Responsible for working independently with investigators and clinicians in the design, implementation, and analyses of research studies; develop goals, methodology and procedures to be carried out; understand the data generating mechanism and plan appropriate methods of data collection for each research study; coordinate development of databases for compiled data; communicate with investigators and clinicians to perform quality and logic checks in specialized datasets; construct new domain-specific variables; document, update, and share data dictionaries; utilize and apply knowledge of multiple statistical programming languages including R, SAS, and Python, data visualization tools, and other statistical packages; develop efficient code and use programming tools to ensure reproducibility and consistent output, including Rmarkdown, Rstan, development of R packages, use of high-performance computing (HPC) and git; analyze study data using a variety of statistical methods from univariate statistics to complex multivariate techniques; utilize and apply knowledge of R statistical programming language, Python, ggplot2, matplotlib, Bayesian Statistics, uncertainty quantification, categorical analysis, data augmentation algorithms, generalized linear models, longitudinal analysis, statistical simulation, and spatial statistics to perform assigned duties; prepare in-depth interpretive reports of data analyses for presentation in the form of computer output, graphs, charts, tables and written reports, and other methods; prepare methods and results sections of manuscripts; conduct presentations of results to investigators and clinicians; develop solutions to particular problems that may arise during or as a result of a research study; devise and document new approaches to statistical analyses ; prepare proposal reviews and conduct seminars on statistical analyses as appropriate; coordinate work with other Biostatisticians and data processes; and provide technical guidance in study design, and selection of analysis methods to support personnel.
Location : Detroit, Michigan, and multiple undetermined worksites throughout the US;
Salary: $81,111 per year
Education: Masters Degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or in a related field of study (will accept equivalent foreign degree);
Training: None.
Experience: One (1) year in the position above, as a Biostatistician, as a Biostatistician Lead, as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, as a Graduate Research Assistant, or in a related occupation.
