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Under the supervision of a faculty, Ph.D level Biostatistician, and in collaboration with faculty investigators and CHLA research staff, performs statistical analysis and other tasks relevant to a biostatistician's role in support of qualitative and quantitative scientific research and evaluation projects. The Senior Biostatistician has significant post-graduation work experience as a statistician in an academic research environment, and is able to work largely independently with senior-level investigators under minimal supervision. 

Minimum Education/Training Required:

M.S. or Ph.D. in statistics or biostatistics, or equivalent degree or experience, with emphasis on statistical methods and the theory that underlies their development and use.â â  Extensive experience in the application of sophisticated statistical analytic methods, such as survival analysis, multivariate linear model, or analysis of gene expression array data.

Qualifications/ Work Experience: 

4+ year experience as a statistician in an academic research environment, or equivalent experience.

Thorough understanding of the statistical concepts related to experimental and clinical study design, and significant experience in their application in a research environment. Expert level familiarity with statistical analysis packages and ability to utilize lower level computational or programming languages such as R, Java, C++, Python as necessary