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General Purpose:

The Yale/Yale New Haven Hospital Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) is a leading national outcomes research center dedicated to transforming healthcare for the betterment of people and society by leveraging data, analytics and technology. We have assembled a talented, multidisciplinary group who are committed to developing solutions to the practical needs of medicine and healthcare. Our organization combines the highest academic ideals with a pragmatic approach that emphasizes the production of useful knowledge. We are distinguished by our creativity, dedication, experience and skills – and our commitment to having our work make a tangible difference to patients, the public and society.

Essential Duties:

• Develops operational procedures for collection, editing, verification, and management of statistical data
• Develops and implements relevant statistical programs to incorporate data from multiple projects
• Designs comprehensive relational databases with working knowledge of the scientific applications impacting on the data analysis and reporting
• Assists faculty and other research professionals with the formulation and description of appropriate statistical methods
• Evaluates research studies and recommends statistical procedures to analyze the data
• Carries out comprehensive statistical analysis for a broad spectrum of types of data and types of studies
• Integrates the research methodologies of multiple projects into bio-statistical analyses
• Prepares reports summarizing the analysis of research data, interpreting the findings and providing conclusions and recommendations
• Presents talks, seminars, or other oral presentations on the methodology and analysis used in scientific studies
• Assists investigators in preparation of research grant applications by writing research methods sections pertaining to acquisition, analysis, relevance and validity of data
• Participates in the preparation of manuscripts that are submitted for peer reviewed publication
• May supervise and provide training for lower level or less experienced employees

Required Education and Experience:

Master’s degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, or relevant field. Four or more years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Coursework in longitudinal data analysis, including survivorship methods and random effects models
• Advanced knowledge and related work experience utilizing SAS programming (SUDAAN, BUGS, S+, MSAccess) in longitudinal research investigations and biostatistical data analysis. Proficiency in fitting generalized linear models and mixed models
• Well-developed analytical, organizational, oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work with investigators having differing clinical and epidemiological backgrounds
• Reliable, professional and flexible.

Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills:

• PhD degree preferred
• Publishing history as co-author and primary data analyst
• Proficiency in work with Medicare databases, with specific experience with CMS National Quality Improvement Project databases

We invite you to discover the excitement, diversity, rewards and excellence of a career at Yale University. One of the country's great workplaces, Yale University offers exciting opportunities for meaningful accomplishment and true growth. Our benefits package is among the best anywhere, with a wide variety of insurance choices, liberal paid time off, fantastic family and educational benefits, a variety of retirement benefits, extensive recreational facilities, and much more.