Biostatistical Consultant II

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO medical plan, day one

Paid Time Off, day one

Retirement Programs

Tuition Reimbursement

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Parental Leave

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center is seeking a Biostatistics Consultant to provide advanced statistical consultation for faculty, staff, and students across clinical and translational research projects within the Biostatistics and Data Science Core (BDSC).

The role involves clinical trials, observational studies, and analyses using EHR, claims, registries, and real-world data. Experience with markets like MarketScan, TriNetX, Epic Cosmos or similar platforms is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in biostatistics or related discipline, or MPH with a concentration in biostatistics.
• 3 years experience in statistical consulting in biomedical or health care environment.
• Working knowledge of SAS, SPSS or other major statistical package and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with investigators to identify problems and provide statistical consultation including design of experiments, data analysis, interpretation and reporting.
• Writes statistical portions of manuscripts and addresses revisions.
• Assists with client data organization and statistical computations.
• Provides graphical and tabular representations of results.
• Develops and maintains in-house statistical programs.
• Collaborates with investigators in grant development including statistical design.

Skills

Statistical consulting

Biomedical statistics

Communication of results

Data interpretation

Education

Master's Degree in biostatistics or related discipline

MPH with concentration in biostatistics

Tools

SAS

R

SPSS

S+

Excel

Access

Job description

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world‑renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas‑Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on‑site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY

Works under general direction to provide advanced statistical consultation for faculty, staff, and students. This position supports statistical design, analysis, interpretation, and reporting across a broad range of clinical and translational research projects within the Biostatistics and Data Science Core (BDSC). The role involves clinical trials, prospective and observational studies, and research using electronic health record, administrative claims, registry, and other real‑world data. Experience with clinical trials, machine learning, and large scale electronic health data sources such as MarketScan, TriNetX, Epic Cosmos, or similar platforms is highly desirable.

BENEFITS

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full‑time employee‑only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  Master's Degree in biostatistics or related discipline, or MPH with a concentration in biostatistics

• Experience
  3 years experience in statistical consulting with preference given to experience working in biomedical or health care environment and
  Requires working knowledge of SAS, SPSS or other major statistical package (S+, R, etc.) and Microsoft Office (ACCESS and EXCEL)

JOB DUTIES

• Collaborates with investigators to identify problems and provide statistical consultation including design of experiments of survey, analysis of data, interpretation of results and preparation of reports.
• Writes statistical portion of manuscript based on results of analysis and address manuscript revisions based on reviewer's comments.
• Assists client data organization.
• Performs statistical computations.
• Provides graphical and tabular representations.
• Develops, maintains and modifies programs for in‑house use.
• Collaborates with investigators in grant development including statistical design of studies and preparation of statistical portion of grant proposal.
• Performs non‑statistical components of consulting such as providing analogous examples and explanations using non‑technical terminology, and helping researchers formulate and clarify research issues.
• Visits client's work field whenever possible to establish rapport and to become familiar with and interested in client's research and data.
• May supervise biostatistical consultants and/or data entry operators.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.