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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