Biostatistician III - Infectious Diseases

$88,600 - $105,000/Yr

Henry M. Jackson Foundation - Bethesda, MD

Hybrid - Bethesda, MD

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

Join the HJF Team! HJF is seeking a Biostatistician III to support the Data Coordinating and Analysis Center (DCAC) for the Military HIV Research Program (MHRP) and the Viral Disease Program (VDP) of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), whose Home Office is located at 6720A Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, Maryland. HJF provides scientific, technical, and programmatic support services to MHRP, VDP, and affiliated programs. This position is hybrid, requiring 10-12 days per month in the office. DCAC is an in-house centralized resource for clinical data management, biostatistical analysis, reporting, and training in support of clinical trials and scientific research. The Biostatistician III will provide statistical support for new and ongoing observational research, laboratory research, and clinical trials related to HIV and emerging infectious diseases studies conducted by MHRP, VDP, and affiliated programs, involving clinical observational research, laboratory research, clinical trials, and other research studies.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the analysis, and reporting of research studies, including clinical trials and observational cohorts to advance scientific knowledge in HIV and other emerging infectious diseases.
• Collaborates with investigators and other research partners to formalize statistical analysis plans and publication goals and provides biostatistical expertise on design, analytic strategies, interpretation, and presentation of statistical results for clinical and observational research.
• Assists with the preparation of study documentation, such as study protocols, reports, scientific abstracts, peer reviewed manuscripts, and responses to regulatory agencies, institutional review boards, and other agencies as needed.
• Conducts statistical analyses of clinical trial and cohort data, including laboratory measures, using appropriate statistical software (SAS, STATA, and/or R), and may perform power calculations to estimate sample size or minimum effect sizes.
• Provides summaries, interpretations, and presentation of statistical results in written, tabular, and visual formats as needed to support reporting goals.
• Participates in recruitment, hiring, and staffing coordination, as needed.
• Maintains knowledge of current and emerging trends in statistical methodology.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required within Statistics or Epidemiology with a minimum of 9-10 years experience required.
• Master's Degree required within Statistics or Epidemiology with a minimum of 6-8 years experience required.
• Doctoral Degree required within Statistics or Epidemiology with a minimum of 0-2 years experience required.

Nice-to-haves

• Preference with experience managing analytical aspects of studies with FDA-regulated substances.
• Preference with experience working with clinical trials design and analysis with FDA regulated substances.
• Preference with experience working in HIV or other emerging infectious diseases (EIDs).
• Preference with experience implementing complex analyses, including but not limited to Bayesian analyses, machine learning methods, and/or analysis of omics data; experience with causal inference methods.

Benefits

• HJF offers a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on your health and well-being, from medical, dental, and vision coverage to health savings and retirement plans, and more.