Principal Biostatistician

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

Updated: 3 months ago
Location: Chapel Hill, NORTH CAROLINA
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 12 Feb 2024

Posting Information
Posting Information


Department Biostatistics - CSCC-462002
Career Area Research Professionals
Posting Open Date 01/09/2024
Application Deadline 02/12/2024
Open Until Filled No
Position Type Permanent Staff (EHRA NF)
Working Title Principal Biostatistician
Appointment Type EHRA Non-Faculty
Position Number 01000845
Vacancy ID NF0007701
Full Time/Part Time Full-Time Permanent
FTE 1
Hours per week 40
Position Location North Carolina, US
Hiring Range $82,100 - $127,200
Proposed Start Date 02/05/2024

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Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center
The Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center (CSCC) is a division within the Department of Biostatistics of the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC (UNC). As the coordinating center for a number of multi-center clinical trials and epidemiology studies, the CSCC provides study design, data management, statistical analysis, quality assurance, and study management services to a broad array of projects funded primarily by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The organization includes faculty from the departments of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Medicine and research staff with training and experience in biostatistics, epidemiology, computer science/data management, and project management. Total employees currently number between 100 and 105. The CSCC is responsible for approximately $32,000,000 in funding for 55-60 contracts and grants, and an additional 65 subcontracts. The CSCC was established in 1971 as the Lipid Research Clinics (LRC) Coordinating Center and has operated continually since that time. To reflect the addition of new studies and expansion into new research areas, the LRC Coordinating Center changed its name to the Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center (CSCC) in 1984. Major research programs currently include the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (ARIC); Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN); SPIROMICS II: Biological underpinning of COPD heterogeneity and progression (SPIROMICS II); SPIROMICS GIC Support; Data, Modeling, and Coordination Center for PrecISE Network (PrecISE); Hispanic Community Health Study (HCHS); and Preconceptional health of Latinas and its association with child adiposity (HCHS-FLOR).
Information on these, as well as others can be found at http://www.cscc.unc.edu/cscc/index.php
Position Summary
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.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree required (or foreign degree equivalent); for candidates demonstrating comparable independent research productivity, will accept a relevant Bachelor’s degree (or foreign degree equivalent) and 3 or more years of relevant experience in substitution. May require terminal degree and licensure.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
* Experience working in public health research and/or clinical studies, with at least 3 years at a Coordinating Center for multi-center studies.
* In depth knowledge of biostatistics, statistical programming, and data management, with the expertise to develop, understand, apply, and train other staff on the use of advanced statistical methods.
* Demonstrated ability to gain in depth therapeutic and protocol knowledge.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
* Effective team leadership, mentoring, training, customer-service and negotiating skills. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers, and clients.
* Ability to manage competing priorities, including adeptness at time management.
* Strong software and computer skills.
* Substantial experience using SAS, STATA, R or similar statistical analysis software.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, 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.
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

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