Biostatistical Consultant II, Nephrology

Company: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Cente
Location: Dallas
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

Biostatistical Consultant II, Department of Internal Medicine - Nephrology Why UT Southwestern? With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued patients and employees. With over 20,000 employees, we are committed to continuing our growth with the best professionals in the healthcare industry. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for growth. Join UT Southwestern as a Biostatistical Consultant II to help with our mission to educate, discover and heal through our life-changing research! Job Summary The Department of Internal Medicine is seeking a Biostatistical Consultant II to join the division of Nephrology. As a valued team member, you will support Dr. Susan Hedayati in her research efforts. Dr. Hedayati's research involves patient study data that will be analyzed. You will perform sophisticated biostatistical analysis of clinical research data, including survival models, multivariable regression analysis, joint models, cox proportional hazards, and bootstrapping. Experience with RNA seq data analysis in preferred. The candidate will have opportunity for growth by performing duties such as, extracting, querying, and reorganizing large datasets for analysis, analyzing data from RedCAP for NIH-funded clinical trials for data and safety monitoring board reports, and participating in writing manuscripts and grants. This position is eligible for 10 0% remote work. (The following states are not eligible for remote work: CA, CO, CT, DE, IL, ME, MD, MA, NJ, NY, OR, RI, WA) Job Duties

• Collaborates with investigators to identify problems and provide statistical consultation including design of experiments of survey, analysis of data, interpretation of results and preparation of reports.
• Writes statistical portions of manuscript based on results of analysis and address manuscript revisions based on reviewer\'s comments.
• Assists client data organizations. Performs statistical computations.
• Provides graphical and tabular representations.
• Develops, maintains and modifies programs for in-house use.
• Collaborates with investigators in grant development including statistical design of studies and preparation of statistical portion of grant proposal.
• Performs non-statistical components of consulting such as providing analogous examples and explanations using non-technical terminology and helping researchers formulate and clarify research issues.
• Visits client\'s work field whenever possible to establish rapport and to become familiar with and interested in client\'s research and data.
• May supervise biostatistical consultants and/or data entry operators.
• Performs other duties as assigned. Experience and Education Minimum Requirements
  • Master's degree in biostatistics or related discipline, or MPH with a concentration in biostatistics.
  • Minimum three (3) years' experience in statistical consulting with preference given to experience working in biomedical or health care environment.
  • Requires working knowledge of SAS, SPSS or other major statistical package (S+, R, etc.) and Microsoft Office (ACCESS and EXCEL).
  • Prefer candidates with knowledge of bioinformatics to perform RNA sq analysis. To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers visit For general COVID-19 information, applicants should visit This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. In accordance with federal and state law, the University prohibits unlawful discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of: race; color; religion; national origin; sex; including sexual harassment; age; disability; genetic information; citizenship status; and protected veteran status. In addition, it is UT Southwestern policy to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.To learn more, please visit: .

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