Faculty - Department of Biostatistics and Data Science - Wake Forest University School of Medicine; WFUSM

Committed to collaborative, interdisciplinary research, the Department of Biostatistics and Data Science (BDS) in the Division of Public Health Sciences (PHS) at Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) invites applications for open rank faculty positions. The initial appointment would be tenure-track or tenured. Ideal candidates will have the following qualifications:

• PhD in biostatistics, statistics, computer science, informatics, data science, or a related field
• All outstanding applicants are encouraged to apply. These positions are not targeted towards specific methodological or scientific expertise, though areas of interest include
  • Analysis of administrative (electronic health record, claims, etc.) and observational data, including methods focused on causal inference
  • Pragmatic study designs (cluster-randomized, stepped-wedge, SMART designs, etc.)
  • Clinical trial design, coordination, and analysis
  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning applied to biomedical data
  • Analysis of dense data streams such as actigraphy, smartwatch measurements, or other forms of remote patient monitoring
• Experience collaborating with medical and public health professionals in a multidisciplinary setting
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

BDS is a vibrant academic unit comprised of over 33 primary faculty members, 12 secondary and affiliate faculty members, and 90 staff including biostatisticians, data scientists, programmers, project managers, and administrative staff. This group has demonstrated long-standing growth in extramural funding, with over $22 million in annual external funding. The Department resides within PHS, which also includes the Departments of Epidemiology and Prevention, Social Sciences and Health Policy, and Implementation Science.

Together, PHS is the largest research group at WFUSM with over 85 faculty members, 240 staff, and $51 million in annual external funding. BDS also has strong ties with colleagues in the Department of Statistical Sciences at Wake Forest University with opportunities for collaboration and working with graduate students.

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) serves as the academic core of Advocate Health and is among the top 50 research institutions in the United States. In December 2022, Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health formally combined to create one organization called “Advocate Health”. With this strategic combination, Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the nation.

WFUSM is home to nationally and internationally recognized research in Alzheimer’s Disease, Aging and Mobility, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Obesity, Cancer, Neurosciences, and Regenerative Medicine. Research excellence, coupled with a robust informatics data infrastructure, clinically integrated implementation science efforts, and a firm commitment to the promotion of health for all renders the WFUSM a rich environment for breakthroughs in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and improvements in quality of life.

We are in a phase of unprecedented growth and evolution, bolstering our commitment to growing our Academic Learning Health System.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina (NC), Advocate Health provides care to nearly 6 million unique patients annually and has a combined footprint across 8 states, including Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina, Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin. Advocate Health comprises two regions in the US: (1) the Southeast Region—which provides care under the name Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama—includes 40 hospitals and over 500 sites of care with approximately 73,000 team members, 11,000 physicians, and 20,000 nurses seeing…