Nemours is seeking a Biostatistician to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Wilmington, DE.
The Biostatistician reports to and assists the Nemours Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Center (NASOC) in providing in-depth statistical expertise for clinicians and researchers from conception through to the conclusion of research studies. This includes, but is not limited to, assistance with designing clinical research studies, writing statistical sections of research proposals, calculating sample size and power, managing, analyzing and interpreting clinical data and databases, and authoring statistical analysis results for clinical study reports and manuscripts. The Biostatistician also participates in educational and training activities through workshops and one-on-one interactions to enhance clinician/researcher’s understanding of the principles of statistics and design. The Biostatistician is required to have sound knowledge of statistical principles and strong skills in computational methods to perform complex data manipulation and analysis using major statistical software packages such as SAS, R, Stata, and SPSS. The knowledge of other computer programs such as EndNote, Smartsheets, and PASS will be a plus. The Biostatistician is expected to possess a positive attitude, be detail-oriented, and be able to interact and explain statistical results to researchers/investigators to promote teamwork in a multidisciplinary research team setting throughout the organization.
Essential Functions
1. Interact independently and with the NASOC in interactions with clinical investigators, physicians, and other scientists to provide study design and statistical and programming support from the hypothesis generation phase through dissemination of results of a study.
2. Perform power and sample size calculations, generate randomization lists and write statistical methodology section for inclusion in study protocols/proposals.
3. Perform complex data manipulation and assist investigators in setting up data for analyses.
4. Carry out statistical analyses with highest level of accuracy and present results to investigators as necessary.
5. Assist in maintenance of statistical software and systems used by the NASOC.
6. Write scripts, programs, and SQL queries to assist self and others in data processing
7. Author statistical section of the research proposal and manuscript
Qualifications
Master's Degree required
One to three years of experience required
Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.
Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org.