Biostatistician, Medicine

Responsibilities

The Department of Medicine, Division of Population Health is seeking a Biostatistician within the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Responsibilities will include:

• Perform statistician and database programming in current languages such as R, Stata, Python and SQL
• Design, code, test, debug, modify, and document statistical coding from detailed instructions and specifications
• Identify relationships and trends in data, as well as any factors that could affect the results of research
• Perform the necessary statistical analyses in accordance with federal and private grants and contracts including the analysis of specific projects
• Develop software applications or programming to use for statistical modeling and graphic analysis
• Report results of statistical analyses, including information in the form of graphs, charts, and tables

• Work collaboratively in the development of scientifically sound study and project designs
• Provide expertise in the development and maintenance of data management systems that optimize the efficiency of statistical analyses and reporting
• Provide consultation on complex statistical method, questionnaire construction, and data gathering techniques
• Assist faculty with special research projects including medical information requests and special studies, analyzing proposals for submission to ethics review boards (IRB)
• Develop large scale harmonized databases based on several large- scale national databases

• Assist in the writing of grants and scientific publications, providing expertise and scientific content regarding the study design and statistical techniques to be used
• Assist in the preparation of study results for manuscripts to medical journals and presentations at medical conferences
• Attend and participate in all assigned meetings
• Assist and work with trainees as assigned (new staff, summer students, medical students, etc)
• All other duties as assigned

• Our benefits, where we prioritize your well-being and success to enhance every aspect of your life.
• Being a part of the University at Buffalo community.

As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmitive Action employer, the Research Foundation will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin and veteran or disability status.