Current Priorities in the Department of Biostatistics
Faculty recruitment: Recruit leader and support staff for Data Coordinating center; recruit Phd Associate and Assistant Professors
Staff recruitment: Recruit Biostatisticians I, II, III, Computer Systems Analyst I and Administrative Assistant
Financial management: Begin preparing for FY07 budget; analyze data from FY06 budget; set standard date for monthly reconciliation of BA3 with subsequent sign off of general ledgers; rebudget account numbers as appropriate; finalize financial reporting system for all centers
Payroll management: Coordinate constantly changing funding support; develop systems to ensure proactive payroll management
Grants and contracts management: Regularly communicate with faculty and staff regarding funding changes to increase accountability for time and effort reporting; generate department report with current and pending research commitments; review and analyze data to plan future funding strategies
Space and Facilities: Continue planning for TVC space
General:
Complete department newsletter
Articles in The Reporter about new faculty and other happenings
Articles critiquing published papers
Ongoing series of articles "What Went Wrong?"
Hire a "data cleanup" programmer
Create a "one stop shop" for data management, cleaning, and analysis