Biostatistician 1

Summary 

The Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) provides a unique resource of data and statistical expertise to the scientific community for addressing important issues in hematopoietic cell transplantation and cellular therapies. The CIBMTR Biostatistician I directs the progress of research studies, manages and coordinates the activities of the CIBMTR Scientific Working Committees, industry partners’, clinical studies or does other work, as assigned. They are primarily responsible for creating data files, describing patient populations, coding clinical outcomes and performing univariate statistical analysis. They also support investigators, scientists and physicians in the development of moderately complex study design, preparation of scientific reports, manuscripts and materials for presentations at national and international meetings

Primary Responsibilities  

• Serve as the primary statistician for one or more CIBMTR Scientific Working Committee, other industry engagements, or grant and contract, with primary responsibility for 10-15 observational studies, which may be experimental, prospective or retrospective in nature. Provide project management for studies and projects to ensure the timely and accurate completion of analyses, reports and submission of studies for publication.
• Support principal investigators in moderately complex study design; prepare preliminary study tables to assess study feasibility, determining final study population, and performing descriptive and univariate analyses.
• Prepare moderately complex datasets for CIBMTR programs. Perform statistical analyses and manage research projects assessing the results of hematopoietic stem cell transplant and cellular therapy outcomes utilizing statistical packages (SAS), databases (ORACLE) and graphics packages.
• Assists in the writing of grants and peer-reviewed scientific publications, providing expertise and scientific content regarding the study design, study population, statistical methodology and description of results.
• Respond to requests from physicians, patients, pharmaceutical and insurance companies, the media, state and federal government agencies through the CIBMTR Information Request Process.
• Assist database programmers to create new computed database variables and resolution of database problems.
• Direct clinical research coordinators and other CIBMTR staff in collating data for scientific research studies and resolve data inconsistencies.

Knowledge – Skills – Abilities 

• Research study design methods, independent problem solving, decision making, statistical analyses.
• Programming experience with statistical analysis programs (SAS), SPSS; interpersonal communication and networking; written, oral and presentation skills required.
• Basic Microsoft Office computer software and Internet skills.

Qualifications 

Appropriate experience may be substituted for education on an equivalent basis.

Minimum Required Education: Master’s degree 

Minimum Required Experience: 1 year 

Preferred Education: Master’s degree in Biostatistics or closely related biomedical field where biostatistical design and analyses comprised the primary course of study and application.  

Preferred Experience: One or more years of experience in performing statistical design/analysis in health or medical related research, or project management.  Experience programming with statistical analysis programs, (SAS), SPSS; logistic regression and survival analysis, and research writing for publication required.  Recent Masters level graduates will be considered.

Physical Requirements 

Work requires occasionally lifting moderate weight materials, standing, or walking continuously. 

Work Environment 

Occasional exposure to dust, noise, temperature changes, or contact with water or other liquids. Work is performed in an environmentally controlled environment. 

Sensory Acuity 

Ability to detect and translate speech or other communication required. May occasionally require the ability to distinguish colors and perceive relative distances between objects. #LI-NK1

Why MCW?

• Outstanding Healthcare Coverage, including but not limited to Health, Vision, and Dental. Along with Flexible Spending options
• 403B Retirement Package
• Competitive Vacation and Paid Holidays offered
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• Pet Insurance
• On campus Fitness Facility, offering onsite classes
• Additional discounted rates on items such as: Select cell phone plans, local fitness facilities, Milwaukee recreation and entertainment etc.

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