What are the responsibilities and job description for the Biostatistician I - Office of Biostatistics position at UTMB Health Careers?
Minimum Qualifications:
Masters degree in Biostatistics, Statistics or related field.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Two years of related experience in Statistics or Biostatistics.
- Experience in analyzing health outcomes from health insurance claims data.
Job Summary:
Provides statistical support services to faculty, staff, and students at UTMB.
Job Duties:
- Collaborate with investigators to identify problems and provide statistical consultation including design of experiments or surveys, analysis of data, interpretation of results and preparation of reports.
- Assist with client data organization and management.
- Perform statistical computations.
- Provide graphical and tabular representations.
- Prepares statistical reports which are generally consistent with accepted standards of statistical practice.
- Develop, maintain, and modify programs for in-house use.
- Perform 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 the client's research and data
- Analyze/evaluate data and make appropriate decisions/recommendations.
- Communicate technical information to non-statisticians.
- Adheres to internal controls established for department.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Personal computer.
- Proficiency in computing, including knowledge of statistical packages such as SAS, SPSS, R, or SQL.
- Familiar with database management.
- Problem-solving.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a high degree of professionalism and competence in dealing with a variety of individuals.
- Good organization skills.
- Knowledge of statistical and scientific research design.
- Knowledge of data file handling techniques.
Salary Range:
$70,000.00 to $75,000.00, actual salary commensurate with experience.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:
UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Salary : $70,000 - $75,000
