Harvard University

Public Health

Biostatistician

Boston, Massachusetts, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Biostatistician at Harvard University. Skills: Biostatistics, Statistics, Clinical Trials, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis. Act as a protocol statistician under the direction of senior statisticians. Collaborate with medical researchers in the design, implementation, analysis, and publication of clinical trials and observational studies of HIV and other infectious disease”

Industry & Context.

Public Health
Problems you'll solve

resolution of technical problems

Eligibility Requirements

This position has a term date of November 30, 2027 with a likelihood of extension., Harvard University is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position, Pre-Employment Screening: Identity, Education, Appointment End Date: November 30, 2027, Standard Hours/Schedule: 35 hours per week, Visa Sponsorship Information: Harvard University is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position, Pre-Employment Screening: Identity, Education, This position has a 120 day orientation and review period., Individuals must meet work location sponsorship requirements prior to employment.

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Master's Degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, or a closely-related field, Some clinical trials or statistical consulting experience, Experience with statistical software (such as SAS, Stata, etc. )

Nice to Have

Two-year Master's Degree (MA/MS) program, Professional experience and/or education in statistical analysis of clinical or biological data, including failure time and categorical data, Experience working within a collaborative research team, Experience that required specialized, highly technical knowledge of statistical analysis techniques and principles including categorical data and censored failure time data analysis, Advanced computer skills and experience with major statistical computing packages, Familiarity with medical terminology, Experience with SAS, or background in other relevant packages (e.g., STATA, S-PLUS or R), Experience with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

What You'll Do.

Act as a protocol statistician under the direction of senior statisticians

Collaborate with medical researchers in the design

and publication of clinical trials and observational studies of HIV and other infectious disease

periodic and final analyses of data

using specialized statistical techniques and statistical programming

Determine proper summary statistics

report formats and all other analysis considerations

Review proposed study methodology

study parameters and all other related study factors of concept sheets and protocols to ensure conformance with accepted statistical principles

Recommend revisions and modifications

Determine and write statistical considerations for protocol documents and statistical analysis plans

according to study design and appropriate statistical methods

Develop stratification and randomization materials

in compliance with study design

Provide statistical input and advice to Network subcommittees

Collaborate with faculty on methodological research related to infectious diseases

Oversee development of data collection forms and proposed data management methods to ensure that the data to be collected will meet study objectives and allow valid analyses

Ensure integrity of data collection

data compilation and analysis technique by monitoring protocols and procedures to ensure compliance with proper statistical techniques

Identify potential or actual administrative or scientific suggest and implement corrective action

Prepare periodic and ad hoc data status reports

Collaborate with clinicians and senior CBAR statisticians on manuscripts

abstracts and other publications documenting study findings

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborating with medical researchers; Collaborate with faculty on methodological research; Collaborate with clinicians and senior CBAR statisticians on manuscripts, abstracts and other publications; Experience working within a collaborative research team

Communication Scope

oral and written communication skills

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