Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) Statistician

The Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute (SC CTSI) is a research organization at the University of Southern California (USC) and Children’s’ Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). Our mission is to support, promote and accelerate scientific discoveries and their application in real-life settings to improve health in diverse populations. SC CTSI develops and provides resources, services, trainings and tools in support of researchers, academic leadership and partners that collaborate to achieve this exciting mission.

Join our team as the BERD Statistician!

Summary:

The Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) Statistician will perform data management and statistical analysis under the direction of BERD faculty or senior staff and clinician investigators for complex research projects. The BERD statistician will communicate with investigators to understand and advise on scientific questions, database structures, analysis needs, and analytic results; develop charts, graphs and tables to display results; assist in writing statistical methods and results for IRB applications, scientific abstracts, and publications. The BERD statistician may also develops research databases; may lead data entry staff, as assigned.

Key Responsibilities:

• Evaluates, recommends and implements procedures for data management and quality control. Develops input methodology and data file structure. Oversees data entry and maintenance of data files, including backups and hard copies.

• Provides guidance to data entry staff, as assigned. Schedules, assigns and prioritizes workloads. Sets appropriate deadlines. Monitors employee performance on day-to-day basis. Ensures timely completion of work.

• Performs data analysis using statistical methods. Reviews results for anomalies, investigates to determine cause, and makes corrections if necessary. Assists in interpretation of results and prepares tables or graphs for inclusion in reports and research papers.

• Assists in preparation of technical reports and papers on the research project's statistical methods and results. Assists Principal Investigators in writing scholarly empirical papers for publication and presentation.

• Keeps informed of developments in field. Reads journals and other relevant publications, attends professional association meetings and seminars as appropriate.

• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested. The university reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

Preferred Education, Experience and Field of Expertise:

• Master’s Degree

• Combined experience/education as a substitute for minimum education

• Minimum 2 years of experience, Combined experience/education as a substitute for minimum experience

• Biostatistics, Statistics or equivalent degree

• Computing experience

• Experience with SAS, SPSS, Stata, and/or R

• Effective communication skills - written and oral

• Experienced with statistical consulting, leadership and guidance skills

• Skilled with problem identification and resolution

• Statistical analysis experience

The annual base salary range for this position is $80,000.00 - $85,379.64. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

Minimum Education: Master's degree, Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education
Minimum Experience: 2 years, Combined education/experience as substitute for minimum experience
Minimum Field of Expertise: Biometry, Biostatistics or Statistics; mainframe computer and PC experience; experience with SAS, SPSS, STATA and/or R

USC is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring ordinance. We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at (213) 821-8100, or by email at [email protected]. Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.

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