About the role
About Western
Since 1878, Western University has been committed to serving our communities through the pursuit of academic excellence and by providing students, faculty, and community members with life-long opportunities for intellectual, social, and cultural growth. We seek excellent students, faculty, and staff to join us in what has become known as the "Western Experience" - an opportunity to contribute to a better world through the development of new knowledge, new abilities, new connections, and new ways to make a difference.
About Us
The Department of Medicine possesses a strong track record of academic excellence. We attract the best and brightest students, residents, and fellows, because of our excellent faculty and staff, innovative teaching methods and diverse learning experiences in an environment that is supportive and nurturing. Our faculty and trainees are passionate about ensuring the consistent delivery of patient centered care, including safety and quality. We are part of a larger healthcare system that works to deliver the health solutions that people require in London and Southwestern Ontario. The Department of Medicine works closely with academic hospitals, the Southwest Local Health Integrated Network and community physicians and partners to achieve accessible and sustainable healthcare for all.
Responsibilities
The Department of Medicine (DOM) seeks a detail-oriented and statistically adept Statistical Analyst to assist Department of Medicine researchers in designing experimental surveys and clinical studies, determining sample size calculations, and performing quantitative data analysis to help identify actionable and statistically robust conclusions. The successful candidate should be highly familiar with and able to: provide direction and support to DOM researchers in survey design, developing analysis plans, managing, cleaning and transforming numerical and other data, generating descriptive statistics and performing a variety of statistical analyses. The Incumbent will also assist researchers with interpreting their results and translating findings into appropriate formats for written and oral presentations as well as publications.
Qualifications
Education:
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PhD in statistics or biostatistics or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience:
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3 years' working experience in a related academic research environment
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Experience in most of the tools, SAS, Stat, SQL, R, MS Office Suite, SPSS
Skills, Abilities & Expertise:
- PhD in statistics or biostatistics or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience in most of the tools; SAS, SPSS, Stat, SQL, R, MS Office Suite
- Ability to manage numerical data
- Ability to perform statistical analysis
- Ability to form and present results, including clear interpretations
- Ability to prioritize projects with competing deadlines
- Ability to manage time and resources, work independently and effectively as a team member to achieve department goals
- Communication skills to describe concepts effectively to both novice and sophisticated users
- Must be able to travel between hospitals, University and Research Institute sites within London
- May occasionally need to work outside regular business hours
Applying at Western
To ensure that your application is given full consideration, please complete all relevant sections of the application. In addition, you can choose to supplement your application with a cover letter and current resume.
Consideration of applicants will include an assessment of previous performance, experience, and qualifications. Applicants should have oral communication skills in English.
Western Values Diversity
The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Western is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression.
Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please contact Human Resources or phone 519-661-2194.
Please Note:
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.
About Western University
With over 30,000 students and 300,000 alumni, Western is a leading research-intensive university and global community of individuals focused on making change in the world, today.
We welcome scholars from around the world to beautiful London, Ontario.
About the role
About Western
Since 1878, Western University has been committed to serving our communities through the pursuit of academic excellence and by providing students, faculty, and community members with life-long opportunities for intellectual, social, and cultural growth. We seek excellent students, faculty, and staff to join us in what has become known as the "Western Experience" - an opportunity to contribute to a better world through the development of new knowledge, new abilities, new connections, and new ways to make a difference.
About Us
The Department of Medicine possesses a strong track record of academic excellence. We attract the best and brightest students, residents, and fellows, because of our excellent faculty and staff, innovative teaching methods and diverse learning experiences in an environment that is supportive and nurturing. Our faculty and trainees are passionate about ensuring the consistent delivery of patient centered care, including safety and quality. We are part of a larger healthcare system that works to deliver the health solutions that people require in London and Southwestern Ontario. The Department of Medicine works closely with academic hospitals, the Southwest Local Health Integrated Network and community physicians and partners to achieve accessible and sustainable healthcare for all.
Responsibilities
The Department of Medicine (DOM) seeks a detail-oriented and statistically adept Statistical Analyst to assist Department of Medicine researchers in designing experimental surveys and clinical studies, determining sample size calculations, and performing quantitative data analysis to help identify actionable and statistically robust conclusions. The successful candidate should be highly familiar with and able to: provide direction and support to DOM researchers in survey design, developing analysis plans, managing, cleaning and transforming numerical and other data, generating descriptive statistics and performing a variety of statistical analyses. The Incumbent will also assist researchers with interpreting their results and translating findings into appropriate formats for written and oral presentations as well as publications.
Qualifications
Education:
-
PhD in statistics or biostatistics or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience:
-
3 years' working experience in a related academic research environment
-
Experience in most of the tools, SAS, Stat, SQL, R, MS Office Suite, SPSS
Skills, Abilities & Expertise:
- PhD in statistics or biostatistics or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience in most of the tools; SAS, SPSS, Stat, SQL, R, MS Office Suite
- Ability to manage numerical data
- Ability to perform statistical analysis
- Ability to form and present results, including clear interpretations
- Ability to prioritize projects with competing deadlines
- Ability to manage time and resources, work independently and effectively as a team member to achieve department goals
- Communication skills to describe concepts effectively to both novice and sophisticated users
- Must be able to travel between hospitals, University and Research Institute sites within London
- May occasionally need to work outside regular business hours
Applying at Western
To ensure that your application is given full consideration, please complete all relevant sections of the application. In addition, you can choose to supplement your application with a cover letter and current resume.
Consideration of applicants will include an assessment of previous performance, experience, and qualifications. Applicants should have oral communication skills in English.
Western Values Diversity
The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Western is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression.
Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please contact Human Resources or phone 519-661-2194.
Please Note:
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.
About Western University
With over 30,000 students and 300,000 alumni, Western is a leading research-intensive university and global community of individuals focused on making change in the world, today.
We welcome scholars from around the world to beautiful London, Ontario.