Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Michigan Medicine supports research within the University of Michigan’s SHARED Experiences Lab, focusing on family caregivers and older adults living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The Senior Statistician will conduct and document quantitative analyses, manage and analyze longitudinal and actigraphy datasets, develop surveys, create research outputs, and contribute to manuscripts and abstracts.
Responsibilities
- The Statistician Senior will work closely with faculty and research staff to conduct and maintain technical documentation of descriptive and multilevel quantitative analyses; clean, offload, and analyze actigraphy data to assess sleep and physical activity; prepare, clean, and manage datasets, including merging datasets together, transposing datasets from long form to wide form and vice versa, creating scales and indexes, and recoding variables for analysis; create tables and figures of findings; develop and program online surveys (e.g., REDCap, Qualtrics); lead or co-author manuscripts and abstracts; and perform other duties as assigned
Skills
- A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position
- A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a recognized field of science or learning which is directly related to the duties of the position
- 3-5 years of professional experience are required
- Must have experience in the management and analysis of longitudinal dyadic data and intensive longitudinal data, along with experience in (or willingness to learn) cleaning, offloading, and analyzing actigraphy data
- The ability to independently select appropriate statistical tests in accordance with project designs and to solve analytic problems, including descriptive analyses (e.g., frequencies, correlations, and cross tabulations) as well as more complex analyses (e.g., ANOVAs, t tests, linear and logistic regressions, multilevel modeling, actor-partner interdependence models [APIM]), is also required for this position
- 40 hours/week Monday through Friday
- Core hours are 9 AM - 5 PM
- A Master's degree in statistics, biostatistics, or a related field; academic knowledge of a health science discipline, such as public health, psychology, social work, or related behavioral sciences
- Experience in managing and analyzing multilevel datasets in major research projects; experience in the use of Web Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to access and download data for analysis; experience in the use of survey administration tools (e.g., REDCap, Twilio, Qualtrics); and strong interpersonal and written communication skills
Benefits
- This position has the capability to work a hybrid schedule or potentially a remote schedule.
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