Statistician - School of Public Health (Austin)

About the role

This full-time Statistician position joins the project “Leveraging a Natural Experiment to Determine the Effects of Integrated Palliative Care on Health Service Outcomes and Disparities in Parkinson Disease and Lewy Body Dementia” at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin, TX. The role involves working with Medicare data, existing SAS code, and organizational datasets to examine intervention effects at the center level. The statistician will collaborate closely with Dr. Pérez through daily check-ins and weekly team meetings to manage data, conduct analyses, and prepare manuscripts for dissemination. Funding is expected from October 17, 2026 through July 31, 2028, contingent on renewal notification by July 31, 2027.

Responsibilities

• Become familiar with databases and existing SAS coding; classify polypharmacy medications, end-of-life estimates, and comorbidities in Medicare data to estimate changes between pre-intervention (2019) and post-intervention (2024) measures.
• Transform databases needed for each outcome on the 2024 datasets under Dr. Pérez’s supervision.
• Link organizational datasets for each intervention site with created Medicare datasets over time to examine intervention aims at the center level.
• Identify inconsistencies in 2024 post-intervention datasets for secondary analysis under Dr. Pérez’s supervision after data linkage.
• Learn to check and conduct statistical analyses for handling missing data with Dr. Pérez’s training; explore proposed associations and test hypotheses.
• Create tables and figures for manuscripts; help write manuscripts for dissemination of study findings.
• Conduct data management of Medicare data in preparation for statistical analyses and reports.
• Supervise routing tabulation of data; edit and analyze final material including detail and summary tables, graphs, and charts.
• Perform statistical analyses from both large and small samples of data.
• Calculate medians, quantities, percentiles, and coefficients of correlation.
• Test data for sampling errors and significance differences between samples.
• Perform other duties as assigned including literature reviews, formatting of tables, figures and manuscripts, and mandatory trainings.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required.

Experience

• 2 years of experience in analysis and presentation of statistical data required.
• Equivalent years of education beyond the minimum may substitute for required experience.

Skills & Certifications

• Proficiency in SAS software programming required.
• Working knowledge of MS Office required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.
• Experience with EndNote and Medicare data preferred.

Benefits

• 100% paid medical premiums for full-time employees.
• Generous time off: holidays, preventative leave day, vacation and sick time totaling approximately 37–38 days per year; vacation accrual increases with tenure.
• Longevity Pay (monthly payments after two years of service).
• Retirement/pension plan.
• Free financial and legal counseling.
• Free mental health counseling services.
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs.
• Employee discounts (entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.).
• Resources for child and elder care.

Additional Information

• Physical Requirements: Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.
• Security Sensitive: This position is security-sensitive pursuant to Texas Education Code 51.215 and Texas Government Code 411.094. Personnel will be routinely reviewed for criminal history or connections to foreign adversaries that could affect infrastructure security.
• Residency Requirement: Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.