Biostatistical Consultant III

UTSW; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare: PPO medical plan day one

Preventive care coverage

Paid time off from day one

Retirement programs (TRS)

Paid parental leave

Wellness programs

Tuition reimbursement

PSLF-qualified employer

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, seeks a Biostatistician to provide complex statistical consultation for faculty, staff and students. The role supports design, analysis, interpretation and reporting across diverse clinical and translational research projects within the Biostatistics and Data Science Core (BDSC).

Experience with clinical trials and large real-world data sources is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in biostatistics or related discipline or MPH with concentration in biostatistics.
• 5 years of experience in statistical consulting, preferably in biomedical or health care environments.
• Working knowledge of SAS, SPSS or other major statistical packages and Microsoft Office (Access and Excel).

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with investigators to identify problems and provide statistical consultation including design of experiments or surveys, data analysis, interpretation and report preparation.
• Writes statistical portions of manuscripts based on results and addresses reviewer comments.
• Assists client data organization and performs statistical computations.
• Provides graphical and tabular representations and develops in-house programs.
• Collaborates with investigators on grant development including statistical design and grant proposals.

Skills

Statistical consulting

Biomedical/healthcare experience

Excel

Access

R

SAS

SPSS

S+

Education

Master’s Degree in biostatistics or related discipline

MPH with concentration in biostatistics

Tools

SAS

SPSS

R

+ S

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 complex 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

5 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.
• Keeps current in statistical methods and computing skills; researches to find techniques for non-standard statistical analyses.
• 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.