Biostatistical Consultant I, Neurology

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career! 

JOB SUMMARY
Works under general direction to provide statistical consultation for faculty, staff, and students. 

This role collaborates with Dr. Salter, research staff, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure high quality study design, data integrity, and accurate interpretation of statistical findings. The consultant contributes to research development through statistical analysis plans, data management strategies, and analytical execution to support publications, presentations, grants, and regulatory submissions.

This position will perform statistical analyses and apply machine-learning techniques to biomedical datasets.  This role emphasizes statistical reasoning, interpretation, and communication.  Experience performing statistical analyses in a biomedical or healthcare environment preferred.  The ideal candidate will have proficiency in R or SAS for statistical modeling and data analysis; familiarity with supervised machine-learning methods (e.g., penalized regression, random forests, gradient boosting) and appropriate model validation practices; and, the ability to clearly communicate analytical findings to investigators and collaborators. A master's degree in biostatistics, statistics, bioinformatics, computer science (with strong statistical training, epidemiology, or related quantitative field) will be highly considered.

Job duties will include:

• Conducting data cleaning, preparation, and quality checks.
• Performing statistical analyses including regression, longitudinal modeling, survival analysis, hypothesis testing, and data exploration.
• Applying appropriate machine-learning methods to biomedical data with an emphasis on clinical relevance, interpretability, and reproducibility.
• Conducting model validation using established performance metrics and cross-validation techniques.
• Documenting all analytical steps following reproducible research practices.
• Producing tables, figures, and analytic summaries for investigators.
• Assisting with preparation of statistical portions of manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and grant applications.

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
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EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  Master's Degree In biostatistics or related discipline, or MPH with a concentration in biostatistics 
   

• Experience
  1 year In statistical consulting with preference given to experience working i