Sr. Biostatistician (Infectious Disease)

The Division of Infectious Disease is seeking a Sr. Biostatistician to manage and analyze data from multicenter clinical trials and longitudinal studies. The role includes supervising research data analysts, collaborating with principal investigators, and supporting the Johns Hopkins University Center for Community and Global Health in Infectious Diseases (CCGHE‑ID)–Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP) research portfolio, including the Rakai Community Cohort Study (RCCS), SENTINEL, IN‑STEP, and other studies.

Responsibilities

• Work with a multidisciplinary group on clinical trials and other longitudinal studies.
• Collaborate with investigators on research projects, taking primary responsibility for analysis and presentation of project data.
• Provide integration and analysis of biodata from multiple sources.
• Offer expertise in statistical design, data management, and data analysis.
• Contribute to the development and application of statistical methods to advance scientific goals of various projects.
• Serve as lead Biostatistician with investigators to develop objectives, design sampling, randomization, and statistical analysis plans.
• Design and perform methodological procedures for statistical analysis, including descriptive statistics, exploratory data analyses (graphs, schematic summaries, transformations), and confirmatory analyses (statistical tests and/or modeling).
• Design, implement, and manage computerized systems for analysis of complex research projects and prepare scientific presentations related to study results.
• Perform sample size and power calculations, generate randomization schemas, and prepare statistical sections for research protocols and manuscripts.
• Participate in regularly scheduled meetings with investigators and the team that require statistical input.
• Design tables and statistical procedures for specific research studies.
• Write statistical design, methods, and analysis sections for manuscripts and research proposals.
• Analyze data and prepare tables for interim and final reports.
• Develop and apply new statistical methodologies.
• Ensure data integrity and compliance with HIPAA and the Johns Hopkins IRB.
• Oversee one or more professional team members and project milestones.
• Prepare progress reports and present them to leadership.
• Develop and maintain organized systems for management, documentation, versioning, and tracking of epidemiologic, clinical, laboratory, and genomic datasets across the CCGHE‑ID/RHSP research portfolio.
• Maintain and document longitudinal RCCS and study‑specific datasets, ensuring consistent participant, household, community, visit, specimen, and laboratory identifiers.
• Provide guidance on Git/GitHub, reproducible research practices, data management, and organization of analytic projects.
• Support long‑term archiving and reproducibility of data and analyses associated with publications.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, or a related quantitative field.
• Three years of related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate‑level training or equivalent applied experience in epidemiologic and biostatistical methods.
• Experience developing analysis‑ready datasets and conducting epidemiologic or statistical analyses for scientific research.
• Experience developing reproducible data‑processing and analytic workflows, including reusable code and quality‑control procedures.
• Experience with Git/GitHub or other version‑control systems and a demonstrated understanding of reproducible research practices.

Compensation

Starting salary range: $66,215 – $116,130 annually (approximately $89,000 median).

Schedule

Monday to Friday, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm.

Location

Hybrid/School of Medicine Campus.

Employment Type

Full‑time, Exempt (FLSA status).