Biostatistician

University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 44,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Pittsburgh's Department of Urology seeks a Biostatistician to support a range of projects examining delivery, access, and quality of urologic care. You will manage data, program analyses, and contribute to observational datasets and clinical data resources.

You will direct Urology Fellows and Residents in study design, perform power analyses or simulations, and assist with manuscript preparation, including statistical methods and results.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in statistics, biostatistics, or related field.
• Experience with large observational datasets (e.g., SEER-Medicare, cancer registries) preferred.
• Ability to design research studies and contribute to grant/proposal writing.

Responsibilities

• Apply statistical methods to conceptualize and implement analyses.
• Develop and validate data reporting for awards and funding.
• Direct Fellows/Residents in research trial design and statistical sections of proposals.
• Assist with manuscript preparation, including statistical methods and results.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Data management

Programming

Research design

Power analyses

Education

Master's Degree

Job description

The Biostatistician will work within the Department of Urology on a variety of projects that examine the delivery, access, and quality of urologic care. This position involves responsibilities for a wide range of data management, programming, and analytic needs related to research based on large observational datasets (e.g., SEER-Medicare, Pennsylvania Cancer Registry, Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, Optum datasets) as well as institutional clinical datasets. Responsibilities include directing Urology Fellows and Residents in research trial design, including performing power analyses and/or simulations, and writing statistical sections of research proposals. Incumbent will also be responsible for assisting with medical manuscript preparation, including writing and editing statistical methods and results.

Job Summary

Applies scientific methodology to conceptualize, propose, and implement appropriate methodologies for statistical analyses. Maintains and updates centralized research awards database. Assists with grant preparations and clinical trial budgets. Develops and validates reporting data, validates data subsets of funding data, and facilitates quality control procedures to ensure data accuracy.

Essential Functions

The Biostatistician will work within the Department of Urology on a variety of projects that examine the delivery, access, and quality of urologic care. This position involves responsibilities for a wide range of data management, programming, and analytic needs related to research based on large observational datasets (e.g., SEER-Medicare, Pennsylvania Cancer Registry, Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, Optum datasets) as well as institutional clinical datasets. Responsibilities include directing Urology Fellows and Residents in research trial design, including performing power analyses and/or simulations, and writing statistical sections of research proposals. Incumbent will also be responsible for assisting with medical manuscript preparation, including writing and editing statistical methods and results.

Physical Effort

Duties are primarly sedentary.

The University of Pittsburgh is an equal opportunity employer / disability / veteran.

Assignment Category Full-time regular

Job Classification Staff.Medical Data Scientist I

Job Family Research

Job Sub-Family Data Science

Campus Pittsburgh

Minimum Education Level Required Master\'s Degree

Minimum Years of Experience Required No experience required

Will this position accept substitution in lieu of education or experience? No

Work Arrangement Hybrid: Combination of On-Campus and Remote work as determined by the department.

Hiring Range $44,000 - $59,000 Annual

Relocation Offered No

Visa Sponsorship Provided No

Background Check For position finalists, employment with the University will require successful completion of a background check

Child Protection Clearances Not Applicable

The University of Pittsburgh is an equal opportunity employer / disability / veteran.