Manager, Biostatistician - Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL

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The University of Miami, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, has an exciting full time opportunity for Manager, Biostatistician, in Miami, Florida.

The Manager, Biostatistician provides oversight, leadership, strategic insight, direction, and implementation throughout the lifecycle of a clinical trial or research study. Moreover, the Manager, Biostatistician oversees strategic planning and the development of organizational goals and objectives.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

• Manages and mentors research employees, students, and other relevant staff.

• Authors scientific publications, technical and agency reports, and patent applications.

• Prepares research proposals and funding applications.

• Assists in the development of training materials for research staff.

• Maintains current knowledge of relevant scientific and technical developments.

• Participates as a member of research teams with clinical/basic researchers, residents, fellows, and research trainees.

• Designs and executes statistical analyses of laboratory, animal, and clinical research data with statistical packages.

• Plans experiments and records and analyzes findings.

• Evaluates, interprets, and summarizes the results of statistical analyses.

• Presents ongoing work and findings to colleagues at academic conferences.

• Provides support in the preparation of manuscripts for publication, including writing the statistical analysis sections and reviewing the methods and results sections.

• Assists in the preparation of abstracts and presentations for academic conferences.

• Evaluates the feasibility of research projects and assists researchers in all aspects of research planning and implementation including, but not limited to, sample size estimation and preparation of statistical analysis sections of IRB, IACUC, and human subjects/vertebrate animal sections of grant applications.

• Produces randomization schedules, case-control selection, and identifies relevant variables to be documented.

• Ensures that all activities are compliant with applicable quality and regulatory standards.

• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Master's degree in relevant field required

Experience:
Minimum 10 years of relevant experience required

Certification and Licensing:
Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Operational Management: Optimizes day-to-day operations and processes for efficiency and effectiveness.

• Organizational Development: Ability to implement strategies to improve organizational effectiveness, engagement, and manage change.

• Financial Oversight: Knowledge of financial operations and management.

• Team Leadership: Ability to create and maintain a cohesive and productive team environment, build positive working relationships and work collaboratively with others.

• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.

• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey ideas clearly and persuasively.

This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff