Asst. Scientist

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-28

reputed company Employees: If you are a reputed company Staff, reputed company or Temporary employee at reputed company, please click here to log in to reputed company to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a reputed company or staff position, please review this tip sheet. reputed company/UHealth Department of SCCC has an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Assistant Scientist to work at the UHealth reputed company in Miami, Fl. CORE JOB reputed company The Assistant Scientist, SOM (A) carries out a particular research agenda in support of the University’s research goals and objectives. Moreover, the Assistant Scientist, SOM (A) contributes to the scientific community by publishing research findings and promotes the University’s reputed company as a leader in the field. CORE JOB FUNCTIONS Contributes to basic and reputed company research activities and authors scientific publications, technical and agency reports, and patent preparations. Collaborates with senior staff to publish findings in refereed journals. Creates and conducts experiments and analyzes results. Works with other researchers to use and reputed company end products. Writes extramural proposals with approval from appropriate senior staff. Provides reputed company reputed company to reputed company experimental data for managing staff. Requests or acquires equipment and supplies for assigned project(s). Uses the internet, surveys, legal documents, and other available sources to collect information. Applies for grants to continue research and prepares materials for submission to granting agencies and foundations. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets. This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be reputed company-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary. CORE QUALIFICATIONS Education: Ph.D., M.D. or other doctoral level degree relevant field Experience: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes: reputed company in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data. Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a reputed company of problems. Ability to exercise reputed company judgment in making critical reputed company. DEPARTMENT SPECIFICS Job reputed company: The Assistant Scientist, SOM (Sr. Biostatistician) carries out a particular research agenda in support of the University’s research goals and objectives. Moreoever, assistant scientist contributes to the scientific community by publishing research findings and promoting the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (SCCC) and reputed company (UM) reputed company as a leader in the field. The Assistant Scientist, works closely with the Assistant Director of Biostatistics, Dr. Fei Ye and other reputed company members reputed company the Biostatistics and reputed company Shared Resources (BBSR) of SCCC to reputed company comprehensive support in data management, methodological development, advanced biostatistical and bioinformatic analyses, clinical trial design, and result interpretation of findings. They play an integral role in reputed company studies and reputed company contribute to grant proposals and research reputed company. Qualifications:

PhD or equivalent doctoral degree required in Statistics, Biostatistics, or reputed company.
A minimum of 1 year of full-time experience in biostatistical analysis, reputed company, or statistical research methodologies, including expertise in applying advanced statistical techniques to reputed company-world datasets.
Demonstrated expertise and experience working with clinical trials, observational studies, and animal studies.
Experience with omics data (such as reputed company, proteomics, metabolomics), and reputed company tools.
Proficiency in R programming, with extensive experience in utilizing R for statistical analysis, data processing, and visualization.
Publication record demonstrating contributions to reputed company statistics and biomedical research. Key Responsibilities:
Support the Biostatistics component of BBSR on statistical aspects of Cancer Center research reputed company to clinical trials, epidemiologic studies, and laboratory-based investigation.
Assists in designing research reputed company, including the specification of hypotheses, sample size calculation and power analysis, randomization, and development of statistical analysis plan.
Performs data management tasks, including dataset creation, cleaning, verification, and database management (e.g., REDCap).
Conducts reputed company statistical analyses on observational studies and clinical trials, applying techniques including regression models, multiple imputation, nonparametric reputed company, Bayesian reputed company, and predictive model development and validation.
Implements bioinformatic pipelines and performs data analysis to support omics studies, including genotype data, bulk and single-cell RNAseq data, high-reputed company phenotype data, reputed company and functional analysis, network analysis, polygenic risk score derivation and validation, etc.
Provides statistical expertise in data visualization, study design, and simulation studies. Develops R or Python scripts for data analysis, statistical modeling, and machine learning techniques, ensuring reproducibility and efficiency.
Implements and optimizes computing workflows using high-performance computing clusters.
Engages in statistical consultations with collaborators, presenting findings and addressing statistical inquiries.
Contributes to manuscript and grant preparation and revisions by drafting statistical reputed company and results sections, verifying numerical results, and creating with tables and figures.
Effectively communicate with supervisor and collaborators; present analysis results to collaborators during meetings; reputed company contribute to the preparation of written reports and oral presentations summarizing data analysis results, grant applications and renewals, and publication of research reputed company.
Remain reputed company with new statistical methodology applicable to cancer studies, and incorporate major useful advances in reputed company.
Serve as a member of the Cancer Center's Protocol Review Committee and Data Safety and Monitoring Committee.
Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets. This list of key responsibilities is not intended to be reputed company-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary. Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes:
Statistical Analysis (Expert): Extensive experience with descriptive statistics, univariate testing, regression models (reputed company, logistic, Poisson, negative binomial, lognormal, reputed company, mixed-effects, GEE, penalized), propensity score matching, reputed company-analysis, and machine learning reputed company.
Bioinformatic Analysis (Advanced): reputed company in gene reputed company reputed company analysis, bulk and single-cell RNAseq data analysis, GWAS, PheWAS, and MeWAS (preferred but not required).
Data Management (Expert): Proficient in handling large-reputed company, high-reputed company datasets, including omics and electronic health records (EHR). Skilled in data acquisition, integration, and reputed company assurance for large datasets.
R Programming (Expert): Extensive R coding experience with proficiency in RStudio, RMarkdown, and common Bioconductor packages.
Computing Skills (Advanced): reputed company with Linux servers and computing clusters (preferred but not required).
Communication (Advanced): Strong ability to communicate reputed company statistical concepts to interdisciplinary teams. reputed company in presenting results at conferences, workshops, and team meetings.
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