Research Teaching Specialist IV (Biostatistics and Epidemiology)

Overview

RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE VISION , MISSION , AND CORE VALUES :

• VISION : Through our science, our evidence-based actions, our openness, and our respect for those we serve, we will advance cancer-focused research worldwide and reduce the burden of cancer in our catchment area.
• Mission : Our mission is to accelerate scientific discovery focused on understanding cancer, innovating cancer treatment, and improving cancer prevention; to provide outstanding, novel, and compassionate patient care; to provide evidence-based and culturally informed education to physicians, nurses, researchers, staff, and the community; and to achieve cancer health equity in our state through outreach to and engagement of our extraordinarily diverse communities.
• CORE VALUES : Curiosity and Discovery : encouraging an environment of continuous inquiry, creativity, and innovation to generate new knowledge
  Integrity : earning the trust of those we serve and each other through honesty, transparency, accountability, and continuous reflection
  Collaboration : approaching all opportunities with an understanding that together we are better and can achieve more; promoting and maintaining an environment of teamwork and shared knowledge
  Respect and Caring : consistently demonstrating caring, compassion, and respect through our words and actions
  Perseverance : maintaining an unwavering commitment to our mission; embracing change, overcoming obstacles, and creating and recreating the path to achieve our goals

Responsibilities

• As assigned, carries out various data cleaning, management, and programming tasks relating to relevant research activities.
• Assists in all phases of research studies as assigned by the Principal Investigators conducting epidemiological and related research and communicates with primary data collection staff to resolve discrepancies in recorded data.
• May assist in organizing and conducting specialized research activities for a particular research project.
• Assists with the instructing and training of students, fellows and research staff in data analysis and relevant research projects as assigned by the Principal Investigators.
• As directed, conducts data processing and statistical analyses.
• Develops and maintains analytical datasets, syntax, and data dictionaries for research projects.

Requirements

Experience in data management and/or analysis while using statistical software ( SAS , R, or STATA ) in epidemiologic/population science-related projects strongly preferred.