Assistant Biostatistician

Position Overview

The Assistant Biostatistician supports The Bronchiectasis & NTM Association, a division of The COPD Foundation, in managing research databases and conducting statistical analyses.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversight and maintenance of Bronchiectasis and NTM Association research databases, users, and permissions.
• Creation and programming of new data collection forms for the Association's research programs.
• Management of end-user experiences and feedback for the Association's research programs.
• Data manipulation and performance of descriptive statistics for interim analyses, abstracts, poster presentations, and manuscripts.
• Recoding/manipulation of raw data using statistical software (SAS/R).
• Performing analytic variable coding and dataset creation, research database design, data visualization, abstract and manuscript preparation, presentations, and statistical programming.
• Mapping existing data to new variables, writing code to map variables, performing data imports, and troubleshooting to maintain the integrity of the Association's research databases.
• Creation and generation of reports for distribution and presentation to internal and external collaborators.
• Participation in online communities such as BronchandNTM360social and COPD360social.
• Other functions as assigned.

Professional & Personal Competencies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Strong scientific writing and presentation skills, including authoring speeches and articles for publication and presenting information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively interpret and communicate statistical inference, both in writing and orally, to collaborators, in conference abstracts and presentations, and manuscripts.
• Accurate, thorough, dependable, organized, with high attention to detail; strategically minded and able to handle multifaceted duties.
• Works well independently as well as cooperatively.

Education & Experience

• Master's degree or equivalent in Data Science or Biostatistics.
• At least three years of experience in database management and at least 1 year of experience working in clinical trials required.
• Experience or interest in respiratory/pulmonary disease research is a plus but not required.
• Demonstrated experience with Electronic Database Capture software (REDCap), statistical software (SAS, R), and database query tools (SQL).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SharePoint, and Zoom.

Position Details

• Designation: FT, Exempt.
• Pay Range: $70K.
• Benefits: Full Time Benefits Overview.
• Location: Remote; ability to travel for job-related events, meetings, & conferences.