Ri-24-009 Biostatistician Methodologist

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

**Posting #RI-24-009**

**Posting Period - March 1 to March 15, 2024**

**POSITION: Biostatistician / Methodologist / Data Scientist**

**Clinical Research Unit**

**TERM**: Full-time (1.0 FTE), 2-year term

**SALARY**: Will commensurate with skills and experience

**REPORTS TO**: Director of Operations

Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (“CHEO RI”) is the research arm of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario - Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre (“CHEO”) and an affiliated institute of the University of Ottawa. CHEO is a beloved institution and workplace that is widely recognized for being an anchor in our community. CHEO RI works to create new knowledge and evidence to support CHEO in its provision of world-class care to our children. Our mission at CHEORI is to connect exceptional talent and technology in pursuit of life-changing research for every child, youth, and family in our community and beyond. CHEO is 2nd best employer in Canada (Forbes list 2024) and the best in the healthcare sector.

**CHEO RI has an immediate requirement for a Biostatistician/ Methodologist / Data Scientist.**
- Study design
- Statistical analysis plan design
- Data analysis in R
- Overseeing and mentoring other team members
- Scientific manuscripts
- Grants

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Partner with physicians and other child-health clinical researchers to design and implement research studies and analyze research data.
- Collaborate with CRU team members and researchers on study design, grant writing and data analysis.
- Write and review code in R to wrangle complex datasets and perform analyses.
- Mentor colleagues, analysts and interns
- Prepare and maintain documentation such as analysis plans, project reports and other technical documents.
- Participate in writing/reviewing manuscripts for publication in partnership with clinician-researchers and with biostatistical-methodological teams.
- Interact with research coordinators and investigators to understand requirements and to ensure that needs are met.
- Supervise, support and provide assistance to other statisticians and data analysts to ensure timely delivery of results.
- Participate in team initiatives to develop and refine standards of practice.

**QUALIFICATIONS, SKILL, AND ABILITIES**
- MSc or PhD in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, or equivalent (Essential)
- Research, clinical or operational data science experience (i.e., ≥ 2 year) (Essential)
- Knowledge of clinical research designs (Essential)
- Strong knowledge of statistical modeling for health research (Essential)
- Hands on coding/data analysis experience (in R, SAS, Matlab, Python, Stata etc.) (Essential)
- Strong verbal skills to present ideas clearly and concisely to non-technical clients (Essential)
- Strong interpersonal skills for research consulting (Essential)
- Strong organizational skills: ability to manage competing priorities (Essential)
- Strong communication skills (both written & spoken (Essential)
- Machine learning modeling for health research (preferred)
- Experience with R (Essential)
- Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor (Essential)

**WORKING CONDITIONS**
- Flexibility to work remotely in a hybrid work model that would include both remote work and on-site work.

**OTHER REQUIREMENTS**
- Eligible to work in Canada;
- Compliance with CHEO RI’s Universal COVID-19 Vaccination Policy; and
- Police Record Check.

**TO APPLY**

Applications will only be considered from those that are eligible to work in Canada. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those invited for an interview will be contacted.

**DESCRIPTION DE L’EMPLOI**

**Numéro d’affichage RI‑24‑009**

**Période d’affichage - du 1 mars au 15 mars 2024**

**POSTE : Biostatisticen(ne) / Méthodologiste / Scientifique en données**

**Unité de recherche clinique**

**DURÉE**: Temps plein (1,0 ETP), durée de deux ans

**SALAIRE **:Le salaire sera proportionnel aux compétences et à l’expérience.

**RELÈVE DE**: Directrice ou directeur des opérations

L’Institut de recherche du Centre hospitalier pour enfants de l’est de l’Ontario (« IR du CHEO ») est l’organisme de recherche du Centre de traitement pour enfants du Centre hospitalier pour enfants de l’est de l’Ontario situé à Ottawa (« CHEO ») et un institut affilié de l’Université d’Ottawa. Le CHEO est un établissement et un milieu de travail que nous chérissons et qui est largement reconnu comme une source de soutien dans notre collectivité. L’IR du CHEO vise à créer de nouvelles connaissances et de nouvelles données probantes pour appuyer le CHEO dans la prestation de soins de calibre mondial à nos enfants. Notre mission, à l’IR du CHEO, est de réunir des talents exceptionnels et des technologies dans la poursuite de recherches qui ont une incidence sur la vie de chaque enfant, jeune et famille de notre collectivité et ailleurs. Le CH