[Hiring] Senior Biostatistician @Johns Hopkins University

Role Description

We are seeking a Sr. Biostatistician who will be responsible for data management and analysis of multicenter clinical trials. The Sr. Biostatistician will supervise research data analysts and work with principal investigators to analyze and manage data from studies.

The Syphilis and HIV Integrated Epidemiologic and Economic Local-level Dynamics (SHIELD) project is a suite of compartmental transmission models covering 40 U.S. cities with the highest rates of syphilis and HIV diagnoses. The model is designed to evaluate the epidemiological impact and cost-effectiveness of scaling up existing and emerging syphilis interventions.

The successful candidate will be embedded within the SHIELD team and will have the opportunity to collaborate closely with the broader JHEEM research group. We are seeking a motivated, intellectually curious individual who is eager to apply biostatistical methods, epidemiological expertise, and computational skills to help end the HIV and syphilis epidemics.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Work with a multidisciplinary group on clinical trials and other longitudinal studies.
• Collaborate with investigators on research projects with primary responsibility for analysis and presentation of project data.
• Provide integration and analysis of biodata from multiple sources.
• Provide expertise in statistical design, data management, and data analysis.
• Contribute to the development and application of statistical methods to advance scientific goals of various projects.
• Serve as lead Biostatistician with investigators to develop objectives, design sampling, randomization, and statistical analysis plans to achieve study objectives.
• Design and perform appropriate methodologic procedures for statistical analysis, overall descriptive statistics, exploratory data analyses, including graphs, schematic summaries, and necessary transformations and confirmatory data analyses, including statistical tests and/or modeling.
• Design, implement, and manage computerized systems for analysis of complex research projects to prepare scientific presentations related to study results.
• Perform sample size and power calculations, generate randomization schema, and prepare statistical sections for research protocols and manuscripts.
• Participate in regularly scheduled meetings with investigators and team that require statistical input.
• Design tables and statistical procedures for specific research studies.
• Write statistical design, methods, and analysis for manuscripts and research proposals.
• Analyze data and prepare tables for interim and final reports.
• Develop and apply new statistical methodologies.
• Ensure data integrity and compliance with security policies governed by HIPAA and the Johns Hopkins IRB.
• Oversight of one or more professional team members and project milestones.
• Prepare progress reports and present to leadership.
• Other duties as assigned.

Additional Duties

• Independently apply and adapt calibrated HIV and syphilis transmission models to address specific epidemiological and public health research questions.
• Provide scientific and technical leadership to programmers and quantitative staff implementing complex simulation models.
• Lead the integration of Bayesian statistical methods, model calibration, uncertainty analysis, and validation into epidemiological modeling studies.
• Contribute substantively to high-priority HIV and infectious disease modeling projects.
• Conduct systematic reviews of epidemiological and clinical literature relevant to HIV and syphilis transmission.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, or related quantitative field.
• Three years of related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in R and other programming languages.
• Proficiency in Bayesian inference methods.

Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency

• Analytic Methodological Development - Intermediate
• Clinical Trial Design & Data Management - Intermediate
• Data Integration - Intermediate
• Interpersonal Skills General - Intermediate
• Project Management - Intermediate
• Regulatory Compliance - Intermediate
• Scientific Communication - Intermediate
• Statistical Methods - Intermediate
• Statistical Programming - Intermediate

Job Details

• Classified Title: Sr. Biostatistician
• Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/ME
• Starting Salary Range: $66,210 - $116,130 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.)
• Employee group: Full Time
• Schedule: Monday to Friday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
• FLSA Status: Exempt
• Location: Remote
• Department name: Epidemiology
• Personnel area: School of Public Health