Biostatistician
The Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies (FOCs) is comprised of industry-recognized government service firms designated as Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO)-owned and 8(a) certified businesses. The Family of Companies (FOCs) includes Ke`aki Technologies, Laulima Government Solutions, and Kūpono Government Services. Alaka`ina Foundation activities under the 501(c)3 principally benefit the youth of Hawaii through charitable efforts which includes providing innovative educational programs that combine leadership, science & technology, and environmental stewardship.
Ke`aki Technologies is looking for a qualified Biostatistician/Clinical & Medical Informatician to provide Subject Matter expertise and practice in statistical design, sampling, methodologies, and statistical/bioinformatics analysis of biomedical research projects at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC).
Activities include:
· Usage of knowledge from computer science to manipulate and process complex research and medical data in support of biomedical research protocols.
· Usage of data management to capture information pertaining to biological and cellular activities based on molecular biology or related research.
· Consult and collaborate with basic science and clinical research groups within BAMC, the Institute of Surgical Research (ISR), universities and private sector research facilities to facilitate the gathering and sharing of relevant intellectual knowledge, expertise, and data.
· Expert knowledge of and skill in applying statistical formulas to recommend data quality program changes or using the statistics for interpreting and making changes to existing health policies.
· Provide consulting support for study design and statistical analysis; with limited or extensive consultations and proposal development.
· Provide Protocol review and editing, with limited or extensive consultations and proposal development.
· Provide Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) writing, with limited or extensive consultations and proposal development.
· Provide Dataset Management Consultation, with limited or extensive consultations and proposal development.
· Provide Data Validity Reporting, with limited or extensive consultations and proposal
· Provide Table Generation not limited to the following Table types: Demographics, Efficacy, Safety, Disposition and Experimental Results.
· Provide Hypothesis Testing, with limited or extensive consultations and proposal development.
· Provide Result Reporting and Graphic Generation, with limited or extensive consultations and proposal development.
· Provide Post Hoc Analysis and Post Hoc Analysis Reporting, with limited or extensive consultations and proposal development.
· Provide Poster Creation and Manuscript Reviews, with limited or extensive consultations and proposal development.
Required Skills and Experience:
· The work of the Biostatistician/Bioinformatician involves applying information technology to biological, medical, and health research. Computational and statistical tools are used to gather and analyze data in fields such as medical, population, biology, genetics, and pharmaceutical development. The work at BAMC involves consulting and applying a full range of technical statistical and bioinformatics services in fields that may include medical, microbiology, virology, toxicology, organic and analytical chemistry, biostatistics and managerial statistics.
· Provides expert consultations on statistical design and data collection, and conducts a variety of bioinformatics work to include: data processing, analyzing and interpreting high‐throughput biological and medical data with emphasis on next‐generation sequencing (NGS) data, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, statistical data analysis, clinical data integration, statistical modeling, machine learning, metagenomics, ecology, phylogenetics, population genetics, evolutionary biology, data mining, advanced analysis method development, data structure and algorithm development, database development and maintenance, software and IT solutions.
· Specialized knowledge of advanced mathematics, statistics and statistical theory, concepts, and principles, physiology, genetics, chemistry, biology, microbiology, computational biology and genomics to provide consultative and/or advisory services. In addition, the work requires advanced data and database management, e.g. capability of collecting, organizing and analyzing large amounts of data, computer science skills, and software programming.
Degree/Education/Certification Requirements:
A Ph.D. degree is required of the Bioinformatics Scientist.
Clearance:
NAC Security clearance is required for scope of work.
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