University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Masters Level Biostatistician Position

The University of Pennsylvania Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB) and Penn Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) has an immediate opening for a Masters level Biostatistician. We have a highly multidisciplinary team of investigators that include statistical geneticists, cardiologists, and biostatisticians. The Biostatistician will participate in ongoing genetics studies, including genome-wide association studies on coronary artery disease, high HDL, and type 2 diabetes, and large scale candidate gene studies on heart failure and atherosclerosis.

Job responsibilities include:

• Perform statistical analyses on genome-wide association studies and large-scale candidate gene studies under the direction of senior investigators.
• Develop programs, graphical presentation of results, and written reports with interpretations and explanations of statistical techniques used.
• Conduct statistical analyses to support publications and presentations.

Required qualifications:

• Master’s degree in biostatistics, or statistical genetics, or genetic epidemiology, or bioinformatics, or computational biology, or a Master’s degree in statistics/mathematics with an emphasis in applied statistics.
• Expertise in SAS and R is required. Experience in Unix/Linux, knowledge of programming languages such as Perl, shell scripts, and C/C++ is highly desirable.
• Strong communication skills.

To apply, please send your CV and three reference letters to mingyao@mail.med.upenn.edu or mail to:

Dr. Mingyao Li
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
624 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104