What are the responsibilities and job description for the Biostatistician – Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology position at uic?
Position Summary
The Biostatistician will work with Division of Nephrology will be involved in all states of the research process, and provides study design, data management, statistical analysis, quality assurance, and study management services to a broad array of Nephrology-related clinical, preclinical, epidemiological, translational, and community-based research, in addition to review of protocols and grant applications.Collaborate in the development of study designs and implementation process for research, observational, and clinical project/trial to prepare and formalize statistical analysis plan, focusing on fundamental issues including specification of hypotheses and perform sample size or power calculations.
Use statistical and medical understanding to appropriately perform and advise investigators in data collection, management and analyses for research, observational, and clinical project/trials; develop objectives and procedures for the project/trial; provide interpretation and documentation of scientific data analyses, creates summaries, and present results in written and verbal form to investigator(s).
Performs a range of activities to facilitate the design of research projects and clinical trials; Contributes data analyses and interpretation for preparation and delivery of reports for peer-reviewed publication, grant proposal and application, and presentations.
Collaborate with investigator(s) to ensure that project/trial results and conclusions are presented accurately and without bias.
Clean, organizes and performs quality control of data in preparation for analyses; prepares and edits data summaries of data analyses.
Attend project meetings with faculty, principal investigators, research staff, and other relevant stakeholders; Serve on research related committees such as the Protocol Review Committee (PRC) and/or Data Safety and Management Committee (DSMC).
Retain all study data in accordance with sponsor requirements and university policies and procedures.
Partner with investigator(s) to jointly achieve objectives and timeliness.
Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
The Biostatistician will work with Division of Nephrology will be involved in all states of the research process, and provides study design, data management, statistical analysis, quality assurance, and study management services to a broad array of Nephrology-related clinical, preclinical, epidemiological, translational, and community-based research, in addition to review of protocols and grant applications.
The Biostatistician will work under the guidance and in collaboration with Nephrology faculty, and will provide statistical data support on design, analysis, interpretation and implementation to investigators for research/trial activities.
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