Director Biostatistic Informatics

Posted:
8/28/2024, 7:40:41 AM

Location(s):
Royal Oak, Michigan, United States ⋅ Michigan, United States

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Data & Analytics

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

Job Summary

Responsible for managing and directing biostatistics, health informatics and support staff within the Corewell Health Research Institute (CHRI) to support investigators, staff, and trainees.

Primary responsibilities include: a) developing and maintaining a staff that meets the needs of the institute; b) prioritizing staff effort based on established criteria such as project impact, extramural support and training requirements; c) establishing a culture that promotes client services, applications for extramural support and staff success; d) providing information regarding available services to investigators and trainees; and e) serving as a senior leader in data extraction and analytics.

Essential Functions

  • Directly supervises a team of biostatisticians, data engineers, and data scientists diverse in experience level, professional background, biomedical domain knowledge, and working styles.
  • Sets standards and establishes best practices for project and data management, analysis plans, methods development, and application of state-of-the-art statistical methods to conduct analyses
  • Serves as a domain expert in data analytics and data extraction as well as a consultant and senior member of multidisciplinary teams that include clinicians and biomedical researchers; participation in extramurally funded research, collaborating investigator or consultant.
  • Develops training, education, and professional development plans for multiple levels of biostatistics and data extraction staff.
  • Leads communication of research methods, implementation, and results to varied audience of clinicians, scientists, analysts, and programmers.
  • Tracks project activities for reporting and billing purposes for self and entire team, and forecasts future needs of the department.
  • Builds collaborations with departments and units across Corewell Health, including building the visibility of support beyond the Corewell Health Research Institute (CHRI).
  • Contributes to Graduate Medical Education by participating in resident and fellow research projects and providing data analytics education to residents and fellows.
  • Serves as a domain expert beyond research for other units at Corewell Health, including serving on committees.

Qualifications

Required

  • Master's Degree in statistics, biostatistics, or related discipline.
  • At least 7 years of relevant experience of collaborative statistical research, including success in supporting applications for external funding.
  • At least 3 years of relevant experience managing staff.
  • At least 10 years of relevant experience in using one or more statistical programming language (e.g., SAS, R), preferably applying common statistical methods to medical and clinical research.

    Physical Demands

    • Pallet to Waist (6" from floor) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
    • Waist to Waist > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
    • Waist to Chest (below shoulder) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
    • Waist to Overhead > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
    • Bilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
    • Unilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
    • Pushing Force > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
    • Pulling Force > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
    • Sitting: Frequently
    • Standing: Occasionally
    • Walking: Occasionally
    • Forward Bend - Standing: Seldom
    • Forward Bend - Sitting: Occasionally
    • Trunk Rotation - Standing: Seldom
    • Trunk Rotation - Sitting: Occasionally
    • Reach - Above Shoulder: Seldom
    • Reach - at Shoulder or Below: Seldom
    • Handling: Occasionally
    • Forceful Grip > 5 lbs: Seldom
    • Forceful Pinch > 2 lbs: Seldom
    • Finger/Hand Dexterity: Frequently
    • Visual Acuity ¹[None = No; Seldom = Yes]: Seldom

    Primary Location

    SITE - Research Building - 3811 W 13 Mile Road - Royal Oak

    Department Name

    Research Institute Biostatistics Home RIBIO

    Employment Type

    Full time

    Shift

    Day (United States of America)

    Weekly Scheduled Hours

    40

    Hours of Work

    7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    Days Worked

    Monday to Friday

    Weekend Frequency

    Variable weekends

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