Biostatistician - Iowa Institute for Oral Health

REQUIRES:

·         Master’s degree in Biostatistics/Statistics, or an equivalent combination of education and progressively responsible work experience which includes analysis of biological and/or clinical data.

·         1 Year experience with R statistical language including:

o   Dataset creation,

o   Familiarity with tidy data principles,

o   Data cleaning and transformation,

o   Project-oriented workflows,

o   Report generation tools such as R Markdown or Sweave, and

o   Knowledge of proper procedure for statistical analyses.

·         Demonstrated excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.

HIGHLY Desirable:

·         >=2 years relevant experience.

·         Demonstrated fluency with Stata and SAS language.

·         Experience with sample size and power estimation.

Desirable:

·         Experience analyzing:

o   Oral health related datasets, and

o   Statistical genetic data from genetic epidemiology investigations.

·         Experience with survey research and survey data analysis.

·         Experience with:

o   Repeated measures analysis,

o   Linear and non-linear mixed effects models,

o   Cluster analysis,

o   Survival analysis,

o   Evaluation of rater and machine reliability, for both qualitative and quantitative outcomes, and

o   Handling, analysis, and graphical representation of high dimensional data.

·         Experience with machine learning approaches.

·         Knowledge of dental nomenclature and classification.

·         Demonstrated ability to function independently and in a team environment.

Position and Application Details:

In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload a Resume (and mark as “Relevant File”) to their submission.  A Cover Letter is recommended; 3 Names of Professional Reference may be required at a later date.

Job opening are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days.  This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.  For questions or additional information, please contact COD-Requisitions@iowa.uiowa.edu.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.