Asst. Scientist

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The Assistant Scientist, SOM (A) carries out a particular research agenda in support of the University’s research goals and objectives. Moreover, the Assistant Scientist, SOM (A) contributes to the scientific community by publishing research findings and promotes the University’s reputation as a leader in the field.

• Contributes to basic and applied research activities and authors scientific publications, technical and agency reports, and patent preparations.
• Collaborates with senior staff to publish findings in refereed journals.
• Creates and conducts experiments and analyzes results.
• Works with other researchers to use and develop end products.
• Writes extramural proposals with approval from appropriate senior staff.
• Provides ready access to all experimental data for managing staff.
• Requests or acquires equipment and supplies for assigned project(s).
• Uses the internet, surveys, legal documents, and other available sources to collect information.
• Applies for grants to continue research and prepares materials for submission to granting agencies and foundations.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.
• This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Education: Ph.D., M.D. or other doctoral level degree relevant field

Experience: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:

• Skill in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data.
• Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.

Job Summary: The Assistant Scientist, SOM (Sr. Biostatistician) carries out a particular research agenda in support of the University’s research goals and objectives. Moreoever, assistant scientist contributes to the scientific community by publishing research findings and promoting the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (SCCC) and University of Miami (UM) reputation as a leader in the field. The Assistant Scientist works closely with the Assistant Director of Biostatistics, Dr.

Fei Ye and other faculty members within the Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resources (BBSR) of SCCC to provide comprehensive support in data management, methodological development, advanced biostatistical and bioinformatic analyses, clinical trial design, and result interpretation of findings. They play an integral role in collaborative studies and actively contribute to grant proposals and research projects.

Qualifications:

• PhD or equivalent doctoral degree required in Statistics, Biostatistics, or Bioinformatics.
• A minimum of 1 year of full-time experience in biostatistical analysis, bioinformatics, or statistical research methodologies, including expertise in applying advanced statistical techniques to real-world datasets.
• Demonstrated expertise and experience working with clinical trials, observational studies, and animal studies.
• Experience with omics data (such as genomics, proteomics, metabolomics), and bioinformatics tools.
• Proficiency in R programming, with extensive experience in utilizing R for statistical analysis, data processing, and visualization.
• Publication record demonstrating contributions to applied statistics and biomedical research.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Biostatistics component of BBSR on statistical aspects of Cancer Center research related to clinical trials, epidemiologic studies, and laboratory-based investigation.
• Assists in designing research projects, including the specification of hypotheses, sample size calculation and power analysis, randomization, and development of statistical analysis plan.
• Performs data management tasks, including dataset creation, cleaning, verification, and database management (e.g., REDCap).
• Conducts complex…