The Biostatistics Center of the Milken Institute School of Public Health is an off-campus research facility of The George Washington University located in Rockville, Maryland. The Biostatistics Center serves as the data coordinating center for large scale multi-center clinical trials and epidemiological studies funded by federal agencies including the National Institutes of Health. The Biostatistics Center is a leader in the statistical coordination of major medical research programs of national and international scope. Visit our website at: www.bsc.gwu.edu.

The Biostatistics Center is seeking a full-time Biostatistician I to work at a data coordinating center for clinical trials. A Biostatistician I participates as a member of a team of academic Biostatisticians and Epidemiologists who collaborate in the conduct of major clinical trials.

Duties most typically performed by the Biostatistician I include the following:

* Preparing datasets for analysis, and conducting data analysis using standard and advanced statistical procedures using SAS under supervision of senior staff.
* Creating programming analyses related macros using SAS or R.
* Developing and maintaining reporting systems using SAS.
* Performing data management (auditing, editing & analysis) and quality control of study databases.
* Collaborating in the development of analytical plans for addressing selected research questions.
* Documenting any new processes and procedures created in the above tasks.
* Collaborating in the design of studies and with medical investigators to implement methods in collaboration with Center faculty.
* Participating in project development from beginning to end. Participating as a member of a multi-disciplinary team of programmers and researchers to ensure deliverables are completed efficiently.
* Contribute to portions of abstracts, posters, reports and manuscripts for major publications in leading health, medical and other journals and presentations of results.
* Performs other duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

* Attention to detail
* Data analysis using advanced statistical procedures in biomedical applications
* Experience with SAS
* Experience with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) preferred
* Strong written and verbal communication skills

Employer will not sponsor for employment Visa status.