UNIV - Senior Research Associate - Public Health Sciences Job no: 504345
Entity: MUSC University
Department: COLLEGE OF MEDICINE - COM-Bio Stat/Info & Epidem
Sub Department: UNIV-2203000-Public Health Sciences
Work type: Full-Time
Employee Type: UNIV - Research Grant
Location: Charleston, SC-Main Campus
Categories: Research
Pay scale: UNIV-Band 0: Commensurate with experience.

Job Duties:25Work with Dr. Neelon to develop new statistical methodology.Essential35Maintain detailed documents of all analytic methods and programming code. Communicate results to study investigators in a clear and concise manner. Provide written summaries of statistical methods for reports and published manuscripts.Essential35Prepare analysis plans and conduct statistical analyses using SAS and R software.Essential5Serve as a project representative for a National consortium data coordinating center and data analysis working groups. Participate in monthly webinars. Interact with NIH personnel as well as ECHO investigators at the national level.Essential

Job summary: To design and conduct statistical analyses for the NICHD Fetal Growth Study-ECHO Project. The NICHD Fetal Growth Study-ECHO Project is a multi-center study with 10 clinical sites across the United States that is also part of the larger NIH-funded ECHO consortium, which in total plans to follow 50,000 children over a 7-year period. The Research Associate will be responsible for conducting statistical analyses, interpreting results, and writing statistical sections for study reports and published manuscripts, and assisting in the development of new statistical methodology related to fetal growth. There may also be opportunities to develop and lead statistical methodology papers. The Research Associate will be supervised by Dr. Brian Neelon in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Preferred Education and Experience: PhD or master’s in biostatistics or related quantitative field. Demonstrated ability to write statistical methodology sections for published manuscripts. Interest in Bayesian hierarchical modeling. Interest in developing new statistical methodology to examine associations between environmental exposures and fetal growth trajectories.

Required Skill/Ability 1: Experience performing advanced statistical analyses, including analysis of multivariate, correlated and longitudinal data.

Required Skill/Ability 2: Proficiency with both SAS and R statistical programming languages.

Required Skill/Ability 3: Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail.

Required Skill/Ability 4: Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Required Skill/Ability 5: Ability to work collegially as part of a large collaborative team.

Payscale Salary Range: UNIV-Band 0: Commensurate with experience.

FLSA: Salaried

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements: A master's degree in statistics, biostatistics or related field

Physical Requirements: Ability to perform job functions in an upright position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions in a seated position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile. (Frequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Infrequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent) Ability to bend at the waist. (Frequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Infrequent) Ability to perform 'pinching' operations. (Infrequent) Ability to fully use both hands/arms. (Continuous) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Frequent) Possess good finger dexterity. (Continuous) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 15 lbs., unassisted. (Frequent) Ability to lift objects, up to 15 lbs., from floor level to height of 36 inches, unassisted. (Frequent) Ability to lower objects, up to 15 lbs., from height of 36 inches to floor level, unassisted. (Frequent) Ability to push/pull objects, up to 15 lbs., unassisted. (Frequent) Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance. (Continuous) Ability to match or discriminate between colors. (Continuous) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous) Ability to hear and/or understand whispered conversations at a distance of 3 feet. Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Continuous) Ability to work in dusty areas. (Infrequent)

Opening date: 22 Jan 2018 Eastern Standard Time
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