Biostatistician 2 (1-Year Fixed-Term, Hybrid Opportunity)

School of Medicine; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The School of Medicine’s QSU unit seeks a skilled biostatistician to join a 1-year fixed-term, hybrid role. You will design studies, implement quality controls, and analyze data using R, SAS, SPSS or STATA, supporting Stanford investigators in research methods and dissemination of results.

Minimum qualifications include a Master’s in biostatistics and at least three years of experience, with strong communication skills and experience in REDCap or MySQL.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in biostatistics, statistics or related field.
• Three years of experience in biostatistics or related area.
• Excellent communication of technical information to varied audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design study.
• Develop and implement quality-control protocols.
• Create analytic files with documentation.
• Select statistical tools for research questions.
• Implement data analysis via statistical programming.
• Present results with graphs and tables.
• Summarize findings in written and oral form.
• Contribute to papers for publication.
• Consult investigators on statistical approaches and study design.
• Mentor collaborators in experimental design and data analysis.
• Disseminate findings at conferences and in journals.
• Oversee lower-level staff on quality control and analysis files.

Skills

R

SAS

SPSS

STATA

Education

Master’s degree in biostatistics

Tools

RedCAP

MySQL

Job description

Job Description

The mission of the QSU is to facilitate cutting-edge scientific studies initiated by Stanford investigators by providing expertise in biostatistics and informatics, to mentor and educate clinical investigators in research methods, and to mentor data scientists so that they can reach their full potential. The QSU achieves its mission through an interdisciplinary collaborative approach where QSU members become fully integrated into individual research teams.

This is a 1-year fixed-term, hybrid opportunity.

Responsibilities

Core Duties

• Design study.
• Develop and implement protocol for quality control.
• Create analytic files with detailed documentation.
• Select appropriate statistical tools for addressing a given research question.
• Implement data analysis through statistical programming.
• Present results for investigators using graphs and tables.
• Summarize findings orally and in written form.
• Participate in the preparation of papers for publication.
• Consult with investigators on appropriate statistical approaches to data analyses; assist in study design and proposal development.
• Mentor collaborators in areas of experimental design, quality control, and statistical analysis
• Develop oral and written dissemination of findings for conference presentations and peer-reviewed journal articles.
• Oversee lower-level staff on issues related to quality control and creation of analysis files.

Minimum Education And Experience

Master’s degree in biostatistics, statistics or related field and three years of experience.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Proficient in at least two of R, SAS, SPSS, or STATA.
• Skills in descriptive analysis, modeling of data, and graphic interfaces.
• Outstanding ability to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated excellence in at least one area of expertise, which may include coordinating studies; statistical methodology such as missing data, survival analysis, statistical genetics, or informatics; statistical computing; database design (e.g., expertise in RedCAP or MySQL); graphical techniques (e.g., expertise in Illustrator)