Statistician Senior
Job Description
How to Apply
A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.
Job Summary
The Department of Surgery at the University of Michigan is committed to creating a positive, substantive impact on human health, through collaboration among clinicians, scientists, medical and business professionals to achieve innovative science and meaningful discovery.
The individual in this position will work under the direction of Dr. Ryan Howard. Dr. Howard is a minimally invasive surgeon and health services researcher at Michigan Medicine. His research focuses on studying the quality and safety of surgical care. To do this, he uses large healthcare datasets to analyze trends in care delivery, the costs of care, and patient outcomes. Some of his specific areas of interest include long-term patient outcomes after hernia and bariatric surgery, the comparative effectiveness of medical and surgical treatment of obesity, and postoperative opioid prescribing.
The statistician in this position will be integral to executing research projects by performing organization and maintenance of large administrative datasets, statistical programming (i.e., coding), data analysis, and summarization and interpretation of the results. The individual in this position will also help determine the appropriate analytic methodologies for specific projects. In this role, this individual will support and work alongside Dr. Howard, his research collaborators, and various trainees working on these research projects.
The statistician in this position should be comfortable cleaning large datasets and creating cohort files. This position requires management of very large data sets including Medicare, Medicaid, MarketScan, Truven, regional insurance claims, and patient registries.
Responsibilities*
The Statistician will work closely with the research team to:
Required Qualifications*
Desired Qualifications*
Modes of Work
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.
This position will offer a flexible work schedule by offering both in-person and remote opportunities. The administrative work is primarily work from home. However, the team strives to be in the office 1 day per week, which may need to be flexible due to study demands and faculty availability.
When onsite, there will be a dedicated office space among the research team at the North Campus Research Complex.
Background Screening
Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.
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