Biostatistician

## Biostatistician 1

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The University of Miami/UHealth Department of Public Health has an exciting opportunity for a temporary full time Biostatistician 1 to work remote.

The Biostatistician 1 provides statistical support and collaborates with clinical and translation research on the development, implementation, and analysis of data for research studies. Further, the Biostatistician 1 serves as liaison between the department and the research community.

** Core

Job Functions:

*** Formulates analysis plans and writes detailed specifications for analysis of files, consistency checks, tables, and figures.
* Communicates with clients regarding statistical analysis issues.
* Interprets analyses and writes statistical sections of study reports.
* Prepares results for progress reports, presentations, and peer-reviewed publications.
* Maintains and documents studies’ databases.
* Consults with study investigators on planning and specifying statistical analysis.
* Provides support to resolve barriers to analysis and consults with other methodologists and statisticians.
* Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.  
** Department Specific Functions:
** The Biostatistician will provide statistical and methodological support for research projects in Preventive Sciences. Responsibilities will include:  
* Collaborating with investigators and research team members to develop study designs, statistical analysis plans, research protocols, and analytical strategies.
* Conducting statistical analyses of epidemiological, clinical, behavioral, and other research data related to preventive health and disease prevention.
* Performing data cleaning, management, quality control, and preparation of datasets for statistical analysis.
* Applying appropriate statistical methods to evaluate research questions, study outcomes, risk factors, associations, and intervention effects.
* Developing and implementing statistical models, including descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, regression analyses, longitudinal analyses, survival analyses, and other appropriate analytical approaches.
* Using statistical analysis software and programming tools, including
** R, SAS, SPSS, Stata, and Python**, as appropriate for the research project and analytical requirements.
* Developing reproducible statistical programs, scripts, and workflows to support data analysis and quality control.
* Creating statistical tables, graphs, visualizations, and data summaries to communicate research findings effectively.
* Interpreting statistical results and communicating findings to investigators and other research team members.
* Assisting with the preparation of statistical reports, abstracts, manuscripts, presentations, and grant applications.
* Supporting the development and evaluation of research measures, outcomes, and data collection instruments.
* Conducting data quality assessments and identifying potential issues related to missing data, outliers, data distributions, and study variables.
* Ensuring accuracy, reproducibility, and appropriate documentation of statistical analyses and programming procedures.
* Participating in research meetings and providing statistical consultation throughout the development, implementation, analysis, and dissemination phases of Preventive Sciences research projects.
* Maintaining organized documentation of statistical methods, programming code, datasets, analytical outputs, and results.
** 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.*
* ** Core

Qualifications:

*** Master's degree in relevant field required. Doctoral Degree in Biology, Chemistry, Biostatistics, Health Studies, Neuroscience, Public Health, or closely related field preferred.
* No previous experience required. Minimum 1 year of relevant experience preferred.
* Learning Agility:
Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
* Teamwork:
Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
* Technical Proficiency:
Skilled in using office…