Statistician

LAUKOA; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 145,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) matching

Paid vacation and sick leave

Flexible work environment

Job summary

LAUKOA is seeking an experienced Statistician to support PHCoE within the Defense Health Agency. The role focuses on advanced statistical methods for behavioral health research, surveillance, and program evaluation across the Military Health System.

The successful candidate will develop methodologies, support study design, analyze large healthcare datasets, and ensure scientific integrity of products. Collaboration with researchers, clinicians, and government stakeholders is essential.

Qualifications

• PhD required in statistics or related field.
• 13+ years of post-doctoral experience with complex statistical analyses.
• 3+ years of post-doctoral health data analysis experience.
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain Public Trust and CAC.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced statistical expertise supporting behavioral health research and program evaluation.
• Develop statistical analysis plans for research studies and surveillance activities.
• Perform descriptive and inferential analyses on large healthcare datasets.
• Design and evaluate methodologies to ensure scientific validity and rigor.
• Support survey design, sampling, weighting, and analysis of survey data.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to select appropriate statistical methods.
• Conduct multivariate, regression, longitudinal, and predictive analyses.
• Validate findings and ensure reproducibility and accuracy of statistical products.
• Interpret results and communicate with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Develop technical reports, manuscripts, briefs, and presentations.

Skills

Advanced statistical software

Study design support

Multivariate analysis

Communication of results

Education

PhD in Statistics or related field

Job description

LAUKOA is seeking an experienced Statistician to support the Defense Health Agency's Psychological Health Center of Excellence (PHCoE), located in Silver Spring, MD. 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.

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.

Necessary Skills and Knowledge:

• Capability to apply statistical approaches and use specialized statistical software to analyze and model data in an enterprise data environment.
• Capability to use sophisticated research-supported statistical techniques and write code/syntax to solve complex statistical problems.
• Capability to propose valid statistical solutions to psychological health research problems based on available data.
• Capability to present data and interpretations in research reports and briefs.
• Capability to produce technical artifacts (e.g., reports, tools, briefings, presentations, and manuscripts) consistent with the KSAs described here and with the broader PHCoE mission set.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Doctorate (PhD) in Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field.
• At least 13 years of full-time post-doctoral work experience conducting complex statistical analyses.
• At least 3 years of full-time post-doctoral experience analyzing and modeling health-related research data.
• U.S. Citizenship.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust background investigation and Common Access Card (CAC).
• Occasional travel may be required in support of contract performance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preference may be given to candidates with experience supporting:
  • Defense Health Agency (DHA)
  • Psychological Health Center of Excellence (PHCoE)
  • Military Health System (MHS)
  • Department of Defense (DoD)
  • Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
• Experience supporting behavioral health or psychological health research.
• Experience with healthcare surveillance and population health analytics.
• Experience supporting clinical trials, observational studies, or implementation science initiatives.
• Experience developing survey methodologies and analyzing complex survey data.
• Experience publishing peer-reviewed scientific research.
• Knowledge of federal healthcare research and Military Health System data sources.
• Experience presenting statistical findings to senior leadership and scientific audiences.

Salary Range: $145,000 - $160,000

*This Position is Contingent Upon Award.

We are an Equal Opportunity/VEVRAA federal contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We offer a best-in-class benefits program including medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) program with employer match; paid vacation and sick leave; employer-paid basic life and AD&D insurance; an Employee Assistance Program; and a flexible work environment. Additionally, employees can choose from several voluntary benefits including critical illness coverage; accident insurance; identity theft coverage; pet insurance, and more.

We give preference to internal candidates. If no internal candidate meets our qualifications, external candidates will be given consideration.