Vice-Chair, Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics/Associate Scientific Director, BBSR

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Summary

The faculty member will develop and maintain an active research program. The faculty member will support his/her research primarily through extramural grants and publish original research reports in peer-reviewed scientific journals. The faculty member will recruit and appropriately mentor research personnel within his/her research program. The faculty member will actively and collegially participate in the CCSG programs and the Moffitt Research Institute activities.The Independent Scientist Pathway is intended for tenure-track individuals who dedicate most of their effort to independent research. A portion of their effort is dedicated to educating future investigators, by teaching graduate students and medical students, and supervising postdoctoral fellows. These individuals will have their primary appointment in a Basic Science or Population Science department. They may have a secondary appointment in a Clinical Science department.

 

Whole Person Benefit Packages | Relocation Assistance |Start-Up Packages & Research Incentive Plans Moffitt Cancer Center, the top-ranked NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Southeastern United States, is seeking a faculty member in the tenure-earning rank of Associate/Senior Member (Associate/Full Professor equivalent) to be the Vice Chair for the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics and the Associate Scientific Director for the Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resource (BBSR).  Qualifications:  Successful candidates must have a Ph.D. in biostatistics, statistics, bioinformatics, informatics, biomedical informatics, computer science or related field and relevant cancer research training and experience.  Position Highlights:  The growing Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics and corresponding Shared Resource currently has 17 faculty and approximately 26 BBSR staff members engaged in a wide range of statistical and bioinformatics research and collaborations on clinical, translational, population and biological studies in cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, prognosis and survivorship, drawing on expertise in novel therapeutic and drug discovery, prognostic and predictive biomarker development, chemoprevention, microbiome, high throughput genomics, proteomics & metabolomics, next-generation sequencing, spatial biology, molecular epidemiology, behavioral interventions, comparative effectiveness research, clinical trial design, and precision medicine. Many of these projects draw upon Moffitt’s Total Cancer Care initiative, which provides access to a comprehensive set of clinical and molecular data on a large number of cancer patients.  The Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics is the largest academic department at Moffitt and one of three departments in the academic Division of Quantitative Sciences within the Moffitt Research Institute.  Alongside the Departments of Machine Learning and Integrated Mathematical Oncology, the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics offers a unique environment for quantitative scientists focused exclusively on cancer.  Institutional investments in the Moffitt Cancer Analytics Platform, high performance computing, and the Total Cancer Care Protocol offer unique resources for data-driven team science. The Ideal Candidate:  •    We seek candidates who have an outstanding history of peer-reviewed publications and funding in NIH-equivalent grant-supported research projects.  •    Preference will be given to applicants with an outstanding record doing team science or collaborative data science, specifically in cancer. •    Preference will also be given to applicants with excellent communication skills and experience in administration and leadership.  Responsibilities:  •    Collaborate on a variety of cancer research projects.  •    Build relationships to promote a collaborative environment.  •    Provide leadership of the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics and the CCSG funded Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resource. Academic rank beyond Associate Member will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. Appointment at the level of Associate / Senior Member requires a minimum of five years of experience at the Assistant / Associate Professor level. The position is tenure-earning.  Tampa is a thriving metropolitan