Statistician

Statistical Analyst / Statistician

Orange County, CA

A global leader in clinical diagnostics is currently seeking a talented statistical analyst to assist in biotechnological services.

The main responsibilities include collaborating with biologists, bioinformaticians, and clinicians to design statistical analyses; perform statistical support to genetic analyses in family, cohort, and case-control studies to evaluate genetic and environmental associations with clinical phenotypes; determine variables to be studied and sample size; discuss statistically valid data collection methods; gathering and analyzing data to yield meaningful conclusions about important questions; assisting with the preparation of statistical analysis plan (SAP).

The candidate must be living in USA

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

-A Master's Degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Mathematics, or related field with at least 2 years of related experience.
-Extensive experience in statistical classification/supervised learning and feature/variable selection techniques, such as LDA, KNN, and etc.
-Knowledge of biology, such as genetics, genomics, and molecular biology
-Proficient in R
-Experience in databases and SQL query
-Excellent oral and written communication skills
-Experience with cancer biomarker discovery is a plus

This is an excellent opportunity to become a part of an expanding organization within the field of molecular diagnostics.

Key Words: Statistics, Biostatistics, R, Genetics
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