research investigational projects.
Assists in the development of systems platforms within the department.
Develop programmatic efforts to provide bio-statistical services to various clinical programs.
Documents analyses, creates summaries and presents written and verbal results to requestors.
Writes statistical text for study reports and clinical publications.
Prepares analysis plans and methods used for incorporation in abstracts, manuscripts and grants.
Identifies potential data problems from analytic queries and takes appropriate actions to guide the resolution process.
Collaborates with principal investigators, sponsors and external representatives to ensure that project results and conclusions are presented accurately and without bias and to jointly achieve objectives and timelines.
Provides quality review on statistical analysis plan to ensure consistency with protocol and adequacy to meet objectives defined in protocol.
Adheres to standard operating procedures of the functional department as they apply to documentation and validation of clinical research statistics.
Provides consultation to the clinical research project team on statistical issues related to the project.
Performs statistical programming to implement complex statistical analysis plan.
Manipulates databases to obtain and analyze variables as required.
Performs other related duties.