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Title: Biostatistician - PFAS
$42,349. - $71,365 / Posted thru: 6-2-2020
Employee Name: TBD
Supervisor: Environmental Epidemiology Unit Manager
Location: Lansing, MI
Purpose: The biostatistician is responsible for completing and overseeing a variety of professional assignments involving data management, sample size planning, statistical analysis, interpretation of numeric data. This individual will work closely with project managers, lead epidemiologists, and lead toxicologists within the Division of Environmental Health to ensure the successful completion of research, surveillance, or evaluation goals.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Advise on project decisions regarding collecting, analyzing, disseminating, storing, and reporting of research, surveillance, and evaluation data.
- Work with epidemiologists, toxicologists, and data management staff in designing research, surveillance, and evaluation projects, especially the data strategies and statistical analyses.
- Offer expertise in a wide range of statistical study design options including weighting, survey analysis, longitudinal data analysis, regression modeling, etc.
- Serve as the primary internal resource for planning and resolving issues related to statistical analyses.
- Manage data sets and complete statistical analyses for research, surveillance, and evaluation projects.
- Plan and conduct data entry and coding.
- Organize and maintain large data sets, including data cleaning and documentation.
- Perform data linkages and integration.
- Review data to identify quality issues.
- Using a range of statistical methods, analyze and interpret numeric data from a variety of sources, including surveys, environmental exposure data, administrative datasets, vital records data, registry data, and environmental testing data.
- Perform sample size and power analyses.
- Design and perform sampling methods.
- Provide regular communication with study team and contribute to reports to external parties.
- Communicate with team epidemiologists and toxicologists to assess analytic needs of research, surveillance, and evaluation projects
- Writes or reviews statistical sections of protocols, prepares analysis plans, data management and retention plans, and writes detailed specifications for analysis files, consistency checks, tables and figures.
- Participate in the development of fact sheets, presentations, reports, manuscripts, and supporting documents, including writing statistical methods and interpretation of findings, and presenting data in tables and figures.
- Represent the best interest of MDHHS and MPHI at all times.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications/Requirements:
Education: Master's biostatistics or another closely related field is required. Preferred candidate will have Ph.D. in biostatistics.
Experience: At least 3 years of experience in a related field.
Important Skills and Characteristics:
- Extensive knowledge and experience on a range for statistical analyses, for example sample size/power calculations, longitudinal and cross-sectional data analysis, and regression modeling, including multilevel modeling.
- Knowledge of research design, epidemiology principles and methods, regulatory requirements, and ethical principles of research.
- Experience in design, development, and maintenance of manual and/or computerized databases preferred.
- Problem solving and critical thinking skills.
- Strong teamwork skills and adaptability.
- Written and oral communications skills.
- Proficiency in utilizing statistical data analysis programs, such as SPSS, R, SAS.
Work Environment and Physical Requirements: Physical requirements consistent with a standard office environment. The employee is regularly required to communicate clearly, in oral and written formats, with others in person, over the phone, and via other devices. The employee must be able to transcribe, read extensively, prepare and analyze data and figures, constantly operate a computer and other standard office machinery. Requires valid vehicle operator's license and occasional travel within the State.
Responsibility for the Work of Others: No assigned responsibilities.
Impact on Projects, Services, and Operations: The position will serve the Toxicology and Assessment Section supporting various projects and programs.
Required Communication
Contact Person/Group Frequency Purpose
Unit Manager Daily Guidance & Direction
Section Team Members Daily Coordination
Division Epidemiologist As need Review & Coordination
"For purposes of employment standards, this classification is "Exempt" from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act."
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