Statistician

**Job title**:Statistician

**Department**:Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (CHÉOS) at Providence Health Care (PHC)

**Location**: St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC

**Salary**:Salary will be in accord with experience plus competitive benefits package including four weeks of paid vacation to start, extended health and dental plans, and membership in the Municipal Pension Plan

**Appointment status**:Full-time (37.5 hours/week), regular status, PHC position

**Desired Start Date**:As soon as possible

**Application Closing Date**:Open until filled

**Who We Are**

Bridging the gap between data, research, and care, CHÉOS is a collaboration between cross-disciplinary scientists and expert research staff evaluating the effectiveness of health interventions at the population level.

From assessing the cost-effectiveness of a new drug or treatment option to informing policy decisions that change how care is delivered, CHÉOS seeks to improve health outcomes for all.

**Our Commitments to You**

At CHÉOS, we are committed to providing an inclusive, dynamic, and cooperative work environment in which all members are encouraged to pursue personal and professional growth. We offer a competitive salary, and excellent benefits, including:

- A minimum of 4 weeks of paid vacation annually
- Paid time off between the December and January statutory holidays
- Other paid leaves to support health, wellness, and work-life balance
- Extended health and dental plans
- Membership in the Municipal Pension Plan plus employer-paid contributions

**The Role**

Under the supervision of Dr. Bohdan Nosyk, the Statistician will be embedded in the Health Economic Research Unit (HERU) and provide expertise in the design and analysis of health research studies. Major responsibilities include: leading and contributing to statistical analysis of health administrative data, literature reviews, manuscripts, research dissemination, and other research-related activities; providing statistical advice to faculty, staff, and students; developing statistical analysis strategies; performing data analysis and evaluation, and interpreting and summarizing analyses and results for research reports and publications.

The Statistician works closely with CHÉOS staff including physicians, epidemiologists, research nurses, research coordinators and assistants, data managers, biostatisticians, graduate students, and fellows.
- Performing data linkage between clinical and administrative health databases.
- Developing complex and customized queries for relational databases.
- Performing in-depth statistical analysis of health outcomes from observational studies, administrative databases, and clinical trials.
- Modelling complex health outcomes data using advanced statistical methods.
- Interpreting analytic output and explaining results to researchers.
- Developing interactive web apps for knowledge translation purposes.
- Evaluating the quality of research databases and collaborating with data managers to improve quality.
- Collaborating with other researchers and statisticians in the identification and completion of assigned research projects.
- Providing consultation to staff, faculty, and students on a variety of statistical topics including study design, analysis, use of statistical software, and interpretation of results.
- Assisting in the preparation of conference presentations, academic manuscripts, and technical reports, as required.
- Providing formal and informal instruction to researchers on statistical models and techniques.

**Skills and Qualifications**
- Master’s degree in Statistics or Biostatistics, or the relevant equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- A minimum of one year of recent related experience in biostatistics.
- Advanced knowledge of descriptive statistics, statistical inference, and modelling.
- Proven, advanced expertise with SAS® and R statistical software (STATA a plus).
- Experience with cleaning and analyzing data from relational, EAV databases (e.g., Oracle and REDCap) and large administrative databases.

**Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate**

This position is located within a healthcare facility. Therefore, this position requires successful verification of full vaccination against Covid-19 provided prior to the start date, as required by the provincial health mandate.

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday