Open Rank-Research Scientist, Senior Research Scientist

Open Rank-Research Scientist, Senior Research Scientist

The incumbent filling this position will serve at the rank of Research Scientist or Senior Research Scientist and will lead statistical and epidemiologic analyses of clinical data. This is a full-time (1.0 FTE) faculty position in a fast-paced research lab with long-term, stable federal grant funding. Work will occur on campus (in-person). The incumbent will be a full-time member of the Cape-Colorado-Combat (C3) Global Trauma Network Lab and will support research related to trauma and emergency medicine, primarily in South Africa.

The incumbent will work under supervision of the C3 Lab Principal Investigator (PI), alongside a highly collaborative multi-disciplinary team of clinician-investigators, doctoral-level biostatisticians, Masters-level analysts and programmers, a program manager, professional research assistants, and other research staff. The successful candidate will have relevant expertise in biostatistics, epidemiology, or health data sciences. They will have a passion for collaborative research (team science) and will contribute to study design, statistical analysis, and scientific writing in the lab.

Specific tasks will include (although not limited to) designing and writing statistical analysis plans, conducting advanced statistical analysis in SAS or R, and supporting the presentation and publication of results. In addition, the candidate should be able to work independently, manage a portfolio of concurrent projects, and have strong communication skills. The job is in-person and duties will be performed on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, CO.

Domestic travel may be intermittently required to attend domestic scientific conferences/meetings or to present to stakeholder groups. International travel is not required but is recommended to help improve the incumbent's understanding of the foreign context and health system where the research takes place.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide biostatistical expertise and leadership in study design, study oversight, data management, data analysis, and manuscript preparation;
• Collaborate with clinician-investigators, Emergency Medicine research faculty and staff to develop scientifically rigorous analytic plans that address clinically relevant research questions;
• Conduct advanced statistical analysis in SAS or R. Specific methods will include causal inference, survival analysis, longitudinal data analysis, machine learning, and clinical trials. Experience with genomic/metabolic analyses is not required;
• Produce high-quality visual representations of data and results;
• Clearly communicate statistical methods and statistical findings to a multi-disciplinary team;
• Collaborate with other research team members to co-author and first-author abstracts, oral and poster presentations, and scientific manuscripts;
• Support, mentor, and collaborate with junior research staff to strengthen the lab's data collection, data management, and data curation practices;
• Develop relevant subject-matter expertise, become a significant contributor in collaborations, and shape the research direction of the team.

Compared to the Research Scientist, the Senior Research Scientist will:

• Develop and conduct more complex analyses;
• Exercise more autonomy in duties;
• Assume larger managerial roles in mentoring and supervising other C3 Lab staff involved in data analyses, such as junior statisticians, data analysts, and research assistants;
• Collaborate on grant application writing, including study design, analysis plans, and sample size calculations.

Why Join Us:
The Department of Emergency Medicine conducts ground-breaking research into areas such as trauma, injury prevention, global health, opioid misuse, critical care, mental health, pharmacogenomics, toxicology, and healthcare policy. The Department values team members who are eager to pursue further training and exciting career growth as a researcher and professional. The C3 Global Trauma Network, led by principal investigator (PI) Dr.

Nee-Kofi Mould-Millman, MD PhD MSCS, seeks to generate high-quality evidence to improve trauma and injury care in…