Mass General Brigham is seeking a Junior Biostatistician to support clinical research efforts, specifically in the areas of psychiatric omics and neuroimaging, and neuroimmune disorders, by designing statistical models and managing data and statistical analysis interpretation.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, Computational Neuroscience, Bioinformatics, or related fields.
- Proficiency with statistical software (e.g., R is required; Python, SAS, Stata) and machine learning platforms and techniques.
- Familiarity or strong interest in proteomics data analysis is highly desirable.
- Experience or interest in neuroimaging data analysis and familiarity with imaging data structure (BIDS).
- Strong quantitative skills and experience applying statistical methods to biological and clinical data.
- High degree of computer literacy.
- Sound analytical and organizational skills.
Responsibilities
- Draw conclusions or make predictions, based on data summaries or statistical analyses.
- Analyze clinical or survey data, using statistical approaches such as longitudinal analysis, mixed-effect modeling, logistic regression analyses, and model-building techniques.
- Write detailed analysis plans and descriptions of analyses and findings for research protocols or reports.
- Calculate sample size requirements for clinical studies.
- Read current literature, attend meetings or conferences, and talk with colleagues to keep abreast of methodological or conceptual developments in fields such as biostatistics, pharmacology, life sciences, and social sciences.
- Design research studies in collaboration with physicians, life scientists, or other professionals.
- Assist in the design and statistical analysis of studies exploring inflammation-associated proteins in OCD and PANS/PANDAS.
Other
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities within multidisciplinary teams.
- Independent and highly organized, capable of managing multiple projects and deadlines.
- Requires excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Must be able to logically and effectively structure tasks and set priorities.
- Ability to identify problems and troubleshoot solutions.
