Telethon Institute for Child Health Research Hiring for Biostatistician Job at Australia Full Time

The Opportunity
Here at Telethon Kids our vision is simple; Happy, Healthy kids!

The Biometrics team here at Telethon Kids supports a wide variety of child health research projects being led by passionate researchers and is a platform that incorporates the expertise of both our Biostatistics and Data Services functions, with the aim of providing a comprehensive experience from data collection through to data analysis.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Biostatistician to work with our researcher’s providing study design advice and analytical support, ensuring their data is structured and analysed appropriately to provide data driven insights helping us on our mission, to improve the health, development, and lives of children.

The Role
Reporting to the Manager, Biometrics, this encompassing role will see you (in a consultative framework) liaise with a wide range of people across the Institute including students, professors, clinicians and health professionals to provide research groups with ready access to expertise, guidance, and analytical capacity.

You duties will include but will not be limited to:

• Liaise with researchers to develop statistical analysis plans, including estimate resourcing requirements.
• Carry out analysis on research data using a reproducible research framework (typically selecting the appropriate statistical methodology to apply).
• Preparing clear summaries of analysis results, including the preparation of results materials for publication in collaboration with the engaging researchers.
• Contribute to the preparation of research proposals, and grant and ethics applications.
• Assist in the reporting of results (writing peer-reviewed manuscripts)

Based at Perth Children’s Hospital, this role will be offered as a full-time position for 2 years.

About You

The successful applicant will have a degree majoring in statistics, maths, or other relevant discipline along with experience in the application of statistical methods to the analysis of health data. You will work well in a small team and be able to liaise with a wide range of stakeholders across the organisation.

Along with this you must be able to demonstrate the following:

• Proficiency with statistical software packages for the manipulation and analysis of data (strong preference for R skills).
• Experience with clinical trials data, modelling hierarchical and/or longitudinal data, analysis of linked health data, modern classification and regression techniques or any form of data mining.
• Knowledge of principals or experience in implementation of reproducible research and/or data science.
• Ability to liaise with health researchers from a range of backgrounds and levels of experience.
• Good time and project management skills, including maintenance of open communication regarding project progress; an ability to take responsibility for own work

We are driving inclusion and diversity as part of the way we work. If you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to submit your application.

Our Culture
Our aim is to create a workplace where people are respected and encouraged to fulfil their potential. We encourage a workforce that is innovative, eager to acquire knowledge and enhance skills; we embrace all employee differences and foster a culture that supports diversity and inclusion.

We value our people and in return, you will be rewarded with a competitive remuneration package and as a not-for-profit this includes salary packaging of up to $15, 899 (increases your take home pay!) and the opportunity to be part of a long-standing organisation.

We offer excellent training and development opportunities and generous staff benefits including flexible working conditions, Christmas shutdown as extra annual leave, paid parental leave, social activities and a health and wellbeing program.

How to apply
If you think that this is the right role and an exciting new challenge for you, please click on ‘Apply Now’ to navigate to our Career Site to view the Job Description and submit your application.

Your cover letter (no more than 2 pages) should specifically address your skills and experience outlined in the “About You” section above.

Applications will only be accepted through our career portal. If you are experiencing technical difficulties with our online portal, please direct your query to [email protected]

Contact Name: Matt Cooper

Contact Email: [email protected],au

Closing Date: 11/01/2022 – Telethon Kids reserve the right to hire prior to the closing date