Biostatistician Research Scientist
(Mid-Senior Level)
The
Department
of
Research &
Evaluation (R&E) at
Kaiser Permanente
Southern
California
(KPSC)
is
recruiting candidates
for a
Mid-to-Senior
level
Biostatistician
Research
Scientist
(equivalent to
an
Associate
or
Full
Professor). The
Biostatistician
Research
Scientist
will
direct
research
projects
independently
and
collaboratively
on a wide
range
of
research
initiatives,
internally,
federally
and
industry
supported.
Qualifications include a
Ph.D.
in
biostatistics
or
a
related
field.
Competent in
advanced research
methods
including
study
design
and
statistical
techniques
commonly
used
with
complex longitudinal
data
in
causal inference, comparative
effectiveness research, epidemiology,
health
services
research,
behavioral
science,
health
economics
or
related
fields.
Requires
at
least
7
years
of
experience
with
an established
track
record
serving
as
senior or
principal
biostatistician
on extramural grant
funding
and
scientific
publications
and
mentoring
junior
level
investigators.
The
Biostatistician
Research
Scientist:
♦
Designs,
develops,
and
directs
biomedical
and
biostatistical
research. Prepares
grant proposals
and
creates
analytic
plans
for
grant
proposals,
internal reports,
and
manuscripts
for
publication
in
high-
quality
peer review
journals
both
independently and
collaboratively.
♦
Contributes
to research
proposals. Serves as
mentor and/or
collaborator
on
grant
proposals
and both
externally
funded
and
internally
focused
research
projects.
♦
Develops
and
publishes novel
statistical methods
and
applications for
use
in
biomedical
research.
♦
Mentors
junior-level
research
scientists and post-doctoral
trainees.
♦
Provides
service to
the scientific
community
through
reviewing
manuscripts
for
publication
and serving
on
editorial
boards,
grant review panels,
and
national
boards
of
directors.
♦
Presents
at internal
and
national
and
international scientific
meetings.
♦
Maintains
awareness
of
scientific
developments
within
area
of
expertise, both
in
terms
of
new
methodology and
new
research
activities.
♦
Serves
on
and
may Chair
departmental
committees
based
on
experience
and
expertise.
♦
Teaches/lectures
in
internal
and
academic
settings.
KPSC
is
a leading
integrated
health
care
system
that provides comprehensive
care
for
approximately 4
million
members
of diverse race
and
ethnicity from Southern
California. The integrated
health
care
provided to
these
members
is
tracked
through
a system-wide
electronic health
record,
which
includes membership,
utilization,
vital
signs, laboratory
and
pharmacy records.
The
Department of
Research
Evaluation
has
access
to
unparalleled
data resources,
including
a
Research
Data
Warehouse
that combines
curated
EHR
data for
both
inpatient
and outpatient visits
with
additional
data from
external
registries
and
outside claims. In
addition,
the
Department
maintains
both a
Virtual
Data
Warehouse
and
the PCORnet
Common
Data
Model to
facilitate
collaboration
with
external
researchers.
By
joining
the KPSC research
team,
you
will
work with
other researchers in a
collegial
setting that fosters
public
domain
research, independent
thinking, and
adherence
to the highest
scientific
standards. R&E
investigators are
primarily
supported
by
grant and
contract
funding
from
federal
and
other external
sources,
especially
the National
Institutes
of
Health.
A
description of the
Department
of Research
& Evaluation
is
available
on
the web (https://www.kp-scalresearch.org/).
It
is
home
to
38
research
scientists and
clinician
investigators and
over
300 support staff. The department is
located
in
Pasadena,
a
community
of
140,000
residents
15 minutes
north
of
downtown
Los
Angeles.
Information about
the
community
can be
found at
https://www.visitpasadena.com/.
Interested candidates
should
submit their letter
of
interest
and CV
to
Dr.
Anny
Xiang
(c/o Jennifer.X.Wong@kp.org).
Principals
only.
Interested
candidates
should
submit their CV
online
at