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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:
Biostatistician-Job ID 6661BR
Duties & Responsibilities: Westat
is seeking a biostatistician to participate with academic and clinical
investigators as part of a biostatistical and data management team
responsible for the design, implementation, and analysis of multiple
clinical trials and other health-related studies covering a wide range
of medical areas. Responsibilities may include participating in all
biostatistical aspects of the design and analysis of clinical trials
and other health-related studies, such as writing the statistical
sections of study protocols and statistical analysis plans; translating
data analysis plans into specific, written instructions for
programmers; identifying data elements corresponding to requested
variables and providing specifications for creating any required
composite or derived variables; assuring the analytic file is
constructed correctly and that documentation is complete; reviewing
output from programmers and other statisticians for accuracy and
interpretation; extracting, annotating, reformatting, and summarizing
computer output for presentation to investigators; confirming that
documentation of computer programs and analyses are complete; and
writing abstracts, presentations, reports, and manuscripts. Knowledge
of statistical software necessary to implement statistical analyses is
required. History of coauthorship on articles in scientific journals is
a plus. This position is based in Philadelphia, PA.
Position Qualifications:
Qualified candidates must possess strong interpersonal and written
communications skills and exceptional organizational skills. A master’s
degree in biostatistics or statistics and 5+ years of relevant
experience, or a doctoral degree in biostatistics or statistics and a
minimum of 1 year of postdoctoral experience is required.
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 6661BR in the space provided.
Contact Email: recruit@westat.com
Application Deadline:
09/01/2013
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