Biostatistician 2

$112,292 - $132,108/Yr

Stanford University - Stanford, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Stanford, CA

Educational Services

About the position

The Biostatistician 2 with some independence, the incumbent will consult with investigators to refine research questions, define hypotheses, design studies and devise analysis plans. Work with senior statistician(s) to implement analysis plan and publish findings. Present results orally to clinical investigators. Provide guidance to clinical investigators on design and analysis issues. The Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research is the first center of its kind, aiming to not only to find better treatments for children and adults with allergies and asthma, but to discover underlying immune mechanisms against the diseases and develop a lasting cure.

Responsibilities

• Design study.
• Develop and implement protocol for quality control.
• Help develop funding applications and research protocols.
• Contribute to proposal and budget development.
• Perform sample size/power calculations.
• Author statistical analysis plans.
• Create analytic files with detailed documentation.
• Select appropriate statistical tools for addressing a given research question.
• Implement data analysis through statistical programming.
• Present results for investigators using graphs and tables.
• Summarize findings orally and in written form.
• Participate in the preparation of papers for publication.
• Consult with investigators on appropriate statistical approaches to data analyses; assist in study design and proposal development.
• Mentor collaborators in areas of experimental design, quality control, and statistical analysis.
• Develop oral and written dissemination of findings for conference presentations and peer-reviewed journal articles.
• Oversee lower-level staff on issues related to quality control and creation of analysis files.
• Comply with all institute policies and SOPs as well as regulatory requirements for the programming, analysis and reporting of research projects.

Requirements

• Master's degree in biostatistics, statistics or related field and at least 3 years of experience.
• Proficient in at least two of R, SAS, SPSS, or STATA.
• Skills in descriptive analysis, modeling of data, and graphic interfaces.
• Outstanding ability to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated excellence in at least one area of expertise, which may include coordinating studies; statistical methodology such as missing data, survival analysis, statistical genetics, or informatics; statistical computing; database design (e.g., expertise in RedCAP or MySQL); graphical techniques (e.g., expertise in Illustrator).

Nice-to-haves

• Strong background in machine learning, biostatistics and bioinformatics.
• Experience with analysis of sequencing data.
• Manipulation and analyses of complex high-dimensional data.
• Demonstrated ability to implement machine learning models in scalable format for broad applicability.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Experience performing biostatistical analyses, including categorical, longitudinal and survival data; SAS, STATA, and/or R programming; technical/scientific writing for medical publications to describe results and statistical methods required.

Benefits

• Events and program for children, sports camps, tuition options.
• World-class intellectual stimulation through learning and development classes, workshops, and onsite conferences from leading-edge speakers and faculty.
• Work/life and family-friendly policies and reimbursement.
• Participation in Stanford's social responsibility and sustainable programs for a better world.
• A vibrant university culture that values the uniqueness of each individual.