The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Location
Chapel Hill, NC | United States
Job description
Vacancy ID: NF0007701
Position Summary/Description:
The Principal Biostatistician serves as the lead Coordinating Center biostatistician, project, and data manager for one or more large multi-center observational studies or clinical trials. The analysis support team typically includes one or more of the following: biostatisticians, statistical programmers, bioinformaticists, and data scientists working on the project. The Principal Biostatistician leads the analysis support team, allocating tasks to team members and mentoring the more junior staff. The position includes working with the study's CSCC Principal Investigator and Project Director/Manager as well as with investigators and staff external to UNC . Successful Principal Biostatistician must not only have substantial statistical and project management experience but must also have a thorough understanding of statistical programming, best practices for data collection, data standardization, and quality assurance. They must also have excellent written and verbal communication skills. The Principal Biostatistician may also serve as a Project Manager for CSCC research studies.
In addition to having substantial expertise using statistical methodology, the Principal Biostatistician must also have significant interest and proficiency in project management in a multidisciplinary, team-based environment, statistical programming using software such as SAS and/or R, and using best practices for statistical analyses and data science to ensure high-quality, reproducible research findings.Education and Experience:
* A Master's in Biostatistics or Statistics or in a related field with substantial applied statistical and analytical training.
* Experience working as a senior statistician and as a project manager on large trial or cohort multi-site studies, and preferably in a large Coordinating Center setting.
* Experience implementing data standards (e.g., Study Data Tabulation Model ( SDTM )) and metadata standards is desirable but not required.
About The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Carolina rates among the nation’s great institutions of higher education, set on an historic and beautiful campus that celebrates all four seasons. Carolina’s students, faculty and staff come here from around the world, bringing varied cultural, racial and ethnic heritages that help make UNC-Chapel Hill a thriving intellectual center. We’re repeatedly ranked the nation’s best value in higher education for students seeking to earn a college degree – the University has garnered the top spot each time since the ranking’s launch in 1998.Whether you’ve just started your career, are new to academia or are a seasoned professional with assorted campus experiences to draw on, we hope you will find a great place at Carolina.
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