RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide both classroom and on-site, on-demand training to NIH scientists on the use of statistical methods, software, and relevant tools.
• Research, design, and deliver training materials, courses, presentations, workshops, and demonstrations to effectively address and solve scientific applications usage issues and problems raised by the scientific research personnel.
• Collaborate with NIH scientists to determine training needs, provide technical advice to solving statistical software problems, and participate in troubleshooting and optimization.
• Remain abreast on current and emerging statistical technologies and relevant tools.
• Plan training procedures, coordinate scheduling, and develop course evaluations to ensure customer satisfaction with training materials.

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience providing direct user support in the field of statistical analysis required.
• Ability to communicate statistical concepts in a clear and precise manner and advise on relevant statistical software and tools required.
• Strong knowledge of statistical applications such as SAS, SPSS, Insightful, STATISTICA, SigmaPlot, and MATLAB required.
• Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills required.
• Excellent presentation and problem-solving skills required.
• Experience in molecular biology, virology, chemistry, structural biology or genomics/proteomics preferred.
• Evidence of previous work in a basic research laboratory setting strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of bioinformatics technology, tools, and software strongly preferred.
• Expert use of personal computers running on the Microsoft Windows and Macintosh OS X operating systems required.
• Attention to detail, time management skills and ability to work independently with a high level of personal and professional drive and initiative required.
• Use of innovative and creative approaches to developing training materials and classes required.

HOW TO APPLY