Staff Scientist - Statistician

Overview: Responsibilities:

• Contribute to infectious disease prevention and treatment science through independent and collaborative research resulting in presentations and publications
• Provide statistical leadership in protocol development, monitoring, and reporting
• Contribute to preparation of new grant requests and annual progress reports
• Develop statistical analysis plans and perform and oversee appropriate statistical analyses
• Maintain current knowledge of and contribute to the coordinated national and global network of scientific experts working to develop and test vaccines, and other therapies to combat infectious diseases, particularly to respond rapidly to newly emerging infectious disease threats. This can be done by participation in professional organizations, scientific conferences, reading industry journals, and publication of manuscripts
• Mentor masters-level statisticians as necessary
• Perform other tasks as required

Qualifications:

• Please submit a research statement of interest with your application
• A successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in biostatistics, epidemiology, or applied statistics

• Experience working with geographically diverse collaborative groups within a clinical research environment desired
• The ideal candidate will have experience in both early- and late-phase clinical trials, and/or broad statistical methodological experience
• Prior knowledge of immunology, infectious diseases (e.g., polio, TB, HIV, etc.), and vaccine research would be a plus

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