Senior Biostatistician

About the role

The Section of Oncology Epidemiology within the Department of Pediatrics and Texas Children's Cancer Center is seeking a highly motivated Senior Biostatistician to serve as a key contributor to the newly-formed Cardio-Oncology Epidemiology Program. The position will independently develop and implement statistical methodologies, contribute to study design, perform advanced analyses of complex clinical datasets, and support dissemination of findings through peer-reviewed publications and scientific presentations. The ideal candidate will have excellent analytic and problem-solving skills, demonstrate scientific rigor and a capacity to translate complex statistical concepts for multidisciplinary audiences, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic and growing research environment.

Responsibilities

• Performs statistical analysis and interpretation of data for projects and research grants.
• Performs advanced statistical analyses using longitudinal, survival, recurrent event, multilevel data methodologies.
• Develops reproducible analytic workflows utilizing R, SAS, SQL, and other statistical software platforms.
• Manages analytic timelines and deliverables across multiple projects within the Center for Epidemiology and Population Science.
• Maintains comprehensive analytic documentation, including data dictionaries, codebooks, annotated programming scripts, and version-controlled research files to support transparency and reproducibility.
• Produces publication-quality tables, figures, and technical summaries for publication in conference proceedings, peer-reviewed manuscripts, preprint servers, and other scientific forums.
• Effectively interacts and presents results to investigators and team members.
• Develops statistical programs for data manipulation and implementation of standard and advanced statistical methodology.
• Develops statistical analysis plans for clinical trial and observational research studies employing contemporary causal inference methodologies (e.g., mediation analyses, trial emulation).
• Develops and implements analytic approaches to evaluate data quality, missing data mechanisms, confounding, selection bias, and measurement error, and estimate the impact on observed results.
• Performs simulation studies and methodological evaluations for observational and clinical research.
• Contributes to development and refinement of novel analytic approaches for cardiovascular outcomes and population health research.
• Provides statistical review and contribution to manuscripts, abstracts, protocols, and grant applications prior to submission.
• Assists in training lower-level data management team members.
• Participates in scientific working groups and investigator meetings.
• Assists investigators in evaluating feasibility of proposed projects.
• Assists in developing Program/Section standard operating procedures (SOPs) as needed.
• Establishes analytic standards, quality control procedures, and reproducibility practices.
• Complies with all applicable institutional, state, and federal data security requirements.
• Performs other job duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Statistics, Biostatistics or a related field.
• Three years of relevant experience.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment.
• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

• PhD in Biostatistics, Statistics, Epidemiology, or related field.
• Experience working with EHR, claims, registry, or large observational datasets.
• Experience with cardiovascular outcomes research, oncology, survivorship, pharmacoepidemiology, or health services research.