Biostatistician I - Toronto, Canada - Women's College Hospital

Women's College Hospital

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Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Women's College Hospital is the
first and only independent, academic, ambulatory care hospital in Ontario with a primary focus on the health of women.

If you're ready to be part of the future of healthcare, then you will want to join an institution in which the possibilities for creative innovation, breakthroughs in new thinking and groundbreaking work in academic ambulatory medicine are limitless.

Women's College Hospital is committed to patient safety as a key professional value and an essential component of daily practice.

- and violence-aware care study amongst women living with HIV. There may be opportunities for future analyses as well.

Summary of Duties:

Use design and statistical expertise to assist the researcher with all steps of the research process including the development of research protocols and strategies
Help design and evaluate new projects, assess feasibility of proposed work and plans and analyze data
Advise on matters concerning data and data collection; provide support materials such as randomization lists and reliability assessments
Advise on data analysis and communicate results to the investigator
Assist in writing grant proposals, graphics, papers and manuscripts for publication, particularly as it pertains to data analysis
Create data collection plan using statistical models and coordinate necessary data flow both internally and externally with collaborators
Develop and maintain databases and registries
Participate in research analysis

As a role model and champion, the successful applicant will work to identify and integrate safe, best practices into daily activities to foster the delivery of safe and exemplary care.

The responsibilities described above are representative and are not to be construed as all-inclusive.

Qualifications/Skills:

Master's degree in Statistics, Epidemiology or a relevant field (e.g., Clinical Epidemiology, Health Economics, or other healthrelated discipline)
Three (3) to five (5) years progressively responsible experience working in clinical epidemiology, health economics, or other healthrelated discipline in a quantitative research environment
Proficiency and experience with administrative data sets and with statistical analysis using statistical software
Proficiency in at least one of the following statistical packages: SASS, STRATA, SPSS, r, etc.
Knowledge and understanding of advanced statistical and epidemiological concepts, such as multilevel modelling and clusterrandomized trial design and power calculations
Experience with the Canadian HIV Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort study considered an asset
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work fully independently as well as in collaboration with others where necessary
Strong multitasking, time and project management skills
Demonstrated record of good performance and acceptable attendance will be considered as part of the selection criteria
Professional behaviour and communication that meets the standards of the professional regulatory college or association, as applicable, and the standards of Women's College Hospital
This position plays a critical role in acting as an advocate for safety and will demonstrate principles, practices and processes that will optimize a safe environment for all