Biostatistician II

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is the largest research hospital in the United States with an annual research budget of approximately one billion dollars. The mission of MGH Biostatistics is to engage in impactful transdisciplinary partnerships involving quantitative methods in public health and biomedicine. The Biostatistics team includes over 50 faculty and staff who are deeply embedded in collaborative research projects across over 25 Divisions and Departments at MGH and beyond including cancer, cardiology, general internal medicine, global health, neurology, pediatrics, psychiatry, pulmonary and critical care medicine, and surgery.

Specific duties of the Biostatistician II include collaborating with clinical investigators under the guidance of senior biostatisticians to:

• Develop statistical analysis plans for clinical trials, observational studies, and other biomedical research projects

• Conduct statistical analyses of data from all types of studies, including those with complex designs or requiring sophisticated statistical techniques; begin to oversee biostatisticians and/or statistical programmers

• Generate reports of study progress, including reports for data and safety monitoring boards, and assist in the design of these reports

• Develop programs and guide efforts to perform robust data manipulation and error detection to ensure data integrity

• Directly assist investigators with manuscript preparation and review by drafting statistical methods sections and assisting in interpretation and presentation of data analyses

• Assist in the design of clinical studies and review protocols for statistical considerations

• Advise in the development of case report forms and study databases

• Provide statistical guidance for grants and other funding proposals

• Take on departmental administrative or leadership responsibilities

• Assist in hiring, onboarding, training, and mentoring statistical programmers and biostatisticians

• Engage in professional development opportunities

• Master's Degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, or related field, and three years of professional experience in statistical analysis and collaborative work in clinical research

• Strong background in statistical programming using SAS or R

• Strong communication skills including proficiency in written and spoken English

• Excellent attention to detail

• Experience to support studies in all phases from design through publication

• Ability to explain statistical concepts to non-statistical collaborators