Statistician - Boston, United States - Costello Medical

Description

Role Summary:

• Responsibilities: You will be responsible for devising and performing statistical analysis plans and then communicating the methodologies and results of these to our clients in the healthcare sector
• Salary: $73,000 to $76,000 depending on qualifications and previous experience
• Benefits: Hybrid working options, generous holiday allowance, flexible working hours, private medical and dental insurance, 401K plan, life insurance, full funding for external training, comprehensive travel insurance and more
• Role Type: Fulltime, permanent
• Location: This role is available in our Boston office

About the Role:

Our Statistics team provide statistical and analytical expertise across Costello Medical, devising statistical analysis plans and performing data analysis within R, Excel, Stan, SQL and BUGS software.

They are also responsible for communicating the methodologies and results in both written and oral formats to drug and device manufacturers, and doctors.

The statistical analyses vary across patient-level clinical trial data, observational study (real-world) data, and published aggregate data, and involves a range of techniques such as basic statistical analysis of individual patient data, regression analysis, survival analysis and complex Bayesian network meta-analysis using both standard and emerging methods.

You will work in project teams alongside colleagues from all specialties to ensure that statistics projects are completed to an exceptionally high standard, on time and in line with client expectations.

You will receive training in the technical aspects of the role, project management skills and effective client communication.

Delivering project work requires close collaboration with clients and, following a successful induction period, you will increasingly participate in client calls and face-to-face meetings with external stakeholders.

A Day in the Life of a Statistician:

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Requirements:


About You:


Essential requirements for the role are:

• A degree level or higher qualification in a scientific or mathematical discipline (minimum GPA 3.3) with a focus on statistics and data analysis. A Masters or PhD would be highly advantageous
• Proficiency in the R programming language, and the willingness and ability to rapidly develop your programming skills
• The technical and mathematical ability, coupled with the written and oral communication skills, to explain complex techniques and results to nonexperts
• A willingness to trial, explore or recommend new software or techniques that may suit specific projects
• A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail, along with the ability to maintain a high level of customer service and the quality of deliverables under multiple competing demands
• A high level of organization, with the flexibility to respond to changing deadlines
• The ability to use your initiative and work independently, in addition to working collaboratively within project teams
• Excellent written English, which will be assessed during the selection process

Desired requirements for the role are:

• Experience with Python Stan, SQL
• Experience in and/or knowledge of medical data, clinical processes or trials

Benefits

About Costello Medical:

Costello Medical is a rapidly growing global healthcare agency specializing in medical communications, market access and health economic and outcomes research.

We work with a wide range of clients, including the industry's most successful pharmaceutical and medical technology companies, patient and public health bodies and charitable organizations.

Our mission is to be a community of the very best people, building trusted partnerships across the healthcare sector by delivering an exceptional service.

Our vision is to be a leading global partner consistently striving for meaningful and outstanding contributions that improve people's health and lives.

We are committed to our company values which are central to creating our fun, friendly and innovative workplace in which we strive to deliver the highest standards of quality.

As a result, we have been listed in The Top 100 Companies to Work For list for six consecutive years.

On 27th May 2022 Costello Medical received its certification as a B Corporation.

We are really proud of this achievement as it demonstrates that Costello Medical is meeting the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance.

We underwent a rigorous assessment that covered the whole of our business including employee benefits, charitable giving and sustainability. We believe this certification is external validation of our mission to be a force for good.


The Recruitment Process:

Our recruitment process includes a telephone interview with a member of our Talent Acquisition team. Following this, you will also be sent a technical assessment, using R programming, and a proofreading exercise that we ask you to comple