Statistician

Goldbelt Apex LLC; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldbelt Apex is seeking an experienced Statistician to support the Defense Health Agency's Psychological Health Center of Excellence (PHCoE). This role provides advanced statistical expertise supporting behavioral health research, surveillance, health services research, implementation science, and program evaluation initiatives across the Military Health System.

The successful candidate will develop statistical methodologies, support study design, analyze complex healthcare and behavioral

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in Statistics, Biostatistics, Mathematics, Epidemiology, Public Health, or related quantitative field.
• Experience with healthcare/behavioral health data analysis and large/complex datasets.
• Proficiency with SAS, R, SQL, Python, SPSS or similar tools.
• Knowledge of data visualization platforms (Tableau/Power BI).

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced statistical expertise for behavioral health research, surveillance, and program evaluation.
• Develop statistical analysis plans for studies, surveillance activities, and evaluations.
• Perform descriptive and inferential analyses on large healthcare datasets.
• Design/assess research methodologies for scientific validity.
• Support survey design, sampling, weighting, and data analysis.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to select methods.
• Conduct multivariate, regression, longitudinal, and predictive modeling.
• Validate analyses and ensure reproducibility and scientific integrity.
• Interpret findings and communicate to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Prepare technical reports, summaries, manuscripts, and briefings.

Skills

Healthcare data analysis

Large datasets

Statistical software (SAS,R,SQL,Python

Data visualization (Tableau/Power BI)

Surveillance methodologies

Data governance & QA

Analytical thinking

Technical writing & presentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Team communication

Education

Master's degree or higher in Statistics/Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Public Health

Tools

SAS

R

SQL

Python

SPSS

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Overview

Please note that this position is contingent upon the successful award of a contract currently under bid.

Overview

Please note that this position is contingent upon the successful award of a contract currently under bid.

Goldbelt Apex, a part of the Healthcare Technology Transformation Group, is a data-focused company dedicated to process and quality in every aspect. As experts in healthcare IT experts, Apex is committed to building systems for healthcare organizations to seamlessly communicate and exchange data across different systems and devices.

Summary

Goldbelt Apex is seeking an experienced Statistician to support the Defense Health Agency's Psychological Health Center of Excellence (PHCoE). This position provides advanced statistical expertise supporting behavioral health research, surveillance, health services research, implementation science, and program evaluation initiatives across the Military Health System.

The successful candidate will develop statistical methodologies, support study design, analyze complex healthcare and behavioral health datasets, and ensure the scientific integrity of research and surveillance products. This role works collaboratively with researchers, epidemiologists, implementation scientists, data analysts, clinicians, and Government stakeholders to generate reliable evidence supporting psychological health programs and military readiness.

Responsibilities

Essential Job Functions

• Provide advanced statistical expertise supporting behavioral health research, surveillance, and program evaluation initiatives.
• Develop statistical analysis plans for research studies, surveillance activities, and program evaluations.
• Perform descriptive and inferential statistical analyses using large and complex healthcare datasets.
• Design and evaluate research methodologies to ensure scientific validity and methodological rigor.
• Support survey design, sampling methodologies, weighting strategies, and statistical analysis of survey data.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary research teams to identify appropriate statistical methods and analytical approaches.
• Conduct multivariate analyses, regression modeling, longitudinal analyses, predictive modeling, and other advanced statistical techniques as appropriate.
• Validate analytical findings and ensure accuracy, reproducibility, and scientific integrity of statistical products.
• Interpret statistical findings and communicate results to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Develop technical reports, statistical summaries, scientific manuscripts, executive briefings, and presentations.
• Support quality assurance activities related to statistical analyses and research methodology.
• Assist in the development of performance measures, surveillance indicators, and evaluation metrics.
• Provide statistical consultation to Government leadership and project teams regarding study design, data interpretation, and analytical best practices.
• Ensure all statistical analyses comply with accepted scientific standards and contract requirements.

Qualifications

Necessary Skills and Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of healthcare and behavioral health data analysis.
• Experience working with large, complex datasets from multiple data sources.
• Proficiency with statistical software such as SAS, R, SQL, Python, SPSS, or comparable analytical tools.
• Knowledge of data visualization platforms such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar business intelligence software.
• Understanding of healthcare surveillance methodologies and performance measurement.
• Knowledge of data governance, quality assurance, and validation techniques.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent technical writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to communicate analytical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary scientific and healthcare teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in Statistics, Biostatistics, Mathematics, Epidemiology, Public Health, or a closely related quantitative discipline.
• Meet all education and experience requirements identified in the solicitation for the Statistician labor category.
• Demonstrated