Biostatistician

Swiss TPH - Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

Allschwil, Switzerland

Within the Unit of Biostatistics, we are looking for an experienced Biostatistician.

YOUR VARIOUS RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

  • Designing epidemiological and health systems studies;
  • Statistical analysis of observational and trial data;
  • Methodological supervision of MSc and PhD projects;
  • Writing statistical analysis plans;
  • Drafting and editing research manuscripts;
  • Taking part in teaching activities.

YOU SHOULD HAVE THE FOLLOWING EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

  • Strong statistical skills eg MSc or PhD in (bio)statistics, or PhD in another quantitative discipline;
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience in data analysis, ideally in an academic environment;
  • An interest in working with environmental exposure and non-communicable disease data;
  • Good overview of epidemiological study designs and excellent statistical programming skills, and commitment to best practices in research, particularly computational reproducibility;
  • Assertive personality; ability to make decisions and take responsibility. Ability to communicate effectively with researchers without quantitative backgrounds. Strong team spirit and willingness to share skills and knowledge with others;
  • Proficiency in English, written and spoken;
  • Desirable skills and experience: Ability to prioritise and work on multiple projects simultaneously; previous experience of statistical consulting; experience in research or implementation in low- and middle-income countries and experience with data from routine monitoring and registries.

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