Biostatistician, Hospital for Special Surgery

Position Summary

The HSS Biostatistics Core provides comprehensive methodologic and analytic support to clinical and basic scientists at the Hospital for Special Surgery in the area of musculoskeletal research. Under the direct supervision of the Core Director, the candidate will provide study design and statistical analysis support to their assigned service/s. Our Surgical Services are engaged in high quality clinical research and are in need of study design and statistical support for their priority research projects. 

 Essential Tasks/Responsibilities:

• Provide statistical expertise in analyzing data for clinical or basic science research initiatives at the hospital as assigned through the Biostatistics Core.
• Review proposed HSS studies for soundness of study design and statistical methodology.
• Contribute written sections for IRB applications, grant applications, and manuscripts for assigned projects.
• Perform intermediate to expert level statistical queries, analyses, and evaluation.
• Interact with other members of the Core and, when necessary, hospital scientists and clinicians involved in the assigned research projects.
• Stay informed of statistical techniques as applied to musculoskeletal research issues by reading journals and/or attending courses/programming meetings.
• Develop collaborative relationship with hospital researchers.
• Peer review and suggest changes or improvements to existing analytic code (SAS, SPSS syntax, or R), analytical and study methods, and reports for validity and limitations, as performed by other members of the Core.
• Build and improve on Macros to make data processing and presentation more efficient.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• Master’s degree or higher in biostatistics, statistics or clinical epidemiology
• At least 1 year of work experience and/or research experience in a clinical setting is required
• The candidate should have the ability to interpret technical medical data and generate sound recommendations to support clinical research efforts.
• Experience in musculoskeletal research preferred.
• The successful candidate should possess good organization skills, time management skills, and the ability to manage several concurrent tasks.
• Complete proficiency in Microsoft Office and a statistical software package is mandatory. SAS is the preferred statistical package within the HSS Biostatistics Core, but experts in other statistical packages are also encouraged to apply.
• Candidate should have knowledge of appropriate statistical analysis for clinical research studies.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills are paramount due to the large number of professional interactions that will be required for this position.
• Experience working with physicians is preferred.

How to Apply 

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Postdoctoral Research Position in Computational Biology & Environmental Health, Harvard University

Position Description

The Haber Lab in the Department of Environmental Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has an opening for a highly motivated Postdoc. Projects involve developing and applying computational and statistical approaches to investigate the effect of environmental exposures on the lungs and effects on the pathogenesis and exacerbation of asthma. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary team spanning several institutions, including the Chan School at Harvard, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

We seek an enthusiastic post-doctoral researcher to develop novel computational approaches for analysis of asthma at either the molecular level using computational and systems biology approaches to analysis of single-cell RNA-sequencing data, or at the epidemiological level, using geospatial analysis of city-wide datasets.

At the molecular level, projects in the lab examine the cellular and molecular effects of environmental exposures on the airways, and focus on analysis of high-dimensional ‘omics data (particularly single-cell RNA sequencing) from clinical samples and mouse models of airway injury, inflammation and regeneration. The successful candidate will also collaborate closely with clinical pulmonologists and immunologists to study molecular mechanisms underlying both airway tissue homeostasis and asthma pathogenesis.

At the epidemiological level, projects examine increased risk that neighborhoods and individual housing units contribute to asthma burden in Boston and elsewhere. This line of research in the lab seeks to isolate factors, such as poor housing conditions, in the social, physical, and built environment that contribute to racial and socioeconomic disparities in rates of asthma.

Basic Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent in computational biology, computer science, epidemiology, statistics, mathematics, or other quantitative field.
• Candidates holding a degree in biological/medical science are also welcome to apply if they have extensive background in computational or statistical work.

Additional Qualifications

• Applicants must have substantial experience with statistical or epidemiologic data analysis. Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated research interests in areas currently under investigation (e.g. asthma, COPD, lung biology, mucosal immunology) in the research group.
• Experience and/or training in geospatial analysis, Bayesian disease mapping and other methods, spatial epidemiology
• Strong quantitative analysis skills and experience developing algorithms and/or conducting statistical analyses with large datasets, particularly genome-wide assays such as RNA-seq
• Knowledge of lung biology, mucosal immunology, biology of allergy, impact of environmental conditions, particularly poor-quality housing on respiratory health
• Track record of, or strong potential for, independent funding

How to Apply 

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Lead Research Data Analyst, University of Maryland-Baltimore

Description

The University of Maryland School of Social Work is currently seeking a Lead Research Analyst for the Promise Heights program. This position is responsible for the coordination, analysis and reporting of Promise Heights Promise Neighborhood data. This includes data input by all Promise Heights staff and community partners. The position will assist with developing ProMIS database platform and will create analytical papers on process, outcomes, and evaluation. The Lead Research Analyst will work under the supervision of the Assistant Director.

The Promise Neighborhood program is a U.S. Department of Education initiative focused on breaking the cycle of inter-generational poverty by significantly improving the educational and developmental outcomes and overall life prospects of children and youth in our most distressed communities. The core idea behind the initiative is to provide both effective schools and strong systems of support to children, youth and their families in poverty and thus meeting their health, social services, and educational needs. The University of Maryland School of Social Work is the lead agency for the Promise Heights Promise Neighborhood in the Upton/Druid Heights neighborhood in West Baltimore. Promise Heights is charged with working with community-based organizations, schools, faith-based institutions, and others to build a pipeline of wraparound services to ensure pathways out of poverty for youth and their families.

This Exempt, Regular position offers a generous benefits package that includes 22 vacation days, 14 floating and holidays, 15 sick days; comprehensive health insurance and retirement options; and tuition remission for employees and their dependents at any of the University System of Maryland schools.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for providing subject matter expertise and direction in research designs and management of quantitative and qualitative data. The work primarily consists of leading analysis on data in response to research studies, and presenting the results of those analyses to internal and external stakeholders. The Lead Research Analyst independently develops and oversees research initiatives; exercises leadership in data management and analysis, and is seen as an expert in research analysis.
• Participate in meetings with school-based staff at Promise Heights schools in order to develop collaborative solutions to progress on community-based indicators. Uses subject matter and technical expertise to identify and define research questions and data elements, and integrates them into research design. Leads the planning stages of research and introduces new statistical methodologies and research designs.
• Participate in workshops, training, seminars, and conferences in order to stay informed on evidence-based methodologies and interventions to address structural inequalities that affect the Promise Heights community.
• Develop, recommend, modify, and implement policies and procedures and/or methods for research. Leads the development and formulates best practices and protocols in data collection, data quality, warehousing, analysis, and reporting including developing special forms and/or formats for analyzing and presenting data.
• Independently cleans, validates, and analyzes research data in order to prepare research findings for publications of journal articles and grant proposals. Searches relevant literature, develops conclusions, writes reports, prepare and deliver presentations of relevant findings and conclusions, and recommends appropriate actions. Connects findings to Promise Heights goals and strategies in order to improve programmatic outcomes. Reviews analysis and reports of less experience members of the research team.
• Work with Assistant Director & Lead Developer to manage and design longitudinal case management data system (ProMIS) for Promise Heights staff and train Promise Heights staff, interns, and PromiseCorps in using this system.
• Create monthly evaluation reports for school-based partners using a
• Results-Based Accountability framework to ensure programs are producing desired results and impact. Share results with Promise Heights staff, school-based administration, community members, and federal funders.
• Analyze student-level data for all 5 Promise Heights schools to assess progress on community-based indicators including academic growth, social-emotional learning, and school wide attendance rates. Use data to inform decision-making, budgeting and creating strategies to improve student results.
• May supervise/mentor others.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Economics, Public Policy, Public Administration, Information Management, Social Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Health Science, or in a field of study related to the research.
• Preferred Education: Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Sociology, Public Policy, Public Administration, or field of study related to research preferred.
• Experience: Three (3) years of related experience in a research environment including two (2) years in the relevant research specialization.
• Other: May consider a combination of directly related experience and education.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of position requirements. Knowledge of all applicable requirements, regulations, and laws.
• Skill in effective use of applicable technology/systems.
• Ability to effectively communicate both verbal and written thoughts, ideas, and facts.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others and independently.
• Detail oriented with the ability to multi-task, work both independently and as part of a team in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment.

How to Apply 

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Study Manager, Westat

Job Summary

Westat is seeking an individual to participate in nationally significant epidemiologic studies working with government scientists from CDC, NIH and other agencies in human health research. This individual will assist in managing the day-to-day activities of ongoing research involving protocol development, liaising with clinical study sites, and the collection, processing, and analysis of health data, including biospecimens.

Job Responsibilities

• Working with study collaborators and project staff to develop and implement study protocols including preparing data collection forms, procedural manuals, and monitoring reports.
• Maintaining study documents, hosting meetings with study collaborators and project staff, responsible for project-related day-to-day study communications.
• Developing requirements for data and specimen management systems; overseeing data and biospecimen collection including working with programmers to develop requirements for QA/QC reports and reviewing generated reports.
• Identifying and evaluating clinical study sites, analysis laboratories and biospecimen repositories and receiving and analyzing associated health data.

Basic Qualifications

• A master’s degree in public health or a related field and 3 years of experience is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with multi-site clinical epidemiologic studies and data management preferred.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, administrative abilities, and the capability to handle multiple tasks while working in a team setting are essential.

How to Apply 

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Infection Prevention Analyst, University of Michigan

Job Summary

Infection Prevention & Epidemiology is seeking a highly skilled Clinical Information Analyst (CIA) to provide departmental support for data collection, projects, and practice monitoring.  The Infection Prevention CIA is a specialized position that is vital to completing Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) surveillance and data reporting by the institutional deadlines. The CIA role is specifically responsible for validating, managing, and distributing institutional infection prevention data. This position is an entry level development opportunity for new/recent MPH grads with propensity for Infection Prevention.

Mission Statement

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally.  Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Responsibilities

• Perform contact tracing including but not limited to chart review, contacting workforce members to assess risk, and communicating to exposed workforce members and leadership.
• Collect, assess, review and analyze surveillance data.
• Maintain records of reviews.
• Maintain and update databases.
• Perform various audits of infection control practices and compile results.
• Assist with special projects.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a health related field. MPH preferred.
• Knowledge or experience in the delivery of patient care needed to perform the duties of the position.
• Ability to prioritize work assignments.
• Organize time effectively.
• Work independently as well as a member of a team.
• Report generating skills

Desired Qualifications

• Experienced in data analysis and/or statistical analysis preferred.

How to Apply

A cover letter and resume are required for consideration for this position. The cover letter should be included as a page of your resume and specifically address your interest in the position and outline particular skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

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