Biostatistician

Posting Summary
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Biostatistician for Rutgers University Biostatistics and Epidemiology Services ( RUBIES within the School of Public Health located in Piscataway NJ. Under direction of the Administrative Manager the Biostatistician will provide statistical and study/research design support to investigators throughout Rutgers University in coordination with the RUBIES Manager and Faculty Director. The Biostatistician will also assist the RUBIES Manager in the tracking and billing of project requests. Duties include: Statistics Data Management and Study/Research Design Consulting: Participates in research project and grant development teams for both experimental and observational studies specifically providing input into hypotheses and study design as well as developing power calculations and comprehensive statistical analysis plans for both IRB protocols and grant submission packets. Under direction/independently conducts descriptive bivariable and multivariable analyses related to research questions. Works alongside the client (and other RUBIES staff members when needed) to design engineer and/or implement data collection tools or architecture for data recording in REDCap Qualtrics MS Excel MS Access etc. Assists RUBIES leadership with managing and securing datasets generated in research studies or purchased from national level data consortiums. Contributes towards manuscripts for publication in scientific journals including writing clear and concise statistical methodology sections and summarizing results in text tables and figures. Works with investigators in Newark New Brunswick/Piscataway and Camden as well as other RWJBH affiliated locations when needed to provide expert statistical services. Keeps abreast of new statistical methodology and software. Administrative: Assists the RUBIES Administrative Manager and program support coordinator/project manager in tracking requests completion progress and estimating hours required to complete analyses for clients. Assists with the maintenance of client records and invoicing upon project completion.

Overview
New Jerseys academic health center Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences ( RBHS ) takes an integrated approach to educating students providing clinical care and conducting research all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick and collaborating university wide RBHS includes eight schools a behavioral health network and six centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research neuroscience clinical and translational research advanced biotechnology and medicine environmental and occupational health and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers clinicians and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine dentistry pharmacy public health nursing biomedical research and the full spectrum of allied health careers.
Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state including New Brunswick Piscataway Newark Scotch Plains Somerset Blackwood and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick University Hospital in Newark and other affiliates. Through this community of healers scientists and scholars Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Preferred Qualifications
Experience with statistical methodology and statistical package development REDCap GIS /spatial analysis and large databases is a plus.