Career Center
Posted: 02-Mar-23
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 108072-en_US
The Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology is seeking to hire a Biostatistician to contribute to vision research. The Biostatistician will form collaborations with clinicians, researchers, and study teams through collaborating in projects at the Wilmer Biostatistics Center. He/she will provide expertise and advice on study design, data collection and management, and method of data analysis, in collaboration with the researchers, analyze and display study data, and facilitate interpretation of analyses. Also, the biostatistician will provide written descriptions of data analysis and statistical methods for protocols, funding applications, and manuscripts. The biostatistician also will play a key role in the Coordinating Center for international multicenter ophthalmological clinical trials. Demonstrated interest in research and furthering medical knowledge is required.
The Biostatistician will have ample opportunity to acquire knowledge and experience with source and analysis of data in ophthalmology, public health and preventive medicine and opportunities to contribute to scientific publications as a collaborating or lead author. The biostatistician also will be encouraged to participate in methodological research with mentorship from Dana Centers senior biostatistician.
The Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute is a leader in global and domestic research on blindness prevention and the only World Health Organization collaborating center in the United States. The Wilmer Biostatistics Center, directed by the Dana Center faculty, is one of the five resource cores funded by a National Eye Institutes P30 center grant to Wilmer. The Wilmer Biostatistics Center is comprised of experienced statisticians and data managers and provides statistical support to the Wilmer community. The clinical trial coordinating center also led by the Dana Center faculty collaborates closely with clinician scientists and contributes to scientific and administrative leadership in clinical studies in ophthalmology.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide biostatistical consultation to Wilmer researchers to assist with study design, data collection and management, statistical methodology selection, data analyses, and data interpretation.
- Estimate sample size or power and assist in writing methods sections of research proposals, grant applications, and publications.
- Perform data analyses using basic and advanced statistical tools.
- Display data in graphs, figures and tables.
- Interpret and report findings from statistical analyses.
- Note areas in which current statistical software or methods are unsatisfactory and discuss shortcomings with the senior statistician.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, or related Quantitative field.
- One-year related experience.
- Demonstrated ability on significant graduate project or additional doctoral education may substitute for experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications
- One or more years of collaborative biomedical or public health research experience.
Classified Title: Biostatistician
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MD
Starting Salary Range: $54,080-$74,390-$94,710 Annualluy (Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday-Friday / 8:30-5:00
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: School of Medicine Campus
Department name: SOM Oph Dana Center
Personnel area: School of Medicine
Total Rewards
The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:
JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.
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