Dairy Research Statistician — Design & Analyze Trials

DairyNZ Limited; Waikato; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday leave

Additional leave options (DairyNZ days

Professional development

Wellness dollars

EAP services

Flexible work arrangement

Southern Cross Health Insurance

Job summary

DairyNZ Limited is seeking a Statistician to be the statistical backbone of its science team. This hands-on role focuses on well-designed experiments, rigorous analysis, and clear communication of results to researchers and stakeholders.

Based at Hamilton (Newstead) or Lincoln with flexible working arrangements, the role collaborates with scientists, research farms and the Data Science & Modelling team to uplift statistical capability across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in statistics, biometry or closely related quantitative field.
• Strong experience in designing experiments and statistical analysis of experiments, ideally in animal or biological research.
• Experience handling large volumes of data, including sensor data or wearable-technology data.

Responsibilities

• Designing and planning experiments for animal, environmental, farm systems, pasture research, and surveys, including power and sample size calculations, randomisation and ethics input.
• Analyzing trial data using methods such as repeated measures, multivariate analyses (PCA, clustering, PLS, PLS-DA), survival analysis, and method comparison.
• Proficiency with statistical software and programming (R preferred).
• Work with large/complex datasets from cleaning to analysis.
• Provide statistical consulting to scientists and project teams; support early-career researchers.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Experimental design

Data handling

Communication skills

R programming

Education

Master's degree in statistics/biometry

PhD preferred

Tools

R

Job description

DairyNZ Limited is seeking a Statistician to be the statistical backbone of its science team. This hands-on role focuses on well-designed experiments, rigorous analysis, and clear communication of results to researchers and stakeholders.

Based at Hamilton (Newstead) or Lincoln with flexible working arrangements, the role collaborates with scientists, research farms and the Data Science & Modelling team to uplift statistical capability across the organisation.