JOB SUMMARYWorks under general direction to provide complex statistical consultation for faculty, staff, and students.
The Biostatistical Consultant III will provide advanced biostatistical consultation to investigators across the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Collaborate on study design, statistical analysis plans, data interpretation, manuscript preparation, and presentation of results. Support investigators throughout the lifecycle of clinical and translational research while helping strengthen the department's growing research portfolio.
BENEFITSUT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:
- PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
- 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
- Paid Time Off, available day one
- Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
- Paid Parental Leave Benefit
- Wellness programs
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
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EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONRequired- Education
Master's Degree In biostatistics or related discipline, or MPH with a concentration in biostatistics
- Experience
5 years Experience in statistical consulting with preference given to experience working in biomedical or health care environment and
Requires working knowledge of SAS, SPSS or other major statistical package (S+, R, etc.) and Microsoft Office (ACCESS and EXCEL).
JOB DUTIES- Collaborates with investigators to identify problems and provide statistical consultation including design of experiments of survey, analysis of data, interpretation of results and preparation of reports.
- Writes statistical portion of manuscript based on results of analysis and address manuscript revisions based on reviewer's comments.
- Assists client data organization.
- Performs statistical computations.
- Provides graphical and tabular representations.
- Develops, maintains and modifies programs for in-house use.
- Collaborates with investigators in grant development including statistical design of studies and preparation of statistical portion of grant proposal.
- Performs non-statistical components of consulting such as providing analogous examples and explanations using non-technical terminology, and helping researchers formulate and clarify research issues.
- Visits client's work field whenever possible to establish rapport and to become familiar with and interested in client's research and data.
- Keeps current in statistical methods and computing skills; researches to find techniques for non-standard statistical analyses.
- May supervise biostatistical consultants and/or data entry operators.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
