Title: Statistician Investigator

Job location: Chapel Hill, NC

Duration: 6 months

Schedule: The hybrid schedule is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday in the office, remote Thursday and Friday.

Description:

• The Institute for Trauma Recovery is looking for a data analyst/statistician at or above the master’s degree level, to work in a collaborative team of investigators and perform statistical analyses to Product new discoveries to help trauma survivors.
• The primary focus of the position will be to assist with analyses of diverse longitudinal data collected.
• In addition to analyses of these data, the statistician will also analyze data from longitudinal data collected as part of many other past and current R01 studies going on in the institute, as well as the analysis of clinical trial data.
• Must be able to analyze diverse longitudinal data collected as part of research studies.
• Ideal candidates would have experience with Mplus or R software packages; and the ability to collaborate effectively in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Prior experience performing structural equation modeling is preferred, as is experience in clinical or epidemiological research.
• A minimum of a relevant Master’s degree (or foreign degree equivalent) preferred.
• Ideal candidates will have a PhD in a social, applied, or related science discipline, demonstrated ability as a scientific writer, demonstrated ability to perform advanced statistical analyses and learn and perform statistical analyses new to them, expert knowledge of R and other software packages; and the ability to collaborate effectively on multidisciplinary teams.
• Master’s degree with extensive experience will be considered.
• Data analysis
• Develop scripts/code as necessary to streamline/optimize analyses
• Communication – writing/editing
• Writing analytics methods for peer-reviewed publications, and summarizing analysis results for stakeholders and stakeholder meetings
• Data Collection Assist with analyses of diverse longitudinal data collected as part of the AURORA study
• Administration
• Developing analysis plans in collaboration with members of the research team