Dairy Research Statistician – Flexible, Impactful Work

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

Benefits offered by this job

Purpose-driven work

Extra leave benefits

Professional development

Wellness programs

Flexible work environment

Health insurance (Southern Cross)

Job summary

DairyNZ in Hamilton or Lincoln is seeking a Statistician to be the statistical backbone of our science team, helping ensure research for New Zealand dairy farmers is well designed, analyzed appropriately and communicated with confidence. This permanent, full-time role sits within DairyNZ’s Research & Science team, working with scientists, research farms and the Data Science & Modelling group.

You’ll plan trials, advise on ethics, review analyses, and build statistical capability across

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in statistics, biometry or a closely related quantitative field.
• Strong experience in experimental design and the statistical analysis of experiments.
• Experience with large volumes of data, such as sensor or wearable data.
• Ability to explain statistical concepts to non-statisticians.
• Understanding of the New Zealand dairy sector is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design and plan experiments across animal, environmental, farm systems, pasture research, and surveys, including power/sample size calculations, randomisation, and ethics input.
• Analyze trial data using methods including repeated measures, multivariate analyses, survival, and method comparison.
• Proficient with R and statistical software.
• Handle large, complex datasets from cleaning to analysis.
• Provide statistical consulting to scientists and project teams.
• Review analyses, reports and manuscripts for methodological quality.
• Develop and deliver training in experimental design and statistics.
• Collaborate with Data Science & Modelling teams and share best practices.

Skills

Experimental design

Statistical analysis

Large data handling

Statistical communication

NZ dairy sector knowledge

Education

Master’s degree in statistics/biometry or related field

PhD preferred

Tools

R

Job description

DairyNZ in Hamilton or Lincoln is seeking a Statistician to be the statistical backbone of our science team, helping ensure research for New Zealand dairy farmers is well designed, analyzed appropriately and communicated with confidence. This permanent, full-time role sits within DairyNZ’s Research & Science team, working with scientists, research farms and the Data Science & Modelling group.

You’ll plan trials, advise on ethics, review analyses, and build statistical capability across