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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fixed Hybrid
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, may vary
Posted Date
10/23/2024
Salary Range: $32.95 - 67.53 Hourly
Employment Type
1 - Staff: Contract
Duration
one year
Job #
20033

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Semel Institute is seeking to hire a full time Statistician for a 1-year contract. In this role you would assists with data construction, data management, and statistical analysis for the research done by the teams at the Semel Institute. Primary job duties include collaborating with staff or faculty on data management, data quality control, statistical modeling, designing study databases, and applying skills in statistical analyses.  You'll collaborate with others to provide tailored statistical analysis, formulate statistical sections for manuscripts and grant applications and summarize statistical findings.

Duties can include:

  • Assists with the design and construction of databases for the purpose of research projects and clinical trials.
  • Monitors and coordinates data collection and provides critical feedback for improvement.
  • Provides supports on statistical analyses for use in reports, presentations, and manuscripts. 
  • Provides advisory services in the use and interpretation of statistical analyses on research projects, clinical trials, grants, proposals, and consultation services.
  • Collaborates with senior staff or faculty on the design of research projects. 
  • Assists with the preparation of submissions of clinical data and trial statistical analyses to regulatory agencies (e.g., FDA). 
  • Assists faculty with the design of a statistical analysis strategy to support research project goals.
  • Creates tables, graphs, and dashboards that display statistical results and findings for use in research projects, clinical trials, grants, proposals, and consultation services.
  • Assists with the preparation of professional presentations to communicate the results of statistical analyses to Principal Investigators and non-statistical collaborators. 
  • Monitors and coordinates data collection. 
  • Provides feedback for improvement.
  • Assists with the development of documentation and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies (e.g., IRB, Standard Operating Procedures, validation trackers, and query systems)
  • This position description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of the organization.
Please note this position may convert to career. 

Pay Range: $32.95 - $67.53 hourly
 

Job Qualifications

Required:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Statistics/Computer Science/Bioinformatics/Data Specification/ Data Science/Computational or equivalent experience. 
  • 1-2 years of experience in Statistics/Computer Science/Bioinformatics/Data Specification/Data Science. 
  • Knowledge of basic and multivariate statistics.
  • Knowledge of research design. 
  • Competency in statistical software applications (e.g., R, SAS, STATA). 
  • Ability to conceptualize and construct tables and graphs. 
  • Working knowledge of statistical and/or medical terminology. 
  • Ability to summarize statistical analyses for collaborators.
  • Knowledge of statistical techniques. 
  • Ability to utilize database management software to run queries and extract data. 
  • Ability to construct databases. 
  • Ability to produce visual tools and dashboards that highlight the essential information from a project or study. 
  • Knowledge of basic office software and applications (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite, Google, Internet search engines, etc.). 
  • Ability to learn new statistical techniques and to adapt existing code to customize statistical analysis strategies. 

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.