Associate Biostatistician or Research Associate

Location:

Avera Research Institute-Sioux Falls

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$55,640.00 - $96,200.00

Position Highlights

The requirements for this position is listed below.

Research Associate: Masters in a health or social related field and Scientific writing and/or conducting literature reviews

Associate Biostatistician Masters in Biostatistics, Statistics, Data Science or related field

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

Research Associate: $55,640 to $83,200 per year

Associate Biostatistician: $63,960 to $96,200 per year

Learn more about the Avera Research Institute at the link below:

https://www.avera.org/research-and-clinical-trials/research-institute/

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Assists researchers and our community partners in the design of research studies including community based participatory research, interventional studies, and clinical trials, and analyze research data under moderate direction. This role will be involved in creation and management of clinical databases, as well as data management. This individual will assist in grant development and preparation including, but not limited to, calculating sample sizes and writing statistical analysis plans, and will contribute to scientific papers.

What you will do

• Collaborates with data management and operations, including data quality and control reports, monitoring progress to meet research goals, data processing.
• Curates and prepares data sets for statistical analyses, ensuring safe data sharing processes.
• Contributes to the design, planning and execution of statistical analyses, including data analyses plans and grant writing.
• Calculates power and sample size and selects appropriate statistical methods.
• Analyzes research data and prepares relevant manuscript sections, tables & figures
• Draws conclusions from analyses and communicates results with research and community partners both orally and in writing.
• Communicates statistical concepts to researchers and community partners of all levels and backgrounds
• Uses data visualization to prepares quality figures, tables, and results to summarize study data for journal publications, reports, and presentations.
• Interacts and consults with researchers and community partners to ensure proper use of statistical methodology and interpretation of results
• Demonstrates accountability, ensures data integrity and reproducibility throughout all activities.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Master's in Biostatistics, Statistics, Data Sciences, or related field

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Programming experience (R, SAS, SPSS, Python, Perl, SQL)
• REDCap electronic data capture system.
• Consulting experience.
• Working knowledge of study designs and advanced analytic methods

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

• Free health insurance options, for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan

• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.