Biostatistician - Research Projects and Admin

$24,000 - $50,000/Yr

County Of Riverside - Moreno Valley, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Moreno Valley, CA

Repair and Maintenance

About the position

The County of Riverside's Research Projects Unit at Riverside University Health System (RUHS) is seeking a Biostatistician to oversee advanced biostatistical analysis and support various health services research initiatives. This role involves collaboration on study designs, data management, and statistical analysis to enhance population health research and outcomes. The position is based in Moreno Valley and operates on a 9/80 work schedule, providing a unique opportunity to contribute to impactful health research.

Responsibilities

• Consultation with potential researchers on study design (variables, data, and data sources)
• Designs, organizes, and develops research plans on medical topics
• Development and maintenance of data capture tools including creating surveys, developing forms and procedures, and conducting interviews and focus groups
• Writing queries to extract data from local data sources including electronic health records
• Extracting data from national datasets
• Evaluating quality of datasets and manipulation into a usable form
• Running assumption tests in configuring and recoding the data to match the client's needs and address his/her hypothesis
• Conducting Univariate and Multinomial Logistic Regression Analysis, and propensity scoring methods
• Research alternate statistical techniques to improve existing processes
• Configuring tables and charts
• Helping prepare manuscripts for presentation and publication including authoring and editing the 'methods and results' sections of abstracts and manuscripts
• Presentation of results to stakeholders and in professional conferences

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's or PhD degree in a relevant field of study which included graduate or post-graduate level courses in research design, data collection methods, and advanced statistical analysis
• Two years of research experience in a clinical research center or medical, biomedical, or epidemiology research setting
• Possession of a valid California Driver's License

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in Population Health Research
• History of research and publications in medical, biomedical, and epidemiology research

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• Flexible Benefit Credit contribution towards insurance plans
• Retirement benefits through CalPERS with multiple tiers
• Voluntary deferred compensation plans
• Vacation and sick leave accrual
• Paid holidays and bereavement leave
• Basic life insurance coverage
• Short-term disability benefits
• Post-retirement medical contribution