About the role

  • Lead biostatistician consulting on clinical research studies at Winship Cancer Institute. Requires expertise in R, SAS, and statistical analysis with extensive experience.

Responsibilities

  • The lead biostatistician must have demonstrated the ability to independently and successfully consult and collaborate on short-term and long-term clinical research studies
  • Thrive in a team science environment
  • Substantive input into the overall organization and presentation of clinical manuscripts
  • Active participation in grant preparation on design and approach plus protocol development and study implementation after funding is an expectation
  • Reviews and helps prepare statistical and database management sections of NIH grant applications and other externally supported proposals.
  • Provides input to standard operating procedures development and review
  • Analyzes data using extensive knowledge of statistical software (SAS, R)
  • Mentor or teach one-on-one, and provide ad hoc training and targeted lectures as required to build a collaborative program
  • Acts as a lead statistician for clinical research projects
  • Participates in protocol team conference calls and meetings
  • Assist clinical investigators in designing studies, writing grant proposals, managing data, conducting statistical analyses, and writing manuscripts
  • Participates in study design and sample size considerations
  • Monitors data collection, institutes procedures to assure data quality and helps guarantee study protocols are followed appropriately
  • Trains and mentors junior staff statisticians.
  • Supervises the work of graduate research assistants.

Requirements

  • A master's degree in statistics, biostatistics, computer science, or a related field and 8 years of experience as a biostatistician, preferably in an academic setting, OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
  • Proficiency in modern high level statistical languages such as R or SAS or Python.
  • Database management experience preferred.
  • Excellent organizational skills.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Benefits

  • Emory is an equal opportunity employer
  • Equal access and accommodation for individuals with disabilities by request
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Collaboration with clinical investigators

Job title

Lead Biostatistician

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

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