Statistician

National Institutes of Health•Montgomery County, MD

14h

About The Position

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is hiring a Statistician, GS-1530-12, to collaborate with scientists on oral health research. The position contributes to scientific discovery, publications, and public health by designing studies, applying statistical methods, analyzing clinical and research data, and communicating findings. Duties may include advising scientists on hypotheses, study designs, data collection procedures, and instruments; planning and carrying out statistical studies; advising on analysis and interpretation; presenting findings at professional meetings and conferences; conducting quality control; and identifying and addressing data inadequacies and inconsistencies. Applicants must meet the GS-12 qualification requirements through specified coursework or a combination of education and experience. They must also have one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11, including statistical project planning and design, data analysis and presentation of verified results, recommendations for further analyses, and development and use of automated applications or programs for statistical data analysis. The position has an education requirement, and transcripts are requested with the application.

Requirements

Meet the GS-12 education requirement through 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 requirement through a combination of the specified coursework and appropriate experience or additional education.
Have one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 in the private or public sector, including planning and conducting statistical studies or project segments; analyzing data with appropriate statistical techniques and presenting verified results with preliminary interpretations; recommending methods for further analysis; designing statistical project criteria, study designs, and methods; and developing and using automated applications or programs for statistical data analysis.
Be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national by the announcement closing date.
Submit transcripts or a list of courses with the application; official transcripts will be required from selectees before an official offer.
Meet all qualification requirements by the announcement closing date.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with the Selective Service.
Successfully complete applicable background investigation, qualification verification, onboarding, and other job-related requirements.
Be able to perform the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

Advise and collaborate with scientists on hypothesis formulation, research design, and selection of data collection procedures and instruments.
Initiate, formulate, plan, execute, and control statistical studies.
Advise scientists on statistical analysis and interpretation of study results.
Present analysis results to the scientific community at professional meetings and conferences.
Plan and carry out quality control programs.
Identify inadequacies and inconsistencies in data and develop procedures and methodology to modify the data.
Plan, organize, and carry out statistical studies or projects for specific project segments.
Analyze data using appropriate statistical techniques and present verified results with preliminary interpretations.
Recommend statistical methods for further analyses.
Plan and design criteria, study designs, and methods for statistical projects.
Develop and use automated applications and programs to analyze statistical data.