Biostatisticians - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles, CA)

Description Applications are being accepted for masters-degree level full-time biostatistics positions, effective immediately. The successful applicants will work closely with a multidisciplinary team of biostatisticians, epidemiologists, basic scientists, geneticists, and clinicians at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to further research efforts at the Cancer Institute and in other departments. Responsibilities include: •collaboration and consultation with faculty on design and development of research projects, •data management and statistical analysis for current research projects; and •preparation of reports and manuscripts. Requirements Applicants must have a master’s degree in biostatistics or a statistics-related discipline; strong data analysis and programming skills; proficiency in SAS and/or other statistical software such as R, STATA, S-PLUS; and experience in analysis of clinical trial and laboratory data. Experience analyzing cancer-related data and genetic association studies is desirable but not required - opportunities exist for collaborations in other disease areas. For full consideration, all applicants should submit : •a cover letter describing their qualifications for the position described above, •a current curriculum vitae, •three published papers if available, and •contact information for three references. Electronic submissions of application documents (in one PDF file) should be emailed to André Rogatko, PhD, Director of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center c/o nancy.lauterback@cshs.org. Please refer to position #CI-116.