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Company Information:
Located on the Harvard Medical Campus the Department of Biostatistics
was one of the first departments in the newly formed Harvard School of
Public Health in 1922. Called the Department of Vital Statistics until
1946 it was a result of the work of Lemuel Shattuck in the last
century. Shattuck founded the American Statistical Association in 1839
the oldest professional society in America; his name is preserved on a
street that runs through the campus. The departmental location is
central to its mission: to facilitate collaborations between the
members of the Department and other medical scientists. The Department
is comprised of
approximately 70 students 60 faculty members and 55 research scientists
research associates and fellows. Our size contributes to our ability to
address a broad spectrum of biostatistical and public health issues.
Position
Title: Research
Associate/Scientist
Duties
& Responsibilities:
The Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard School of Public Health
has an immediate opening for a PhD level Research Associate or Research
Scientist statistician collaborating in several projects on
environmental biostatistics and epidemiology. Our team of statisticians
and epidemiologists conducts research on a broad range of issues
including air pollution climate change and tobacco control. The
position requires working collaboratively with teams of researchers on
the acquisition and management of high dimensional data sets;
initiating and conducting database studies; performing data analyses;
contributing to the writing of research articles and grant proposals;
and supervising master's level staff. It is anticipated that the
successful candidate will take an active role in the leadership of
several ongoing projects.
Position
Qualifications: Candidates
must have a doctoral degree in statistics biostatistics applied
mathematics or computer science with broad training and good habits in
data management and analysis. Candidates should have 2 - 4 years of
experience. Strong oral and written communication skills are paramount.
Experience with R SAS SQL Perl and Python along with experience with
the management and the analysis of Medicare Claims data is highly
desirable.
Salary
Range:
Benefits:
Web
Site: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/departments/biostatistics/
Application
Address: http://jobs.harvard.edu/jobs/summ_req?in_post_id=42039
Contact
Email: fdominic@hsph.harvard.edu
Application Deadline:
04/01/2010
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