Staff Biostatistician Job Classifications/Qualifications

Biostatistician II

Masters degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, Mathematics, or other highly quantitative field with excellent command of one of the following computing languages: R, Stata, or SAS (with R or Stata preferred). Experience is preferred in at least one other language from the following: R, Stata, SQL, Perl, Python, Ruby, C, C++, or SAS. Training or significant experience in 5 of the following statistical areas is required: experimental or study design, multiple regression, longitudinal data analysis, survival analysis, logistic regression, categorical data analysis, clinical trials methodology, Bayesian methods, or machine learning/bioinformatics. Training in biology or biomedical research is preferred. Excellent written and oral communication skills are also required.

Biostatistician III

Qualifications for Biostatistician II, plus at least three years of experience in biostatistics after receiving masters degree in statistics or biostatistics, or PhD in a closely related field. (Two years of experience with exceptional qualifications will be considered rarely.) Also required is at least one of the following: expertise in research grant development, multiple scientific publications, or extensive experience in biomedical research.