Biostatistician II

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Our employees are tasked with delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams. These results are achieved by:

• Independently executes statistical aspects of projects that meet client expectations.
• Provide one-on-one mentorship to new employees and coops.
• Assists in the training of junior statisticians to develop methodological expertise soft skills and other aspects of professional development.
• Development of statistical analysis plans.
• Conducts statistical analyses.
• Report development.
• Interpretation and dissemination of findings.
• Oversees and implements quality control activities.
• Lead or participate in the develop or modification of novel statistical analysis code.
• Creates maintains or extends R packages and R shiny applications to standardize common statistical routines and enable their accessibility using Git for version and BitBucket for collaboration.
• Participating in meetings with clients and/or internal project teams to lead discussions around statistical methods and to present results from analyses
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity equity and inclusion through continuous development modeling inclusive behaviors and proactively managing bias.
• All other duties as assigned.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

EXPECTATIONS OF THE JOB:

• Travel: Some travel may be required for meeting with clients stakeholders or off-site personnel/management
• Hours: Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week
  • Overtime and/or weekend/evening hours may be required to meet project deadlines

The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the expectations of the position and shall not be construed as the only expectations that may be assigned for the position.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the expectations listed above.

Qualifications :

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

The requirements listed below are representative of the experience education knowledge skill and/or abilities required.

• PhD or MSc in Biostatistics Statistics Epidemiology Health Economics or related field/thesis
• One to three years of direct work experience in health research health technology assessment market access or a related field OR equivalent combination of experience and relevant academic training/dissertation.
• Strong basis in fundamental statistical concepts and methods and familiarity with techniques such as development of meta-analysis indirect comparisons network meta-analysis predictive equations regression modeling propensity score analysis survival analysis (including parametric methods) longitudinal data analysis etc.
• Strong statistical programming skills with standard software including R WinBUGS/OpenBUGS SAS and/or STATA.
• Experience analyzing patient-level data from clinical trials and/or real-word observational data (eg surveys health administrative/claims databases electronic medical records).
• Ability to plan oversee and manage consistent coding conventions in complex projects.
• Technically competent with Microsoft Office including Word Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong attention to detail critical thinking analytical problem-solving and multitasking capabilities.
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a sometimes high-pressure environment.
• Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented collaborative environment.
• Ability to effectively interact and communicate with peers senior management and clients.
• Ability to effectively train and mentor junior employees.
• Ability to communicate effectively (spoken and written) in non-technical terms with project team members and clients.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• MSc or PhD preferred
• Professional work experience in the development of meta-analysis indirect comparisons network meta-analysis predictive equations survival analysis (including parametric methods) longitudinal data analysis and other hierarchical analysis techniques etc.
• Practical experience in the application of statistics in health technology appraisal health economics outcomes research or clinical data analysis is preferred but can be learned on the job.
• Proficiency in R programming and familiarity with reproducible workflows (eg git scripts AWS S3 Rmarkdown R Shiny RStudio Connect).
• Knowledge of Bayesian modeling Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) sampling and related software applications (eg Stan Jags OpenBugs WinBugs) is an asset but can be learned on the job.

Proficiency with computer programming software (eg VBA) or other role-related software

PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

The physical and mental requirements along with the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

Office: While performing the essential functions of this job the employee is frequently required to sit for longer periods grasp stand and/or sit for long periods of time (up to 90% of the shift) walk talk and hear; occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet with frequent interruptions and multiple demands.

Additional Information :

EVERSANA is committed to providing competitive salaries and benefits for all employees. The anticipated base salary range for this position is $84000 to $90000 and is not applicable to locations outside of the Canada. The base salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. Compensation will be determined based on relevant experience other job-related qualifications/skills and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). EVERSANA reserves the right to modify this base salary range at any time.

OUR CULTURAL BELIEFS

• Patient Minded I act with the patients best interest in mind.
• Client Delight I own every client experience and its impact on results.
• Take Action I am empowered and hold myself accountable.
• Embrace Diversity I create an environment of awareness and respect.
• Grow Talent I own my development and invest in the development of others.
• Win Together I passionately connect with anyone anywhere anytime to achieve results.
• Communication Matters I speak up to create transparent thoughtful and timely dialogue.
• Always Innovate I am bold and creative in everything I do

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From EVERSANAs inception Diversity Equity & Inclusion have always been key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths experiences and backgrounds who share a passion for improving the lives of patients and leading innovation within the healthcare industry. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity but also age disability status veteran status sexual orientation religion and many other parts of ones identity. All of our employees points of view are key to our success and inclusion is everyones responsibility.

EVERSANA is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified applicants. If you require an accommodation to participate in the recruitment and selection process please contact us at

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time

Experience: years
Vacancy: 1