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  • [Photo] Corky Harris • November 17, 2008

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    SRA seeks a Mid-level or Senior Biostatistician. This individual will consult with research teams and will conduct statistical analyses in a variety of clinical and epidemiological studies and controlled experiments. Studies investigate research topics in environmental health, genomics, respiratory health, evaluation of public health programs, HIV-AIDS, toxicology and other topics related to health. The Biostatistician will work collaboratively with scientists on projects that lead to journal publications, presentations at professional meetings, and reports that influence public policy.

    REQUIREMENTS

    The successful candidate will have interest in and aptitude for consulting with clients ranging from biological and behavioral scientists and physicians to policy makers. The successful candidate will also have training and experience in the application of a broad range of statistical data analysis methods which may include generalized linear and additive models, mixed effects models and other multivariate methods, methods for categorical data, survey sampling methods, Bayesian methods, resampling, multiple inference adjustment, power and sample size calculation, etc. Strong communication and writing skills are essential, as are willingness and ability to learn new data analysis methods and to apply them to new domains.

    Required Skills:
    • Ability to communicate statistical concepts and data analysis interpretations to non-statisticians
    • Affinity for collaboration
    • Attention to detail, willingness to take on responsibility for satisfying clients’ needs
    • Curiosity about a broad range of public health and biological topics
    Desired Skills:
    • Peer-reviewed publications in public health, genomics or other ‘omics, epidemiology, toxicology, environmental health, or related disciplines
    • Ability to communicate well orally and in writing
    • 4 to 10 years experience providing data analysis support to research in public health, genomics, toxicology, environmental health, statistical genetics, survey sampling, or related disciplines
    • Significant experience with statistical aspects of study design, including power calculations and writing
    • Statistical Analysis Plans
    • - Fluency with SAS, SUDAAN, R, S-Plus, general programming languages
    Education:
    • Masters Degree Required.
    • Subjects: Statistics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Bioinformatics, or related subject.
    LOCALE: Durham, NC

    HOW TO APPLY

    Please visit our website at: http://www.sra.com/careers/ to apply.

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