Statistician/Biostatistician

at  Dalhousie University

JOB SUMMARY

Reporting to the Principal Investigator (PI), the Statistician/Biostatistician will apply their knowledge and skills in data analysis, statistics, data visualization, and interpretation to large datasets in order to support the PI across multiple projects.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Masters degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, or other relevant discipline with a minimum of 3 years of experience working with population level health data, or clinical health data.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, with the ability work with multiple competing priorities and deadlines with excellent prioritization and time management skills.
• Possess critical thinking skills with the ability to analyze information and problem-solve.
• Strong analytical skills and experience working with either R, Stata, SAS, or a combination.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools including Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to explain statistical concepts and results to non-statisticians.
• Ability to work independently, as well as part of multidisciplinary team.

• Independently prepare and manage research databases.
• Apply advanced statistical skills to design, analyze, report, and visualize data from clinical research studies.
• Prepare summary reports and presentations for a variety of audiences.
• Investigate new analytical approaches.
• Contribute to and prepare reports, manuscripts, and other knowledge dissemination materials.
• Work collaboratively with students, and other research staff on multi-disciplinary projects.