Biostatistician I
Job ID: req4174
Employee Type: exempt full-time
Division: Clinical Monitoring Research Program
Facility: Poolesville: NIHAC
Location: 16701 Elmer School Rd Bldg102, Dickerson, MD 20842 USA
The Frederick National Laboratory is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and operated by Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. The lab addresses some of the most urgent and intractable problems in the biomedical sciences in cancer and AIDS, drug development and first-in-human clinical trials, applications of nanotechnology in medicine, and rapid response to emerging threats of infectious diseases.
Accountability, Compassion, Collaboration, Dedication, Integrity and Versatility; it's the FNL way.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Within Leidos Biomedical Research Inc., the Clinical Research Directorate (CRD), various clinical support teams provide high-quality comprehensive and strategic operational support to the high-profile domestic and international clinical research initiatives of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Clinical Center (CC), National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). CRD's support services are strategically aligned with the program's mission to provide comprehensive, dedicated support to assist National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers in providing the highest quality of clinical research in compliance with applicable regulations and guidelines, maintaining data integrity, and protecting human subjects. For the scientific advancement of clinical research, CRD services include comprehensive clinical trials monitoring, regulatory, pharmacovigilance, protocol navigation and development, and programmatic and project management support for facilitating the conduct of 400+ Phase I, II, and III domestic and international trials on a yearly basis. These trials investigate the prevention, diagnosis, treatment of, and therapies for cancer, influenza, HIV, and other infectious diseases and viruses such as hepatitis C, tuberculosis, malaria, and Ebola virus; heart, lung, and blood diseases and conditions; parasitic infections; rheumatic and inflammatory diseases; and rare and neglected diseases. CRD's collaborative approach to clinical research and the expertise and dedication of staff to the continuation and success of the program's mission has contributed to improving the overall standards of public health on a global scale.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Studies of in vivo imagining of HIV pathogenesis using Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) infected nonhuman primates.
- Work in an interdisciplinary research team of immunologists, imagers, radiochemists, veterinarians, and mathematicians.
- Mathematical and statistical analyses on data related to research, experimentation, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure of human disease.
- Programming and analysis on a broad range of clinical and laboratory studies; Create analysis data sets. Testing and documentation.
- Database management support by merging data from single or multiple sources to produce analysis data sets.
- Detect data anomalies and provide feedback to project and data management teams.
- Review and develop analysis standardized operating procedures and best practice guidelines.
- Conduct simulations to evaluate methods.
- Quantify image analysis, data collection, and radiologic images to present at national and international meetings and publications in high impact peer-reviewed scientific journals.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Possession of Master's degree from an accredited college/university according to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or six (6) years relevant experience in lieu of degree. Foreign degrees must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency.
- No work experience required with a Masters degree.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Commitment to Diversity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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The salary range posted is a full-time equivalent salary and will vary depending on scheduled hours for part time positions