Clinical Biostatistician & Data Scientist (On-Site)

University of Virginia; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Virginia is seeking a Biostatistician / Data Scientist to join the Tsung/Chen Lab in the Department of Surgery. The role focuses on designing and conducting statistical analyses for clinical and observational research, and applying machine learning to large-scale medical datasets.

You will work with Medicare, NCDB, and Epic Cosmos, provide statistical support for grants, and collaborate on study designs, analyses, and manuscripts.

Qualifications

• MS degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, Data Science, or related field.
• Five years of related research experience.
• Experience with large medical/administrative databases and clinical data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct statistical analyses for clinical and observational studies.
• Apply machine learning and deep learning to large medical datasets.
• Work with national databases such as Medicare, NCDB, and Epic Cosmos, and institutional data.
• Provide statistical support for grant proposals, including power calculations and analysis plans.
• Collaborate with investigators to develop study designs, analysis plans, and manuscripts.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Study design

Machine learning

Deep learning

SQL

R/Python

SAS

Stata

Education

MS degree in Biostatistics/Statistics/Data Science or related field

Tools

SQL

R

Python

SAS

Stata

Job description

The University of Virginia is seeking a Biostatistician / Data Scientist to join the Tsung/Chen Lab in the Department of Surgery. The role focuses on designing and conducting statistical analyses for clinical and observational research, and applying machine learning to large-scale medical datasets.

You will work with Medicare, NCDB, and Epic Cosmos, provide statistical support for grants, and collaborate on study designs, analyses, and manuscripts.