Biostatistician
Description
The UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research & Health (C-LARAH) is looking for an organized, detail oriented
Biostatistician to take the lead on analyses using data from a large-scale, longitudinal cohort of people living
with and without HIV in the US, and several randomized controlled trials.
This position will be filled by someone who can provide expertise on data analysis, including data quality control. This
individual will conduct data analyses to answer research questions using longitudinal data, write methods and results
sections for scientific papers, complete tables for analyses performed, participate as a co-author on manuscripts and
presentations reporting study results. Applicant must be willing to work collaboratively with the PI and research team.
One-to-two years of post-graduate experience with cleaning, merging, and analyzing randomized controlled trials and
large datasets is required. Experience analyzing observational and clinical trial data is required.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
* Use and expand existing SAS and R programs to clean and organize data.
* Identify potential problems with study data and collaborate with data managers to resolve issues.
* Generate analytic data sets, codebooks, and other documentation.
* Document decision-making during conduct of studies and archive code for purposes of reproducibility of research
findings.
* Analyze individual-level data to answer scientific questions of interest.
* Prepare data tables and figures for publication and presentation at scientific meetings.
* Prepare methods and results sections of scientific papers.
* Contribute to technical/scientific writing and review drafts of concept sheets, reports, posters, and manuscripts,
particularly descriptions of statistical methods and interpretation of results.
* Navigate shared files and contribute to shared files to create a transparent research workspace.
* Review concept sheets with particular focus statistical analysis plans specific to research objectives.
* Assist with writing approach section of research proposals.
* Attend weekly meeting with PI, as well as team staff meetings and provide status updates on data analysis and
research projects.
* Use professional judgment in handling sensitive information.
* Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
Abilities
* Excellent problem-solving skills, including investigating possible solutions and presenting them to the PI for
discussion.
* Ability to work independently. This position can be hybrid with a mix of face-to-face interaction with team members
and working from home/a location of your choice. If the applicant demonstrates experience successfully working
remotely, 100% remote work may be an option if desired.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills for the preparation and presentation of results.
* Collaboration with others on the team is critical for this position. Interpersonal skills in dealing with investigators
and a team-oriented approach with other scientific investigators are required.
Minimum Qualifications
* PhD, ScD Degree in Biostatistics OR Epidemiology.
* One to two years related experience.
* Advanced SAS/R programming skills.
* Mastery of Zoom teleconferencing, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Preferred Qualifications
* Solid planning and organizational skills, and ability to prioritize work independently without daily direction from PI.
* Familiarity with survival analysis, structural equation modeling, mixed effects, multilevel modeling, etc.
* Interest in HIV / sexual and gender minority health research.
Salary Range: $80,000 – $130,000 annually (commensurate with experience).
Department: Epidemiology
School: UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Center: UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research & Health
Please send cover letter and CV to Matthew Mimiaga: mmimiaga@ph.ucla.edu
Location: Los Angeles,
Job Type: Full-time
Contact
Contact: Matthew Mimiaga
Phone: 6179019276
Email: mmimiaga@ph.ucla.edu
Website: https://lgbtq.ph.ucla.edu