Senior Biostatistician

Stanford University; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford University’s Quantitative Sciences Unit seeks a skilled biostatistician to support cutting-edge research. You will oversee staff on quality control and analytic file creation, identify suitable statistical tools, and implement data analyses through statistical programming.

The role emphasizes collaboration with investigators, dissemination of findings, and mentoring clinical researchers in research methods. Strong communication and expertise in biostatistics are essential.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in biostatistics, statistics or related field is required.
• Five years of experience or Ph.D. in biostatistics, statistics or related field is required.
• Proficiency in at least two of R, SAS, SPSS, or STATA.
• Descriptive analysis, modeling of data, and graphic interfaces.
• Excellent communication of technical information to diverse audiences.
• Expertise in areas such as missing data, survival analysis, statistical genetics, or informatics is valued.

Responsibilities

• Oversee lower-level staff on quality control.
• Oversee lower-level staff on creation of analytic files.
• Identify appropriate statistical tools for analysis.
• Implement data analysis through statistical programming.
• Consult with investigators on statistical approaches and study design.
• Develop oral and written dissemination of findings for conference presentations and journal articles.
• Mentor clinical investigators on research methods.
• Implement studies addressing statistical issues arising from collaborations.

Skills

R

SAS

SPSS

STATA

Education

Master's degree in biostatistics, statistics or related field

PhD in biostatistics, statistics or related field

Tools

RedCAP

MySQL

Job description

The mission of the Quantitative Sciences Unit 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.

Responsibilities

Core Duties:

• Oversee lower-level staff on quality control.
• Oversee lower-level staff on creation of analytic files.
• Identify appropriate statistical tools for analysis.
• Implement data analysis through statistical programming.
• Consult with investigators and others on appropriate statisticalapproaches to data analyses; assist in study design.
• Develop oral and written dissemination of findings for conferencepresentations and peer-reviewed journal articles.
• Mentor clinical investigators on relevant researchmethods.
• Implement studies to address statistical issue arising fromcollaborations.

Minimum Education

Master's degree in biostatistics, statistics or related field

Minimum Experience

Five years of experience or Ph.D. in biostatistics, statistics or related field.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

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