Lead Staff Biostatistician

1 Inventa Place Silver Spring, MD 20910

 

Kids Are Our Everything.

 

Department

10445 Biostatistics&Study Methodlogy

 

Pay Range

$110,052.80 - $183,414.40

 

 

The Lead Staff Biostatistician will work closely with faculty and staff to design, implement, and analyze research projects among pediatric populations. This individual will play a key role supporting translational science investigators and residents.

 

Minimum Education
Master's degree in Statistics, Biostatistics or Epidemiology (Required)
PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics or Epidemiology (Preferred)

Minimum Work Experience
8 years' total relevant experience including statistical support for grant proposals, data analysis and results reporting, and scientific publication. (Required)

Required Skills/Knowledge
Technical Skills
• Advanced proficiency in a MAC or Windows environment
• Expert-level programming and data analysis skills in R, SAS or STATA
• Extensive experience in building analyzable datasets from data management systems such as REDCap
Scientific & Analytic Skills
• Demonstrated ability to select and apply appropriate statistical methods using diverse clinical datasets
• Expertise in validating and interpreting results from journal articles and analytic output
• Deep domain experience with clinical data and patient reported outcome data
Collaborative and Professional Skills
• Exceptional organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to present data and results clearly to mixed technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with clinicians, bench scientists, and cross-disciplinary teams.
• Commitment to open science practices, including reproducible code, shared documentation, and collaborative problem-solving.
• Attention to timelines, reproducibility, and scientific integrity.
• Ability to plan and execute analyses involving machine learning, modeling and longitudinal assessments.
• Organized, self-directed, and team oriented.
• Track record of mentoring junior staff
Interpretation and Communication Skills
Experience understanding and interpreting methods and results from journal articles
Experience presenting data and results clearly to mixed technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience writing up results from analytic output for posters and manuscripts

Functional Accountabilities

Conduct of Research
• Consistently demonstrate adherence with the standards for the responsible conduct of research
• Maintain confidentiality of data as required.
• Plan, conduct, and manage research and/or research intervention projects within the federal and institutional regulations and policies in collaboration with a principal investigator.
• Responsible for appropriate use of research funds and resources.
Study Design Support
• Support investigators with the development of study aims and research hypotheses.
• Provide design suggestions and alternatives to investigators for answering their aims including assessment of appropriateness and feasibility.
• Participate in grant writing as a collaborator with the principal investigator and write the statistical considerations section of a grant or a statistical core for larger grants such as program projects or center grants
• Develop the statistical considerations and analysis methods and the sample size considerations for a study. May supervise a staff statistician for actual calculations.
• Guide the data management team regarding proposed study in terms of database design.
• Review electronic case report form design to ensure that all evaluations in the study are being captured correctly in the case report forms.
Data Analysis
• Develop the detailed statistical analysis plan (SAP) based on the Division's Standard Operating Procedure for all studies requiring a plan.
• Perform or oversee a staff biostatistician performing statistical analyses and produce graphs.
• Summarize results and write technical reports to be provided to investigators, as well as write applicable sections (methods, results) for papers.
• Assist investigators with the implementation of analysis plans and the interpretation of results in preparation for publications of research findings. Collaborate in producing manuscripts and conference presentations.
• Collaborate in producing manuscripts and conference presentations.

Benefits That Support You:

• Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day.
• Financial wellness support, including a 401(k) plan and healthcare and dependent care spending accounts.
• Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans.
• Additional perks, including tuition assistance, fitness resources, employee assistance, commuter benefits, and more.

Why Join Us:

• Nationally Recognized Excellence – Consistently ranked among the Top 10 Children’s Hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
• Leading Pediatric Care – One of the largest and most comprehensive children’s hospitals in the country, offering nationally ranked specialties and cutting-edge treatments.
• Innovation & Research – A premier academic medical center with a strong commitment to pediatric research, education, and advancing the future of child health.
• Mission-Driven Culture – Dedicated to providing family-centered care while fostering a collaborative, supportive environment for clinical teams.

 

The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children’s National believes an individual’s base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children’s National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual’s combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children’s National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.

 

Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your RightsPay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.

 

Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.