Biostatistics Postdoc: Bayesian Adaptive Trials & Software

Statistics Interest Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Biostatistics. The successful candidate will develop novel statistical methods and software for Bayesian adaptive clinical trial designs, and collaborate with medical researchers to apply methods.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in statistics, biostatistics, or related field, strong programming skills in R, Python, and web tools (R-Shiny, React).

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in statistics, biostatistics, or a related field.
• Strong methodological training in statistics and software development.
• Experience with Bayesian methods and adaptive trial designs is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop statistical methodologies and software for Bayesian adaptive clinical trial designs.
• Collaborate with medical researchers to implement applications of methodological research.
• Contribute to research meetings and manuscript preparation.

Skills

Bayesian statistics

Adaptive clinical trial design

R programming

Python programming

Web tools (R-Shiny, React)

Education

Ph.D. in statistics/biostatistics

Tools

R

R-Shiny

Python

React

Job description

MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Biostatistics. The successful candidate will develop novel statistical methods and software for Bayesian adaptive clinical trial designs, and collaborate with medical researchers to apply methods.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in statistics, biostatistics, or related field, strong programming skills in R, Python, and web tools (R-Shiny, React).