Biostatistician

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The Biostatistician provides statistical support and collaborates with clinical and translation researches on the development, implementation, and analysis of data for research students. Further, the Biostatistician serves as liaison between the department and the research community.

The University of Miami has an exciting opportunity for a Biostatistician. The position is located in Miami, Florida.

The core responsibilities of the role are the following:

• Formulates analysis plans and writes detailed specifications for analysis of files, consistency checks, tables, and figures.

• Communicates with clients regarding statistical analysis issues.

• Interprets analyses and writes statistical sections of study reports.

• Prepares results for progress reports, presentations, and peer-reviewed publications.

• Maintains and documents studies’ databases.

• Consults with study investigators on planning and specifying statistical analysis.

• Provides support to resolve barriers to analysis and consults with other methodologists and statisticians.

• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Master’s Degree in relevant field

Experience:

Minimum 1 year of relevant experience

Preferred experience with the following:

• Generalized estimating equations

• Linear and non-linear mixed models

• Bland-Altman analyses

• Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression survival analyses

• Analysis of randomized clinical trial data

• Data safety monitoring committee analyses

• Big Data analyses

• Programming within statistical packages.

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:

• Skill in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data.

• Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.

• Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.

Department Specific Functions

Participates as a member of research teams with clinical and basic researchers well as the residents, fellows, and research trainees in the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Department of Ophthalmology. Designs and executes statistical analyses of laboratory, animal, and clinical research data with statistical packages such as SPSS, SAS, etc. Evaluates, interprets, and summarizes the results of statistical analyses. Assists in the preparation of manuscripts for publication, including writing the statistical analysis sections and reviewing the Methods and Results sections. Assists in the preparation of abstracts and presentations for academic conferences. Evaluate the feasibility of research projects and assist researchers in all aspects of research planning and implementation including, but not limited to, sample size estimation and preparation of statistical analysis sections of IRB, IACUC, and human subjects/vertebrate animal sections of grant applications. Supervise other biostatistics staff members on projects. Produce randomization schedules, case-control selection, and identify relevant variables to be documented. Support research activities at the University and work under the direction of a principal investigator or program director. Participate in basic and applied research activities including co-authoring scientific publications, technical and agency reports, and/or patent applications in collaboration with other researchers. Participate in the planning, implementation, and data analysis of IRIS Registry projects as a member of the BPEI IRIS Registry Analytic Center Consortium team. Learn and implement new biostatical analytic methods.

Department Specific Qualifications

Education:

M.S. or Ph.D. or other masters/doctoral level degree in Biostatistics or a related field is required. An M.D, with at least a B.A./B. S. in biostatistics, may be considered. Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience, and/or certification may be considered.

Experience:

One year of full-time experience (preferred after the final degree) performing statistical analysis for clinical outcomes research using SAS, SPSS, or other statistical analysis software.

Position Qualifications:

Proficient English skills (both verbal and written) required.

Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience and/or certifications may be considered.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

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Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff

Pay Grade:

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