Biostatistician jobs in Iowa

Position Summary:

Responsibility:

Consultation: Advise investigators on the statistical aspects of study designs. Prepare statistical sections for studies. Write reports of statistical analyses and prepare written materials for funding agencies and others.

Statistical Analysis:

• Prepare and review data for validity and accuracy and recommend additional tests and modifications, if necessary.

• Create, test, and validate programs that generate data summaries and data listings for reports using statistical packages.

• Create, test, and validate programs that perform statistical and graphical analyses. Determine appropriate analysis techniques.

• Assist investigators in statistical analysis. Determine appropriate analysis techniques.

• Assess the validity of data analytic assumptions for the present data.

• Analyze and report on methods and trends in data analysis techniques and apply them to data sets. Assure data fit models required by the statistical methods.

• Organize and archive statistical analysis programs, data sets and results. Create, organize, document, maintain and archive statistical analysis programs, data sets and results.

Presentation/Publication Assistance:

• Assist in preparation of grant applications.

• Prepare statistical analysis sections for research presentations and publications.

Human Resources/Leadership:

• May provide direction, assignments, feedback, coaching and counseling to assure outcomes are achieved.

• May provide functional and/or administrative supervision of staff.

Characteristic Duties:

• May perform literature search on specified topics, including methods and trends in clinical trials data analysis techniques; may evaluate those methods and trends and apply them in CTSDMC data analysis as appropriate. Assures data fit models required by the statistical methods.

• Assist in the statistical analysis sections of research papers and manuscripts for publication and presentation at conferences and meetings.

• Recommend areas for data analysis and methods of analysis to be employed.

• Write, test, document, and implement computer programs which perform statistical analyses and other computations.

• Assist in writing reports of statistical analyses and to prepare written materials for funding agencies and others (e.g., NIH, FDA).

• Report key findings to team leaders and assist in presenting results of analyses at investigators' meetings and other forums.

• Communicate with investigators at collaborating institutions regarding data analysis issues; determine appropriate analysis techniques for answering the questions of interest; assists with communicating results to investigating physicians verbally and in writing.

• Prepare data presentations for conferences, meetings, or for publications which consist of charts, graphs, tables, other illustrations and facilitate the interpretation of research findings.

• Work closely with other CTSDMC programming and research staff in conducting analyses and archiving results.

• Assist in judging the validity of data obtained and recommend additional tests and/or modifications to the analysis.

• Assist in case report form design for data collection and database design for data storage and retrieval.

• Write programs to generate data summaries and data listings for reports.

• Under guidance, prepare data sets for public use and reporting to appropriate funding agencies following all guidelines.

Application Details:

To be considered for an interview, applicants must upload a resume and cover letter and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to five professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

This position is eligible for remote work and will require a work arrangement form to be completed upon the start of your employment. Per policy, work arrangements will be reviewed annually, and must comply with the remote work program and related policies and employee travel policy when working at a remote location.

Benefits Highlights:

• Regular salaried position. Located in Iowa City, Iowa.

• Remote work available.

• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.

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