Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine is highly experienced statistician to support a growing program. The Program Director works primarily within cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis therapeutic areas so familiarity with pulmonary diseases is highly desired.

A Lead/Senior Statistician is sought to support development of research concepts, draft appropriate portions of protocols and grant proposals, perform research data analysis, and assist in manuscript preparation.
 

Analysis and cleaning of Data

• Writing programs to clean data and perform statistical analysis in R, SAS, Stata, and/or Python.
• Perform statistical analyses using a variety of statistical models and methods, including generalized linear models (e.g., linear, logistic, and count regression), survival analyses, mixed models, and machine learning techniques.  Capacity to adapt to novel model execution is required. 
• Procuring external data sources needed to supplement studies (e.g., data from electronic medical record, national registries, etc.).
• Documentation and organization of a range of datasets, including those generated from primary collection and data from large databases, and both prospective and retrospective data as applicable.
   

Manuscript/Presentation contributions

• Manuscript-level writing and presentation of analytic methods and results.
• Creating high quality data visualizations for data briefs, grants, manuscripts, or presentations.
• Co-author manuscripts and other publication level materials by drafting Methods/Results sections and summarizing statistical findings. 
   

Protocol, proposal, and database design

• Contribute to study design decisions, including sample size justification, analytic approach, and variable selection and definition.
• Work with others to help implement study protocols into REDCap databases, consider the data structural design, and work with analysis-ready exports.

Other duties as assigned
 

• Minimum of a Master's degree in Statistics, Public Health (Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Health Services), or related field. (Senior level) PhD degree in Statistics, Public Health (Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Health Services), or related field is preferred. (Lead)
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience is required for the Senior level position, and 5-8 years of relevant work experience is required for the Lead level position.
• Highly motivated, organized, autonomous person with excellent multi-tasking ability and record-keeping.
• Must be able to program, manage data, and conduct statistical analyses using statistical software packages. R programming proficiency is required; additional skills in SAS, Stata, and/or Python are desirable.
• Demonstrated data management skills and experience preparing data for analysis.
• Solid grounding in statistical theory and willingness to learn and apply new methods and approaches.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. 
• Exceptional ability to independently prepare correspondence and write/edit/produce reports.
• Professional demeanor and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with a multidisciplinary team. 
   

• Experience with complex survey samples, and administrative and clinical claims data.
• Pulmonary clinical experience and/or knowledge.

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world's most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

What Benefits can you Look Forward to?

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

This position is for a hybrid work schedule with on-site days as needed.

This position may be underfilled at a lower classification depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.