Job Description

Position Title: Senior Collaborative Statistician / Associate Research Scientist

School: NYU's School of Global Public Health | Biostatistics

Supervisor: Dr. Alex Dahlen

Schedule: Full-Time (Hybrid)

Location: New York, NY

Employment Dates: 2-year appointment ( This position is funded through the May 2028, with options to extend subject to performance and funding availability. The start date is flexible, and applications will be considered on a rolling basis.)

The school of Global Public Health (GPH) and the Biostatistical Consultation and Collaboration Core (BC3) is recruiting a PhD-level Senior Collaborative Statistician. The position is full time (35 hours/week) and in-person at least 3 days a week.

• Senior Collaborative Statistician will provide statistical support on one or several collaborative projects within GPH and other NYU schools.
• This position consists of assisting with statistical consulting, designing and carrying out statistical analysis plans, and communicating results clearly in write-ups and data visualizations
• Senior Collaborative Statistician is expected to be able to drive the statistical work on their projects with minimal oversight.
• In addition to regular meetings with the investigators, Senior Collaborative Statistician will be expected to contribute to weekly team meetings to provide updates and to give feedback to other statisticians on the team.
• Other duties as assigned

For more information about the BC3, see our website: https://publichealth.nyu.edu/department/biostatistics/consulting-lab.

Qualifications

• Eligible candidates must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in statistics, biostatistics, or a related field.
• Candidates must be comfortable applying a range of statistical modeling techniques, and are expected to learn on the job. They should have practical experience implementing at least a few of following: survival data analysis methods; analysis of longitudinal and repeated measures data; methods for handling missing data; causal inference techniques; analysis of adaptive clinical trials; use of linear and non-linear models; use of non-parametric and parametric statistical methods; etc.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required, as the position involves independent communication and collaboration with physicians and scientists, typically leading to publications in medical and scientific journals.
• Candidates must have expertise performing statistical analyses using a statistical software such as R or Python.
• Ideal candidates will be passionate about open science, reproducibility, and scientific ethics.

Application Instructions

Apply Via Interfolio

• CV
• Cover letter describing relevant collaborative statistical or team science experience.
• 1 or 2 recent publications.
• 2 reference letters

In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $73,000-$90,000. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

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