Statistician (Health)

Veterans Health Administration • Los Angeles, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is based in the Medical Research Service at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. The service’s mission is to develop and test innovative care models and health systems interventions that improve the effectiveness and value of VA health care, while advancing scientific methods for the adoption, implementation, spread, and sustainability of practice-based evidence. The Statistician collaborates with the SFP team and provides statistical expertise for research activities, including database management, data collection, analysis, presentation, study design, and survey development. The work is primarily sedentary but may involve travel, occasionally frequently depending on studies and event timing. The position is onsite; telework is not available, and it is not a virtual position. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The full performance level is GS-13.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship, subject to the stated VA policy exception for non-citizens when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
• Meet the Statistics occupational series education requirement: a degree including 15 semester hours in statistics (or mathematics and statistics, with at least 6 semester hours in statistics) and 9 additional semester hours in specified sciences, medicine, education, engineering, or social sciences; alternatively, meet the stated combination of education and experience requirement.
• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 in Federal service.
• Experience applying biostatistics methods in research data analysis.
• Experience using statistical computer software packages, such as SAS, R, S Plus, PASS, NQuery, StatXact, EAST, Visual Basic, Perl, or Matlab.
• Experience participating in study design for clinical or health services research trials.
• Experience performing data collection, management, and analysis.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Ability to travel for work; travel may occasionally be frequent depending on studies and event timing.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Meet applicable background/security investigation and onboarding requirements.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA Health Care Personnel.
• Serve a one- or two-year trial period, subject to written certification for continued employment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the SFP team on matters concerning statistical analysis.
• Advise on statistical theory and techniques for database management, data collection, data analysis, and data presentation.
• Design proposed methods or review and comment on proposed and actual methods.
• Provide technical consultation for research proposals.
• Assist senior and junior faculty with assembling research proposals.
• Work with core and survey statisticians to design and develop surveys of physicians and patients participating in studies and sub-studies.
• Review and collect existing surveys relevant to the primary goals of projects.
• Present protocols for scientific review, study procedures and updates at study-related meetings, and scientific results.
• Facilitate and lead study team meetings and participate in Cooperative Studies Program management, general staff meetings, quality management meetings, and quality audits.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position eligibility.
• Selected applicants may qualify to receive credit for prior federal or military service toward annual leave accrual, subject to request and approval before appointment.

What This Job Offers

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