Senior Biostatistician/Faculty Scientist

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Job description

Summary

The Maine Medical Center Research Institute's Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) and MaineHealth seek to hire a faculty member with health-related research experience and expertise in biostatistics. We are seeking candidates at the level of Associate or Full Professor. They will also receive rank of appointment, within the Tufts University School of Medicine, commensurate with qualifications and experience. This position will have significant leadership and management responsibilities, and candidates with prior leadership experience are preferred. The position will involve significant consulting with and mentoring other faculty on relevant research methods, grant applications, and publications.

This faculty position will report to the CORE Director. CORE is a research center supporting the advancement of health services research and translational research at MaineHealth. CORE serves as the focal point for health care professionals, researchers and analysts from across MaineHealth to foster multidisciplinary collaborations that bring together our diverse skills and talents to pursue health services research and education. In addition, MMCRI and CORE cultivate strong research and educational collaborations with external partners including Northeastern University's Roux Institute, University of New England, University of Southern Maine, University of Vermont, Dartmouth, Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, The Jackson Laboratory, other health care delivery systems, community organizations, and state and local government agencies.

The successful candidate will lead the CORE Biostatistics group, including directly supervising a growing team of data analysts and data scientists. In addition to leading this team, the candidate will be funded to consult with faculty regarding applied research and will engage in collaborative research. They may also develop and conduct original methodological research if they desire. They will support proposals to secure external funding, and contribute to our educational mission including teaching post-docs and faculty across the various sponsored fellowships and other educational programs.

This is a full-time, 12-month position, to start as soon as possible with substantial non-grant secure funding for consultation and development roles. The Biostatistics group will be essential in achieving CORE and MMCRI's research and educational missions.

We seek experienced individuals with prior research experience and funding. Experience with federal funding (e.g., R awards at NIH/AHRQ or equivalent) is required. Specific areas of interest include expertise in pragmatic trials, step-wedge designs, longitudinal data, administrative claims data, survey data, causal inference, cluster-randomized trials, and analysis of electronic health records.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

Doctoral degree in relevant social, psychological or health sciences discipline.

5 years of experience as a Faculty Scientist II (or Assoc. Prof)

Outstanding interpersonal skills.

Visual acuity, manual dexterity, math skills and a scientific acumen are required.

Demonstrated ability to read, write, and speak English effectively

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Successful track record of R01 funding or equivalent research support

First or Senior author publications in major peer-reviewed social, psychological or health sciences journals

Evidence of national and international recognition in selected field as demonstrated by invited presentations at national and international social, psychological or health sciences meetings and invited reviews for major social, psychological or health sciences publications.

Demonstrated ability to design and conduct novel and potentially high impact social, psychological or health sciences experiments

Evidence of significant mentorship and teaching accomplishments such as serving as thesis advisor for graduate students

Evidence of significant institutional citizenship such as chairing a major committee(s)

Additional Information
Maine Medical Center is a Magnet designated 606-bed tertiary care and teaching institution. MMC is Maine's largest hospital and a state-wide health care resource. MMC offers outstanding career opportunities and quality of life in Portland.
MaineHealth is a not-for-profit integrated health system consisting of twelve local hospital systems, a comprehensive behavioral healthcare network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and over 22,000 employees. It is the largest health system in northern New England and provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire.

We offer benefits that support an individual's needs for today and flexibility to plan for tomorrow. Our package includes health and dental insurances, paid parental leave (available at most locations), retirement program, generous paid time off, and much more! Our comprehensive array of benefits are competitive, affordable, and include choices that meet specific, but ever changing, needs.

With a career at any of the MaineHealth locations, you'll be working with healthcare professionals that truly value the people around them - both within the walls of the organization and the neighborhoods that surround it. We are deeply invested in the wellbeing of our communities and employees. We believe in fostering a work environment of strong commitment, compassionate caring and continuous improvement. Our care - and the science behind that care - is top rate. Join us and your abilities will be challenged and enhanced as you take your career to another level.