Postdoctoral Biostatistician — Cancer Genetics

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute seeks a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biostatistics to join the Department of Data Science and advance collaborative cancer genetics research. The role balances NIH-funded R01 model development with cancer genetics studies, involving data management, analysis, and manuscript preparation.

Located in Boston, the fellow will collaborate with clinicians, geneticists, and statisticians, contributing to statistical methods and reproducible workflows.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent doctoral degree in Biostatistics at appointment.
• Strong training in applied biostatistical methods.
• Experience with regression modeling and other statistical methods used in clinical/biomedical research.
• Strong statistical programming skills, preferably in R.
• Experience using Git and GitHub/GitLab for version control and reproducible code.
• Experience with data management, derivation, and statistical analysis of clinical/biomedical datasets.
• Ability to independently conduct statistical analyses from data preparation to interpretation and presentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Interest in collaborative biomedical research and multidisciplinary teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a biostatistician on a multidisciplinary team developing and validating statistical prediction models for germline pathogenic variants.
• Conduct statistical analyses of large clinical, genetic, and genomic datasets.
• Perform data derivation, cleaning, harmonization, quality control, and data integration from multiple sources.
• Develop and validate statistical prediction models.
• Evaluate model discrimination, calibration, and clinical utility across subgroups and institutions.
• Conduct simulation studies and computational evaluations.
• Develop reproducible statistical programs and analysis workflows.
• Prepare statistical results, tables, and figures for manuscripts and presentations.
• Contribute to peer-reviewed manuscripts and other scientific publications.
• Collaborate with investigators on study design and statistical analysis plans.
• Perform data management and statistical analyses for clinical and biomedical studies.
• Communicate statistical concepts clearly to clinicians and scientists.

Skills

Biostatistics

Regression modeling

R programming

Git & GitHub

Data management

Statistical analysis

Communication

Collaborative research

Education

PhD in Biostatistics

Tools

Git/GitHub

Job description

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute seeks a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biostatistics to join the Department of Data Science and advance collaborative cancer genetics research. The role balances NIH-funded R01 model development with cancer genetics studies, involving data management, analysis, and manuscript preparation.

Located in Boston, the fellow will collaborate with clinicians, geneticists, and statisticians, contributing to statistical methods and reproducible workflows.