Senior Data Scientist
Philadelphia Metro Area, PA US
Job Description
Job Description
The primary responsibility of this position will be to provide statistical expertise to design, conduct, monitoring, and analysis of cancer studies in basic, translational, clinical, and/or population science research. The incumbent will also contribute to statistical review of clinical trial protocols submitted to the ACC Clinical Trials Scientific Review and Monitoring Committee (CTSRMC).
The specific duties for this position may include protocol development, study design, analysis plan, sample size / power calculations, and interpretation of study data.
Develop, design and write new and/or revised statistical programs (say in SAS or R) and modeling based on requirements of ongoing research projects.
Conduct and interpret analyses of research data using descriptive statistics, inferential tests, and advanced statistical methods and models.
Evaluate and ensure statistical integrity, accuracy and validity of research data.
Compiles results and provides statistical summaries and reports to principal investigators.
Assist with grant proposal preparation in study design, sample size calculations, and development of statistical analysis plans
Qualifications
Master's degree in biostatistics, statistics or related quantitative field with experience in design, conduct, monitoring, and analysis of cancer clinical studies, in preparing and reviewing clinical trial protocols, and in preparing grant applications and writing research reports, or doctoral degree with experience in these areas.