Newton, Massachusetts: BIOSTATISTICIAN/PROJECT EPIDEMIOLOGIST, Inflexxion, Inc

BIOSTATISTICIAN/PROJECT EPIDEMIOLOGIST
POSTED: Jul 31
Salary: Open Location: Newton, Massachusetts
Employer: Inflexxion, Inc. Type: Full Time - Experienced
Required Education: Masters

Description
BIOSTATISTICIAN/PROJECT EPIDEMIOLOGIST

Inflexxion, Inc., a technology-based behavioral health research and development company located in Newton, MA, is seeking an statistician/epidemiologist to assist with all aspects of a large, project involving ongoing, national surveillance of drug abuse. The successful candidate will have an interest in innovative applied research and a desire to work within a dynamic, creative, and fast-paced environment.

Position:

The Biostatistician/Project Epidemiologist at Inflexxion is a “hands on” position that provides statistical and epidemiological input on study and project design, helps develop statistical and data SOPs, conducts analyses, and prepares regular reports.

Responsibilities: ** Assist team in developing study and project design. ** With input from team and consultants, conduct analyses of data for ongoing surveillance, as well as for selected projects as assigned ** Assist with development and maintenance of Inflexxion databases ** Obtain, maintain and analyze national databases ** Manage data deliverables, effectively delegate tasks, track timelines, and monitor budgets ** Work with team to prepare manuscripts, reports, and presentations for scientific conferences ** Present results at conferences and to stakeholders. ** Develop and maintain statistical and data SOPs.


Requirements
Requirements: ** Master’s Degree, ABD with at least 3 years experience or PhD in epidemiology, biostatistics, statistics, quantitative psychology, public health or related area with a specialization in statistics and experimental design. (New doctoral degrees welcome to apply). ** Excellent writing and communications skills required. ** Ability to write technically for reports, manuscripts, and grant/proposal applications, as well as non-technically for presentation to non-scientific audiences. ** Expertise with principles of research and epidemiological methodologies ** Facility with small- and large-scale database management ** Familiarity with disease and/or drug abuse surveillance (temporal, spatial, and spatiotemporal surveillance) a plus ** Strong skills in SAS or SPSS ** Skills in ArcGIS a plus ** Team-oriented and able to work within a collaborative environment. ** Contract Research Organization (CRO) experience a plus ** Experience with the pharmaceutical industry and/or the FDA a strong plus
Employer Information
About Inflexxion, Inc.

Inflexxion®, Inc. finds new ways to shape the way people think about health. Behavioral psychology can greatly impact the perceptions, attitudes and actions of patients, caregivers and health care professionals, and allow them to more effectively confront medical conditions and addictions. Our unique blend of behavioral and medical scientists with creative learning....more info

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