Graduate Student Statistical Assistant

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Position Summary:

The Department of Population Health at Florida Atlantic University is seeking for an FAU Graduate Student Statistical Assistant in Boca Raton FL.

The Graduate Student Statistical Assistant (GSSA) provides intermediatelevel biostatistical and analytic support for research and evaluation projects within the Department of Population Health. Working under the supervision of faculty biostatisticians and senior research staff the GSSA contributes to study design data analysis documentation and dissemination of findings while advancing their academic and professional training. This role balances handson analytic work with mentorship and is intended to support both departmental research needs and the students educational objectives.

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Assist with study design considerations including variable selection endpoint definition and analytic approaches under supervision.

• Conduct descriptive and inferential statistical analyses using R SAS Stata Python or other approved software.

• Perform data cleaning validation and transformation to support reproducible analyses.

• Support power sample size or feasibility calculations for proposed or ongoing studies as appropriate to training level.

• Participate in sensitivity or exploratory analyses with guidance from supervising statisticians.

• Create and maintain annotated analytic scripts data dictionaries and codebooks following departmental standards.

• Assist with preparing analysis memos summarizing methods assumptions and results.

• Use established workflows and version-control or file-management practices to support reproducibility.

• Generate tables figures and data visualizations suitable for abstracts presentations manuscripts and internal reports.

• Contribute content to manuscripts or abstracts particularly in methods and results sections under faculty guidance.

• Help translate analytic findings into clear summaries for non-technical audiences including program staff and partners.

• Collaborate with investigators coordinators and data owners to ensure secure data handling and compliance with IRB HIPAA and data-use requirements.

• Assist with grant and contract submissions by supporting analytic plans feasibility estimates or data summaries.

• Participate in team meetings project planning discussions and quality-improvement activities for analytic services. Other job-related duties as assigned.

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