Virginia Commonwealth University
Research Assistant/Associate - M.S. Biostatistician

Virginia Commonwealth University has an opening for a Master’s level biostatistician in the Department of Biostatistics. The Department of Biostatistics is housed in the VCU School of Medicine and is committed to excellence in conducting multidisciplinary collaborative biomedical research, developing new statistical methods, and providing a graduate training program. Our department includes 15 full-time faculty members who are engaged in mentoring 21 PhD and 14 Master’s level students. The department offers both MS and PhD programs in Biostatistics, including a concentration in Genomic Biostatistics, and an MS in Clinical Research in Biostatistics. Our faculty, students, and staff have established strong collaborative research with departments and centers within the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Health and with local health departments.

We are seeking an individual with a Master’s degree in biostatistics or statistics with excellent English language communication skills. Experience in data analysis is necessary and working collaboratively in a biomedical research environment is desirable. The candidate should also have excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, as well as an ability to disseminate research findings in both oral and written formats.

The candidate should have experience in maintaining databases and in performing extraction, analysis and presentation of data using spreadsheets and graphical statistical packages. The candidate should also be familiar with organizing data searches, planning analytical approaches, and performing appropriate and informative analyses. More specifically, the candidate should be able to define technical problems in research projects and databases and to implement new or revised statistical approaches to alleviate the problems. The candidate should also be capable of performing critical analyses of the literature relevant to ongoing or planned research projects and to prepare manuscripts for publication.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter describing their research experience along with a CV to:

Shumei S. Sun, Ph.D., Professor and Chair,
Department of Biostatistics,
School of Medicine,
Virginia Commonwealth University,
PO Box 980032,
730 E Broad Street,
Richmond, VA 23298,

telephone: 804-827-2042, email: ssun@vcu.edu.

VCU is an urban, research intensive institution with a richly diverse university community and commitment to multicultural opportunities. Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.