We are hiring! CSTAT statistician

Hello! Thanks for your interest in our CSTAT’s Statistician opportunity! We're glad you're here. 

CSTAT support is sought by hundreds of researchers (faculty, staff, graduate students) at Michigan State University and by research collaborators from hospitals in Michigan. 

We support our collaborators by providing expertise and guidance on study design, statistical methods, interpretation of results, data management, conducting statistical analyses, and writing reproducible reports. We’d love you to be a part of that!  

Our team members choose to work in-person or have hybrid work arrangements (telecommuting is permitted up to 3 days per week); we appreciate a diverse team and know what it takes to ensure its success. 

We're looking for someone for a joint appointment (50-50) with the College of Human Medicine with interest in collaborations on research projects and grants. Together, we will increase our capacity for high quality, reproducible research output, develop our partnerships.   

We're looking for applicants who want to join a fun, passionate, and supportive group of people who enjoy working together and helping each other. Hopefully, that's you! 

Click HERE to apply now! 

In this role, you will: 

• Communicate and collaborate with faculty, staff, and medical students from the College of Human Medicine: 

• Participate in grant proposals and funded grants; 

• Participate in co-authoring manuscripts; 

• Provide statistical consulting and collaborations with external partners in the health care sector. 

We're looking for someone who: 

• Has a doctoral degree in statistics, biostatistics, or related quantitative/STEM field. 

• Has experience with applied statistical methodology (for example in health outcomes research or high dimensional data analysis) and has a strong interest in learning quickly on the job.  

• Has experience with data science consulting and research projects and is passionate about ongoing learning and keeping up with best practices. 

• Is comfortable working with multiple teams on tasks and taking the lead to see projects through to completion. 

Our Technology Stack 

Currently some of us are using: 

• R and Rstudio (most common), Quarto, MPlus, Qualtrics, SPSS, SAS, Python, SQL Server. 

• GitHub, GitLab, many things open science. 

  Benefits  

The biggest benefit of CSTAT is to be part of our awesome team. Our talented team members enjoy working with each other, growing with each other, and supporting each other. These benefits are also fantastic: 

• Professional Development: an annual allowance is provided to stay on top of your game with conferences, books, or membership in professional societies. 

• Equal opportunity and diversity: we value everyone, regardless of position or seniority, and like to see everyone maximize their impact on CSTAT and MSU. We are proud to embrace diversity and respect for each other. Different perspectives and backgrounds make us thrive and shine.  

• Technology: we provide computing equipment and software; access to MSU's high performance computing platform is available. 

• Flexible schedule: Flexibility in scheduling and hybrid work are possible. 

• Health care and other benefits: MSU benefits overview 

 

ABOUT CSTAT 

Get to know more about CSTAT and the team by clicking here: https://cstat.msu.edu 

  How To Apply 

We want to hear from you! You can apply for this position by filling out the application on the MSU HR website. Please attach: 

• A cover letter explaining your interest in CSTAT, statistics experience and commitment to DEI (max 2-3 pages).   

• A CV citing education, research experience, and professional development activities.   

• Contact information for three references (letters will only be solicited if you are selected for an interview). 

Qualified candidates will move on to video interviews to discuss the position in detail, meet the team, and talk through the fit. Feel free to contact us with questions!