Department/Area: Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology
Position Description:
Harvard School of Dental Medicine is seeking a biostatistician to join our team and provide quantitative and analytical support for clinical research projects. In this role, the individual will work with a multi-disciplinary team, including clinicians, epidemiologists, bioinformaticians, and data scientists. The selected candidate will be expected to provide scientific expertise and engage directly in research and methods development.
Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Under the supervision of principal investigators and co-investigators the Biostatistician will:
Work as part of a research team on scope and design of the studies, statistical analysis and interpretation, and writing of scientific reports
Manage, preprocess, and analyze clinical data collected from multiple research sites
Perform data cleaning and transformation to ensure data accuracy and reliability
Perform statistical analyses and document model assumptions, development, structure, coding, and testing
Implement machine learning algorithms for large-scale datasets
Summarize and present study findings as reports, tables, and figures, and collaborate with the team on manuscript, abstract, and other publication writing
Responsible for completion of these tasks within project timelines and must ensure the integrity of data collection, review, compilation, and analysis techniques. The person must follow proper procedures for working with confidential data in compliance with institutional and regulatory guidelines, including staying current with training requirements related to human subject research and data security.
Be responsible for other duties as assigned
This position has a term appointment of one year from the date of hire with the possibility for extension.
Basic Qualifications:
Master's degree in statistics (biostatistics), computer science, data science, bioinformatics, or closely related field. Proficiency in statistical programming languages (R, SQL, or Python) is required. Strong knowledge of machine learning frameworks and libraries.
Additional Qualifications:
2+ years of research/working experience in public health and medicine preferred.
Contact Information:
Sung Choi HSDMOHPE 188 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115
Contact Email: sung_choi@hsdm.harvard.edu
Special Instructions:
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, and 3 references.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.
Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of over 20,000 degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Harvard has more than 360,000 alumni around the world. The University has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a truly global education. Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States.