Biostatistician

Staff - Non Union

Job Category
M&P - AAPS

Job Profile
AAPS Salaried - Statistical Analysis, Level B

Job Title
Biostatistician

Department
Janjua Laboratory | Centre for Disease Control | Faculty of Medicine

Compensation Range
$7,400.83 - $11,540.42 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date
March 27, 2024

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date

Mar 31, 2025

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Job Summary

We are seeking a biostatistician who, working with a team of biostatisticians, epidemiologists and scientists will contribute to the management and analysis of data from the various integrated cohorts including BC COVID-19 Cohort and BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort. These cohorts integrate data on lab testing, confirmed diagnoses, and healthcare administrative datasets such as medical visits, hospitalizations, prescriptions, cancers and mortality.

Organizational Status
Reports to Executive Director, Data and Analytic Services at the BC Centre for Disease Control & Clinical Professor, School & Population Health. Liaises with other BCCDC researchers, physicians, statisticians, and epidemiologists.
Work Performed

• Leads, develops and collaborates in study methodology and analysis planning, implementation, analysis and interpretation of epidemiological studies using linked datasets from the BC COVID-19 Cohort and BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort
• Links laboratory and health administrative databases and develops complex databases and data analysis programs
• Coordinates and facilitates the development of analytical cohorts from large linked health administrative data
• Designs, generates and implements statistical methodologies, models, packages and softwares for data extraction, cleaning, linkage and analysis of health administrative data for epidemiological studies on Hepatitis and liver diseases, COVID-19 and post-COVID conditions
• Leads the design of complex epidemiological studies
• Provides consultation related to epidemiological and statistical methods to other team members
• Development of new algorithms, statistical techniques, and visualization approaches for the analysis and interpretation of data
• Documents analytic procedures
• Provide mentorship to junior analysts
• Participates and contributes in writing of scientific manuscripts, and research proposals for grants application; writes the methodological sections of the grants

Consequence of Error/Judgement
Accountable for the timely, accurate, and responsible analysis of patient, population, and pathogen data with important public health implications for disease control.
Supervision Received

Oversight will be provided by the PI, however the position requires a strong independent work ethic and a candidate capable of setting their own directions and priorities within a given framework and working within agreed-upon milestones and timelines.

Supervision Given
May give technical guidance or manage members of the research teams.  
Minimum Qualifications
Post-graduate degree in Statistics. Minimum of three years of related experience in research analysis, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own

- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in biostatistics or PhD in statistics with graduate courses that concentrated on biostatistics preferred.
• Three (3) years of relevant recent experience, including experience in the analysis and interpretation of health-related data such as Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Health Services Research, Health Economics preferred
• Advanced understanding/skills in data management, statistical analysis, and reporting tools/programs (i.e. SAS, R, Tableau).
• A strong background in data linkage and the analysis of large relational database. 
• A demonstrated ability to develop complex and customized queries, particularly SQL queries, for relational databases.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and system analysis skills including the ability to comprehend complex issues and related data/information.
• Demonstrated creativity in research and communication activities
• Strong evidence of self-directed, self-motivated and independent research skills
• Proven ability to develop, prioritize, implement and oversee multiple time-sensitive research projects