Lead Biostatistician

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.  

As a Lead Biostatistician, you will collaborate with biostatisticians, data managers, data entry personnel and programmers to support research objectives. In this role, you will lead the establishment and maintenance of computerized databases for internally and externally funded research, provide statistical expertise to investigators and researchers, and coordinate the training and development of statistical personnel. You will develop data visualizations and graphical representations of statistical models while communicating complex statistical concepts effectively to clinical faculty with varying levels of statistical training and to team members.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide statistical expertise to other Biostatisticians on study design, sample size estimation, instrument development for data collection, randomization procedures, statistical analyses, model-building techniques, graphical methods and appropriate data references.
• Provide feedback on daily project team activities and communicate issues, concerns and project deliverable outcomes to Team Leads as needed.
• Track project team progress and adherence to established deadlines.
• Review and provide feedback on the design and conduct of randomized and non-randomized clinical trials and retrospective studies.
• Develop areas of special interest, pursue independent topics for presentations and publications, and apply innovative statistical analyses to research projects where standard methods are not appropriate.
• Develop and implement tools to address statistical needs not readily supported by existing software packages.
• Develop and present short courses for experienced and less experienced Biostatisticians and other personnel, both internally and externally.
• Consult with investigators on methods and procedures for implementing studies and clinical trials.
• Coordinate project efforts, logistics and protocol development.
• Monitor data collection to ensure data quality and compliance.
• Create data visualizations and reports for dissemination to clinical staff and quality personnel.
• Review medical data to identify opportunities for improvement and synthesize findings for leadership review.
• Work effectively as part of a project team, which may include investigators, Biostatisticians and programmers, providing expertise in data collection, database development, data management, programming, statistical analysis and data presentation.
• Design and apply standard computer programs for statistical data collection, analysis, evaluation and graphical presentation.
• Create customized computer programs for general use and specific projects using statistical applications such as SAS, R/S-PLUS and Stata in PC and/or mainframe environments.
• Develop and maintain code for emerging statistical techniques in one or more programming languages.
• Demonstrate expertise in biostatistics, epidemiology, general research and/or database management while managing multiple projects or several aspects of a single project.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:   

• Master's Degree in Biostatistics, Statistics or a related field 
• Six years of relevant statistical experience in a medical environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Strong leadership skills
• Expertise in standard statistical software and database management packages
• Demonstrated excellence in statistical methodology

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Experience with SAS or S-PLUS/R  
• Knowledge of SQL and Oracle
• Research background

• Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods
• Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment
• Ability to travel throughout the hospital system
• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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