Biostatistician

Summary

Full-time (or part time), 1 year contract, opportunity to extend

SAHMRI Women and Kids Theme

At the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), we are committed to achieving innovative, ground-breaking health and medical research that fundamentally improves the quality of life for all people. The SAHMRI Women and Kids Theme focuses on improving the health and wellbeing of women, children and families, particularly those most at risk of poor health outcomes.

The Biostatistician will join the SAHMRI Biostatistics Unit, based in the SAHMRI Women and Kids Theme. We are an established team of consulting biostatisticians, post-doctoral researchers and PhD students committed to improving the statistical quality of health research. Working at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, the Biostatistician will work under the supervision of a senior team member to provide statistical expertise to support clinical trials and other research conducted within the SAHMRI Women and Kids Theme, across SAHMRI and externally.

About the role

Key responsibilities of the Biostatistician include:

- Write statistical analysis plans
- Perform sample size/power calculations
- Clean and maintain complex datasets
- Provide advice on study design, data collection tools and analysis methods
- Write clearly documented statistical programs
- Perform statistical analyses and prepare analysis reports
- Contribute to scientific publications
- Keep up to date with new statistical methods

About You
- A tertiary qualification in statistics or close equivalent (Masters or Doctoral level degree desirable)
- Experience programming in a statistical package (Stata/R or similar)
- In-depth understanding of statistical theory
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to clearly communicate statistical concepts to non-statisticians
- Efficient time management skills to effectively work across multiple projects and meet deadlines
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and build effective working relationships with colleagues
- Ability to undertake independent research/study to learn new statistical methods
- Some workplace experience in statistics is desirable

Special Requirements
- Some out of hours work may be required.
- DCSI Working with Children Check is required.
- SAHMRI is required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy for SAHMRI employees carrying out work in any SA Health Facility. Immunisation Risk for this position is Category C (mínimal patient contact)

As a not-for-profit organisation, SAHMRI employees can access salary packaging options up to $15,900. Salary packaging lets you pay for things like the everyday costs of living with money from your salary before tax. This reduces your taxable income, meaning you could pay less tax and take home more of what you earn. For more information on salary packaging please see the Maxxia website.

Applications should include a cover letter that briefly summarises your relevant qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills, as listed in the position description.

For a copy of the position description, please click here.

Applications close: Monday 9th December 2024
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply_
- SAHMRI is a member of the Athena SWAN Science in Australia Gender Equity program. We have been awarded Bronze status for our commitment to advancing the careers of women, trans andgender diverse individuals in STEMM._

Equity & Diversity at SAHMRI

At SAHMRI, we live our commitment to equity and diversity every day: respecting people as individuals and valuing differences to create a working environment that is fair and flexible, promotes personal and professional growth and benefits from the capabilities of a diverse workforce.