Biostatistician 1

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• The University of Miami/UHealth Department of Public Health has an exciting opportunity for a temporary full time Biostatistician 1 to work remote.
• The Biostatistician 1 provides statistical support and collaborates with clinical and translation research on the development, implementation, and analysis of data for research studies.
• Further, the Biostatistician 1 serves as liaison between the department and the research community.
• **Core Job Functions:** * 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.
• **Department Specific Functions:** The Biostatistician will provide statistical and methodological support for research projects in Preventive Sciences.
• Responsibilities will include: * Collaborating with investigators and research team members to develop study designs, statistical analysis plans, research protocols, and analytical strategies.
• * Conducting statistical analyses of epidemiological, clinical, behavioral, and other research data related to preventive health and disease prevention.
• * Performing data cleaning, management, quality control, and preparation of datasets for statistical analysis.
• * Applying appropriate statistical methods to evaluate research questions, study outcomes, risk factors, associations, and intervention effects.
• * Developing and implementing statistical models, including descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, regression analyses, longitudinal analyses, survival analyses, and other appropriate analytical approaches.
• * Using statistical analysis software and programming tools, including **R, SAS, SPSS, Stata, and Python** , as appropriate for the research project and analytical requirements.
• * Developing reproducible statistical programs, scripts, and workflows to support data analysis and quality control.
• * Creating statistical tables, graphs, visualizations, and data summaries to communicate research findings effectively.
• * Interpreting statistical results and communicating findings to investigators and other research team members.
• * Assisting with the preparation of statistical reports, abstracts, manuscripts, presentations, and grant applications.
• * Supporting the development and evaluation of research measures, outcomes, and data collection instruments.
• * Conducting data quality assessments and identifying potential issues related to missing data, outliers, data distributions, and study variables.
• * Ensuring accuracy, reproducibility, and appropriate documentation of statistical analyses and programming procedures.
• * Participating in research meetings and providing statistical consultation throughout the development, implementation, analysis, and dissemination phases of Preventive Sciences research projects.
• Maintaining organized documentation of statistical methods, programming code, datasets, analytical outputs, and results.
• **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:** * Master's degree in relevant field required.
• Doctoral Degree in Biology, Chemistry, Biostatistics, Health Studies, Neuroscience, Public Health, or closely related field preferred.
• * No previous experience required.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience preferred.
• * Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• * Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• * Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• * Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.
• * Demonstrate expertise in biostatistics, epidemiology, public health research methods, and study design.
• * Demonstrate proficiency in descriptive and inferential statistics, including regression modeling, hypothesis testing, and advanced statistical analysis.
• * Experience managing, cleaning, and analyzing large quantitative datasets * Development of summary statistical reports for scientific collaborators * Apply best practices in data management, quality assessment, and data validation.
• * Utilize statistical programming and analysis tools, including R, SAS, SPSS, Stata, and Python.
• * Adhere to research ethics, data confidentiality standards, and scientific reporting requirements.
• * Demonstrate strong skills in statistical analysis, programming, data management, and problem solving.
• * Analyze complex datasets and develop comprehensive statistical analysis plans.
• * Present statistical findings clearly using data visualization.
• * Exhibit strong written and verbal communication skills.
• * Demonstrate strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively.
• * Translate research questions into appropriate statistical methods and analytical approaches.
• * Interpret complex statistical results and communicate findings clearly to multidisciplinary teams.
• * Identify statistical issues, recommend solutions, and implement appropriate analytical methods.
• * Learn and apply new statistical techniques, software, and analytical tools as required.
• * Work independently and collaboratively while maintaining confidentiality.
• Contribute to research publications, presentations, reports, and grant proposals.
• ***Any relevant education, certifications and/or work experience may be considered.*** The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.
• UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine.
• As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year.
• Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care.
• We're the challenge you've been looking for.
• The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.
• **Job Status:** Full time **Employee Type:** Temporary

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