Biostatistician

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Date Employer Position
2012-01-06 BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Biostatistician
-- BIOSTATISTICIAN --
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
 
Please note: Only Canadian Citizens, legal residents or residents with a legal work permit will be considered.
 
STATUS: This is a full time position
 
JOB START DATE: As soon as possible
 
SALARY: Commensurate with qualifications and experience
 
LOCATION: BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE), Vancouver, BC
 
JOB: To be responsible for statistical and epidemiological analysis
 
ORGANIZATION:The Centre currently employs a team of Statisticians, Programmers, Data Managers, Clinical Research Assistants, Data Analysts and Data Entry Clerks who work collaboratively on cohort-based epidemiological and clinical studies. The BC-CfE is a world renown HIV/AIDS research centre including Research Laboratory, Clinical Trials, Drug Treatment Program, Epidemiology and Professional Education Programs.
 
BENEFITS: Employee benefits include medical, dental, as well as accrued vacation and sick time
 
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • General statistical and epidemiological analysis
  • Maintaining confidentiality in dealing with all matters
  • Demonstrate practical collaborative experience
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Master’s degree in biostatistics or statistics
  • Demonstrated practical collaborative experience
  • Understanding of epidemiological methods
  • Knowledge of Oracle programming an asset
  • Expertise in statistical packages – SAS, S-plus/R
  • Expertise in statistical techniques – longitudinal, multivariate, hierarchical, data-mining, survival analysis, among others
  • Knowledge of epidemiological methods – confounder analysis, cohort studies
  • Ability to work independently to meet team and organizational goals
  • Excellent problem solving and communication skills
  • Assist researchers in writing grant applications and manuscripts
  • Ability to work in Microsoft Office
 
Please include in your letter of submission:
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Recent published peer reviewed papers if applicable
  • Experience and interests
 
CONTACT:
c/o Ruth Saitz, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 613-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6 FAX: 604-806-8464, e-mail: rsaitz@cfenet.ubc.ca
 
APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 23, 2012