🚀 Biostatistical Consultant I, School Public Health

Biostatistical Consultant I, School Public Health

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Job Summary

Works under general direction to provide statistical consultation for faculty, staff, and students.

Quantitative Biomedical Research Center (QBRC) at UT Southwestern Medical Center is hiring for Biostatistical Consultant I to participate in research projects in pediatric cancer using biomedical data (electronic health records, digital pathology, and molecular profiling).

This role will apply advanced statistical and machine learning methods; develop informatics analysis pipelines and tools for cancer research; analyze and develop formalisms, algorithms and software for applications in pediatric cancer research; develop and maintain software tools and infrastructure for resolving specific problem; assist in the development, testing and revision of programs in a team with diverse bioinformatics expertise; and, perform other duties as assigned.

The QBRC in the OSPH and the Division of Hematology and Oncology in the Department of Pediatrics have established long-term collaboration research projects in pediatric cancer research. This collaboration requires a dedicated biostatistician to handle data collection, curation, integration, and analysis on these various projects. This role will be positioned in the QBRC and receive biostatistics and data science supervision from the QBRC faculty and staff. This role will participate in various research projects in the Division of Hematology and Oncology to support their biostatistics and data science needs.

Benefits

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

Required Experience and Education

• Education: Master's Degree In biostatistics or related discipline, or MPH with a concentration in biostatistics
• Experience: 1 year In statistical consulting with preference given to experience working in biomedical or health care environment
• Requires working knowledge of SAS, SPSS or other major statistical package (S+, R, etc.) and Microsoft Office (ACCESS and EXCEL)

Job Duties

• Collaborates with investigators to identify problems and provide statistical consultation including design of experiments or surveys, analysis of data, interpretation of results and preparation of reports.
• Writes statistical portion of manuscript based on results of analysis and address manuscript revisions based on reviewer's comments.
• Assists client data organization.
• Performs statistical computations.
• Provides graphical and tabular representations.
• Develops, maintains and modifies programs for in-house use.
• Collaborates with investigators in grant development including statistical design of studies and preparation of statistical portion of grant proposal.
• Performs non-statistical components of consulting such as providing analogous examples and explanations using non-technical terminology, and helping researchers formulate and clarify research issues.
• Visits client's work field whenever possible to establish rapport and to become familiar with and interested in client's research and data.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Security and EEO Statement

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

Location and Logistics

Primary Location: Texas-Dallas-5323 Harry Hines Blvd

Work Locations: 5323 Harry Hines Blvd

Job: Research & Laboratory

Organization: - SPH-Health Data Sci Biostats

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Employee Status: Regular

Job Type: Standard

Job Posting: Sep 16, 2025, 12:53:24 AM

Seniority level: Not Applicable

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Health Care Provider

Industries: Hospitals and Health Care

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