Job Description

Position: Senior Collaborative Statistician

Department:  NYU School of Global Public Health - Biostatistics 

Supervisor: Dr. Alex Dahlen

Employment Dates: January 6 , 2025 - December 19, 2025

Schedule: Full-Time / Hybrid

The School of Global Public Health (GPH) and the Biostatistical Consultation and Collaboration Core (BC3) is recruiting a PhD-level Senior Collaborative Statistician. The position is full time (40 hours/week) and in-person at least 3 days a week.

• Provide statistical support on collaborative projects within GPH and other NYU schools.
• Assist with statistical consulting across various projects.
• Design and execute statistical analysis plans.
• Communicate results clearly through written reports and data visualizations.
• Take ownership of statistical work on projects with minimal supervision.
• Participate in regular meetings with investigators to discuss project progress.
• Contribute to weekly team meetings, providing updates and feedback to fellow statisticians.
• Other duties as assigned

For more information about the BC3, see our website:  

• Eligible candidates must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in statistics, biostatistics, or a related field.
• Candidates must be comfortable applying a range of statistical modeling techniques, and are expected to learn what they don?t know on the job. They should have practical experience implementing at least one of following: survival data analysis methods; analysis of longitudinal and repeated measures data; methods for handling missing data; causal inference techniques; analysis of adaptive clinical trials; use of linear and non-linear models; use of non-parametric and parametric statistical methods; etc.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required, as the position involves independent communication and collaboration with physicians and scientists, typically leading to publications in medical and scientific journals.
• Candidates must have expertise performing statistical analyses using a statistical software such as R or Python.
• Ideal candidates will be passionate about open science, reproducibility, and scientific ethics.

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This position is funded through the end of August 2025, with options to extend subject to performance and funding availability; The exact start date is flexible, and applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

Feel free to email with any questions: alex.dahlen@nyu.edu

In compliance with NYC?s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $73,000 - $95,000. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate?s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

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