Clinical Statistician, PhD (Minneapolis or Remote)

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position is responsible for conducting clinical data science and related research and analysis with the ability to work independently or lead efforts as assigned.  Responsibilities include performing scientific research and statistical analyses, applying machine learning methods and developing advanced tools and models through scientific and technical approaches to discover insights and provide platforms for improving event-free survival for all patients.  This position can be located in Minneapolis, MN or remotely anywhere in the continental U.S.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:  

• Stay abreast of ongoing developments in data science, bioinformatics, statistical methods, immunology, and cellular therapy, including transplant research.
• Identify and propose opportunities for research, services, products, and applications that impact event-free survival for all patients.
• Provide scientific, technical, and statistical leadership for programs and design, execution, and completion of research projects.
• Work on scientific and technical projects as assigned to research, develop, test, and produce analysis results, models, tools, and services. 
• Formulate and meet development schedules, milestones, and target completion dates for each assigned project.
• Provide management with regular status on tasks and projects and identify and report problem areas early.
• Work creatively and collaboratively to anticipate and resolve issues and provide solutions and scientific and technical leadership as needed.
• Provide orientation and training to department new hires and ensure smooth onboarding transition.
• Mentor team members and work with internal and external collaborators toward common goals.
• Document code, protocols, and pipelines, and ensure that models and processes can be accessed, utilized, and replicated by team members.
• Provide management with reports, visualization, and interpretation of research and analysis results; create and be regularly prepared to deliver presentations.
• Regularly publish results of research projects. Attend and present findings at conferences and scientific meetings as opportunities arise. 
• Represent team objectives on internal and external committees and at conferences as assigned.
• Lead technical initiatives for high impact research or translating research into practice across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Demonstrate and maintain ethical standards of patient and donor confidentiality.   
• Other duties as assigned.