Biostatistician - Research Projects And Admin

ABOUT THE POSITION

The County of Riverside's Research Projects Unit at Riverside University Health System (RUHS) - Medical Center Department seeks a Biostatistician to join our team in Moreno Valley.

This position entails overseeing advanced biostatistical analysis and supporting Health Services, Comparative Effectiveness, Outcomes Research, and Population Health Research.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience Biostatistician in complex statistical analysis and advanced biostatistical models,

• Ph.D. with emphasis in research and advanced statistics.

• History of research and publications in medical, biomedical, and epidemiology research.

• Experience in Population Health Research.

Work Schedule:

9/80 Monday through Friday - Day Shift

Meet the Team!

RUHS Website

• This is a continuous posting and will remain open until the position is filled. Applications will be reviewed and competitive candidates will be referred for interview in the order in which they are received.*

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Consultation with potential researchers on study design (variables, data, and data sources)

• Designs, organizes, and develops research plans on Medical topics

• Development and maintenance of data capture tools including creating surveys, developing forms and procedures, and conducting interviews and focus groups

• Writing queries to extract data from local data sources including electronic health records

• Extracting data from national datasets

• Evaluating quality of datasets and manipulation into a usable form

• Running assumption tests in configuring and recoding the data to match the client's needs and address his/her hypothesis

• Conducting Univariate and Multinomial Logistic Regression Analysis, and propensity scoring methods

• Research alternate statistical techniques to improve existing processes

• Configuring tables and charts

• Helping prepare manuscripts for presentation and publication including authoring and editing the "methods and results" sections of abstracts and manuscripts

• Presentation of results to stakeholders and in professional conferences

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

OPTION I

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's or PhD degree in a relevant field of study which included graduate or post-graduate level courses in research design, data collection methods, and advanced statistical analysis. (Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for up to two years of the required education, based on 10 semester or 15-quarter units of graduate-level course work equaling 6 months.)

Experience: Two years of research experience in a clinical research center or medical, biomedical, or epidemiology research setting.

License: Possession of a valid California Driver's License.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Veterans Preference:

The County has a Veterans Preference Policy. Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 (or NGB-22) indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans' preference. Policy is available here: https://www.rivcocob.org/wpcontent/uploads/2018/07/C-3-Veterans-Preference-Program.pdf

What's Next?

This recruitment is open to all applicants. Candidates who are current employees of the Department will be given priority consideration. These applicants will be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received. Based on the number of applications received, this posting may close without notice. Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.

For questions regarding this recruitment please contact the recruiter, Jill Eastman at JEastman@rivco.org