Biostatistician
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
- Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2+ years’) or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong SAS programming skills (Proficient in BASE, STAT, MACRO and GRAPH) and understanding of database structures.
- Ability to provide mentorship and promote teamwork in a multi-disciplinary team setting.
- Strong knowledge of statistical principles and strong statistical skills.
- Ability to create study specifications and provide support in the review of data management documentation.
- Proven performance of required tasks, as evidenced in outstanding performance in current tasks and/or documented record of accomplishments.
- Evidence of strong management skills, as shown through management of multiple projects and/or staff members.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Good organizational skills with the ability to adapt and adjust to changing priorities.
- Positive attitude and the ability to work well with others
Working Conditions
- Work is performed in an office/ laboratory and/or a clinical environment. Exposure to biological fluids with potential exposure to infectious organisms.
- Exposure to electrical office equipment.
- Personal protective equipment required such as protective eyewear, garments and gloves.
Physical Demands
- Ability to work in an upright and /or stationary position for 6-8 hours per day.
- Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
- Frequent mobility required.
- Occasional crouching, stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
- Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs. Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
- Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Frequently interacts with others to obtain or relate information to diverse groups.
- Performs a wide range of variable tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence.
- Ability to perform under stress.
- Ability to multi-task.
- Regular and consistent attendance.