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Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world's leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world's deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. These values are grounded in and expressed through the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems. Fred Hutch is in pursuit of becoming an anti-racist organization. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates hired share our commitment to diversity, anti-racism and inclusion.

The Vaccine & Immunology Statistical Center (VISC) at Fred Hutch partners with world-class research programs and laboratories to tackle global public health initiatives in infectious disease. VISC operates within two global research networks: the Collaboration for AIDS Vaccine Discovery (CAVD) and the Global Health Discovery Collaboratory (GHDC), both supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

We work with high-dimensional, next generation sequencing, and multiplex immunological assay data, with the aim of improving our understanding of the immune system and its potential in fighting infectious diseases. Our focus encompasses a wide methodological spectrum, ranging from traditional biostatistics to cutting-edge techniques in machine learning and dynamic modeling.

VISC is seeking a Statistical Research Associate III-IV to provide statistical and programming support across a breadth of applications including pre-clinical and clinical trials of novel vaccination and passive immunization strategies, as well as infectious disease observational studies.

This is an exceptional opportunity for candidates who are enthusiastic about biostatistics and data science, curious and eager to learn, passionate about immunology and infectious diseases and dedicated to improving global health. We are looking for candidates with enthusiasm to lead R package development and programming initiatives and be an integral part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team that supports professional growth and personal well-being. We highly value scientific rigor, open science, inclusion, and diversity.

This position is being filled through the Statistical Center for HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention (SCHARP) at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. SCHARP is a full service statistical and data management center focused on HIV prevention research and COVID-19 vaccine development. SCHARP provides operational support to VISC, and other networks situated within the Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Epidemiology program of the Vaccine & Infectious Disease Division.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, including biostatisticians, data scientists, and computational biologists, statistical research associates and statistical programmers, project managers, laboratory scientists, clinicians, and other subject-matter experts to provide statistical support for immunological assay analyses from preclinical, clinical, and observational studies.
• Identify statistical methods and computational frameworks to properly address scientific questions.
• Generate professional and reproducible reports for distribution to external collaborators.
• Participate in analysis data and report specification creation, code review, and verification of reports prepared by programmers, statisticians, or other team members.
• Contribute to and review study documents including protocol drafts, statistical analysis plans, scientific abstracts and manuscripts, and other documents as required.
• Participate in internal, study team, organizational, and scientific meetings.
• Participate in or lead internal project initiatives to develop new tools and processes, evaluate new statistical software packages, or explore other solutions for improving workflows and team collaboration.
• Represent VISC and SCHARP at professional meetings.
• Mentor or formally supervise more junior Statistical Research Associates, as required. Conduct performance reviews of direct reports.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Level III

• MS or PhD degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, or related field with demonstrated work experience
• A minimum of 3 years of related work experience is required
• Proficiency with R (e.g., comfort with data manipulation, data visualization, analysis and tabulation, and troubleshooting; in statistics context)
• Demonstrated knowledge of general statistical practice within clinical trials
• Thorough understanding of statistical programming process and best practices
• Functional understanding of GCP and regulatory requirements
• Proven track record of collaboration with internal collaborators
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Level IV

Level III minimum qualifications plus:

• A minimum of 4 years of related work experience is required.
• High-level proficiency with R (e.g., in addition to proficient, has experience with code documentation, implementing reusable code with version control, building packages, constructing computational pipelines, history of mentoring others)
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a senior, lead or management role
• Minimum of 1 year of experience statistical project management
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Proven track record of collaboration with external partners

Preferred Qualifications

Level III

• 4+ years of relevant work experience
• Experience with laboratory assay data
• Experience with R-markdown
• Experience with Git, GitHub, or other version control software
• Demonstrated specialized knowledge of statistical practice for laboratory assay data
• Proven track record of collaboration with external collaborators
• Interest or demonstrated experience in leading programming and R package development efforts for use in standardizing analysis practices across internal statisticians and programmers
• Experience contributing to manuscript preparation
• Interest or demonstrated experience in pharmacokinetics or mathematical modeling considered a plus

Level IV

Level III preferred qualifications plus:

• 5+ years of relevant work experience
• Demonstrated specialized knowledge of statistical practice for laboratory assay data
• 2+ years of experience in a senior, lead or management role
• 2+ years of experience in statistical project management
• Functional understanding of network needs and objectives
• Able to lead network-specific statistical tasks with minimal supervision
• Experience contributing to manuscript preparation
• Interest or demonstrated experience in leading programming and R package development efforts within a group setting

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine requirement, with exceptions only for approved medical or religious accommodations. As a condition of employment, newly hired employees must, prior to their first day of employment: Provide proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 ; ORInitiate the accommodations process to request a religious or medical accommodation (medical accommodations require a healthcare provider's certification).

A statement describing your commitment and contributions toward greater diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in your career or that will be made through your work at Fred Hutch is requested of all finalists.

The annual base salary range for the III position is from $90,382 to $135,574 and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.

The annual base salary range for the IV position is from $101,359 to $160,213 and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance health, well-being, and financial security. Benefits include medical/vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement, family life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (12-22 days per year), paid sick leave (12-25 days per year), paid holidays (13 days per year), paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks), and partially paid sabbatical leave (up to 6 months).

Our Commitment to Diversity

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Employer. We are committed to cultivating a workplace in which diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and respected. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability (physical or mental), marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, or membership in any other legally protected class. We are an Affirmative Action employer. We encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds to apply and desire priority referrals of protected veterans. If due to a disability you need assistance/and or a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to our Employee Services Center at hrops@fredhutch.org or by calling 206-667-4700.