Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MD 
Starting Salary Range: $51,975 - $71,497 (commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: M-F 8:30 am - 5:00 pm 
Exempt Status: Exempt ​​​​​​​ 
Location: 05-MD:School of Public Health 
Department name: 10001101-Epidemiology 
Personnel area: School of Public Health

General summary/purpose:

This position will support collaborative research for investigators in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology. The Biostatistician will provide statistical design expertise and data analyses for data derived from several data sources, including but not limited to cohort studies and other epidemiologic observational studies, and randomized trials.  The Biostatistician will participate as a co-author in preparation of manuscripts and presentations reporting study results based on his/her analyses. The Biostatistician will work with investigators and collaborators on: formation of statistical designs for studies, drafting statistical analysis plans, ensuring that the data collected can support the statistical analysis plan, preparing data tables for publications and presentations at scientific meetings, writing up the study results and statistical methods, generating confidential randomization allocation schemes,  developing statistical reports for quality assurance (recruitment, data quantity, data quality), and generating confidential statistical reports investigator meetings. The Biostatistician will also provide statistical consultation to investigators, trainees and other staff and collaborators. Compliance with procedures in accordance with reproducible research is required.

Specific Duties/Responsibilities:

• Plan and carry out biostatistical data analyses, including generation of analysis data sets and design and generation of tables and figures reporting analysis results.
• Contribute to writing and reviewing drafts of reports, posters, and manuscripts, including writing up interpretation of analysis results and description of statistical methods used
• Create and maintain documentation of statistical methods and programming code.
• Create analysis datasets for scientific manuscripts and presentations and public use databases, including associated data dictionaries.
• Identify potential problems with study data and collaborate with research team to resolve issues encountered.
• Assist in preparing materials for and participate in investigators' meetings, Steering Committee meetings, etc.
• Complete other as-needed data programming and analysis.
• Attend meetings and provide updates on status of reports, papers, and other work responsibilities.
• Perform other administrative or coordinating duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications:

• Master’s degree in biostatistics, epidemiology or other related quantitative field.
• One (1 a0year related experience in a work or academic setting.
• Demonstrated ability on significant graduate project or additional doctoral education may substitute for experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
• Experience performing biostatistical analyses, including categorical, longitudinal and survival data; SAS, STATA, and/or R programming; technical/scientific writing for medical publications to describe results and statistical methods required.
• JHU Equivalency Formula:  30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience.  Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis.  For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Preferred qualifications:

• Prior research experience with database management and analysis is preferred.

Special knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Ability to work independently and use reference manuals to develop proficiency with software or computer systems.
• Good organizational, written and verbal communication skills in the preparation and presentation of results.
• Good interpersonal skills in dealing with investigators and a “team-oriented” approach.
• Able to effectively prioritize and work on multiple tasks with concurrent deadlines and demonstrate excellent time management skills and efficiency..
• Required experience in statistical analysis including exploratory data analysis, regression modeling, survival analysis, and longitudinal data analysis.

Technical qualifications or specialized certifications:

Skilled with statistical packages such as R, Stata, SAS and MPlus.

Supervisory responsibility:

No direct supervision, but the candidate will need to work with graduate students, reviewing analyses and manuscript drafts.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

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