Biostatistician, Innovation Lab Los Angeles, CA

Biostatistician, Innovation Lab job at CEDARS-SINAI. Los Angeles, CA.

The Biostatistician IV at Cedars-Sinai's Smidt Heart Institute provides advanced statistical consulting and analytical support for complex medical research projects focused on heart disease. They collaborate with investigators to design studies, perform data analysis, interpret findings, and contribute to research publications and grant applications. Additionally, they support clinical research, develop statistical methodologies, mentor colleagues, and participate in institutional review processes to ensure research quality and compliance.

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The Smidt Heart Institute reflects Cedars-Sinai's steadfast dedication to heart disease and research innovation giving patients access to the highest level of care. Year after year, thousands of people trust their hearts to Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai. Our cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and niche care teams treat the full spectrum of heart disease and disorders, while our investigators continue to advance the field with groundbreaking, life-saving research.

From genetic counseling and targeted drug therapies to a growing array of minimally invasive procedures, Cedars-Sinai continues to stand at the forefront of technology, innovation and discovery improving patient outcomes.

Are you ready to be a part of breakthrough research?

The Biostatistician IV consults with and provides statistical services to Principal Investigators, Research Scientists, Research Nurses, and other related research staff, and applies biostatistics to complex research projects. Applies theoretical knowledge to solve unusual or highly complex problems. Develops and implements a variety of complex biostatistics applications. Provides reporting to internal customers, external customers, and public reporting agencies. Interacts with research scientists, database manager, study coordinators and data entry clerks in analyzing complex results, interprets bio statistical findings, collects and gathers information for formulating programs.

Statistical analysis and statistical and programming support of medical research area. Analysis of medical research data, meeting with the investigator, defining the scope of work and making a time estimate for the work, development of an analysis plan, implementation of appropriate statistical methods using statistical software, reporting and interpretation of findings, review of study design, sample size and power determinations.

Statistical services include data management, data analysis, and may include database design. Serves as statistical consultant to the Institutional Review Board.

• Provides statistical and analytical services, and programming support to researchers, clinicians, management, clinical areas and for medial research.
• Interacts and advises investigators in translating scientific questions into meaningful statistically testable hypotheses.
• Defines the scope of work and proposes an analytical plan with a time estimate for its completion.
• Provides statistical expertise in the design of sophisticated experiments and studies, research proposal development, sample size determination, randomization procedures, and plans for interim reviews and final analysis.
• Recommends appropriate statistical analyses for clinical outcomes and research questions.
• Provides a variety of highly sophisticated statistical analysis for projects using appropriate statistical and computing methodologies, interpretation and presentation of results.
• Summarizes and interprets analysis findings for written reports and participates in writing statistical sections of manuscripts, publications, presentations, grant applications and protocols. Ensures documentation and summarization of the statistical analysis results are clear, consistent and in an organized fashion.
• Provides monthly statistical review for all projects submitted to the General Clinical Research Center Scientific Advisory Committee.
• Reviews the integrity and statistical soundness of all studies involving human subjects or animals, by participating and advising Research Review Committees, Institutional Review Boards (IRB) and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees.
• Provides ex officio service on IRB committees and reviews IRB submissions for acceptability of sample size justifications.
• Interacts and collaborates with the Clinical Research Office in the development of protocols, and the monitoring and reporting of clinical data.
• Critically reviews and summarizes methods described in statistical literature. Implements methods described in the statistical literature into operational computer applications using appropriate programming languages.
• Participates in professional meetings to assure positive representation at local, national and international levels.
• Educates others about biostatistics and…