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Westat is an employee-owned corporation providing research services to
agencies of the U.S. Government, as well as businesses, foundations,
and state and local governments. In addition to our capabilities as a
leading statistical survey research organization, Westat has developed
skills and experience in custom research and program evaluation studies
across a broad range of subject areas. Westat also has the technical
expertise in survey and analytical methods, computer systems
technology, biomedical science, and clinical trials to sustain a
leadership position in all our research endeavors. Westat's research,
technical, and administrative staff of more than 2,000 is located at
our headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, near Washington, DC. Depending
on the number of active projects at any time, up to several thousand
data collection and processing staff work at Westat's survey processing
facilities, at our Telephone Research Center facilities, and at data
collection sites throughout the nation. Westat also maintains research
offices near our clients in Bethesda, Maryland; Raleigh, North
Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia; and Houston, Texas. Demonstrating technical
and managerial excellence since 1963, Westat has emerged as one of the
foremost contract research organizations in the United States.
Position Title: Senior Biostatistician
Duties & Responsibilities: Westat
is seeking an experienced individual to serve as a senior
biostatistician for the Biostatistics and Data Management Core (BDMC)
of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). The Senior
Biostatistician will participate in an academic/hospital setting and
join the biostatistical and data management team of approximately 15
staff members responsible for the design, implementation, data
collection, analysis, and reporting of multiple clinical trials and
observational studies covering a wide range of medical areas. This
position will assist with the overall daily management and allocation
of resources for the biostatistics team which includes serving as a
liaison and collaborator with clients and investigators; developing and
monitoring project timelines and budgets; and assuming final
responsibility for ensuring that the deliverables are in compliance
with project goals and objectives.
Position Qualifications:
The qualified candidate must have supervisory or team leadership
experience and must possess strong interpersonal, organizational, and
written communication skills. A total of 5 years of experience in the
design and analysis of clinical research studies in an academic or
hospital setting, pharmaceutical company, or clinical research
organization is required. A minimum of a doctoral degree and 5 years of
experience, or a master’s degree and 10 years of experience, is
required in the area of biostatistics or other quantitative biomedical
research field. This position is located in Philadelphia, PA. Equal
Opportunity Employer
Salary Range:
Benefits:
Westat offers excellent growth opportunities and an outstanding
benefits package including life and health insurance, an Employee Stock
Ownership Plan (ESOP), a 401(k) plan, flexible spending accounts,
professional development, and tuition assistance.
Web Site:
www.westat.com
Application Address:
To apply, go to www.westat.com/jobs and enter the Job ID 6101BR in the space provided.
Contact Email: recruit@westat.com
Application Deadline:
06/08/2013
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