BioStatistician – Biomedical or Cancer experience – NIH
BioStatistician - Biomedical or Cancer experience - NIH - Rockville, Maryland
BioStatistician - Biomedical or Cancer experience - NIH - Rockville, Maryland Kelly Government Solutions is a strategic supplier and business partner to the federal government and its key suppliers. Through our partnership with the National Institutes of Health, Kelly Government Solutions offers administrative, IT, engineering, scientific, and healthcare professionals the opportunity to work with one of the most prestigious research organizations in the world. We are currently seeking a Scientific Statistician with cancer experience to work onsite with the National Institutes of Health in Rockville, MD. Rockville is in the Washington DC metro area. This is a full time, long term, indefinite contract which offers: - Competitive salary with comprehensive benefit package - Tremendous opportunity - Opportunity to work at the NIH, the foremost medical research center - Learn more about what Kelly can do for you at www.kellygovernmentsolutions.com Scientific Statistician with biomedical or cancer experience National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (DCTD) Translational Research Program (TRP) NIH TASKS/SERVICES. The contractor shall: 1. Apply expertise in statistical methods for design and analysis of biomarker and cancer studies to problems of interest to the DCTD. 2. Develop methods for analyzing a variety of lab assay data including data from DNA, RNA, or protein-based assays either producing single analytic measurements or complex high-dimensional output, for example as obtained by microarray technologies. 3. Apply expertise in the analysis of biomarker assay data for its association with clinical-pathologic variables and clinical outcome data to evaluate the clinical validity and utility of those assays. 4. Evaluate existing evidence for biomarker assay analytical and clinical validity. 5. Evaluate proposed designs for studies aiming to assess assay performance and clinical validity. 6. Provide advice on future directions for studies of cancer diagnostics, including recommendations for assay quantification methods, statistical analysis approaches, and novel clinical trial designs. 7. Document methodological approaches to data analyses performed, including detailed procedures and rationale. 8. Provide advice and assistance to NCI/NIH funded researchers, NCI/NIH staff and other researchers in the federal and private sector. 9. Provide advice, support, and assistance in developing workshops and funding announcements to help determine the future directions of research. 10. Collaborate with researchers both within and outside NCI on cancer biomarker and diagnostic assay studies of interest to the NCI. REQUIREMENTS. The contractor must have: 1. PhD in Biostatistics preferred plus 3 years with specific knowledge of methods for analysis of survival data, multivariable regression analysis, categorical data analysis, and probability. 2. MS with 6 years will be considered. 3. Expertise with Matlab, SAS, SPSS. Knowledge of mathematical and statistical theory and its application to many scientific fields. 4. Experience in providing statistical support through the collection, computation, and analysis of biomedical data using established methods. 5. Experience in evaluation of statistical methods for the analysis of clinical and biomarker data. 6. Experience in developing new statistical methods for application to specific problems. 7. Experience with statistical research studies in the area of basic mathematical and statistical theory and analytical, computational and graphical methods. 8. Current knowledge of current developments in statistical research related to areas of expertise. PLEASE APPLY ONLINE Note that the phone number for our NIH branch is not listed. Due to the high volume of inquiries, we regret that we cannot accept phone calls or emails. All qualified candidates will be contacted.