We have an open biostatistician position, described below.  If anyone is
interested please contact David Schmeidler at
dschmeidler@immunetolerance.org.  Thanks for your attention.

 

Location: Bethesda, MD

 

Full Time

 

Job Summary

Working closely with clinicians, statisticians, biologists and
bioinformaticans, the incumbent will provide statistical consultancy and
guidance in experimental design and approaches to analyzing data to the
functional areas of the Immune Tolerance Network (ITN). The incumbent
will contribute to the development of novel methods, as well as the
application of these and existing methods, to solve complex problems in
genomics, proteomics and statistical genetics. An initial area of focus
will be flow cytometry and gene expression analysis.

 

Qualifications

Required qualifications for this position include a Master's degree or
Ph.D. in Biostatistics, Applied Mathematics, or related field; Knowledge
of advanced statistical methods; Solid background and experience using
statistical approaches to analyze large data sets; Experience with
parametric and non-parametric tests; Understanding of supervised and
unsupervised machine learning algorithms; Knowledge of microarray
technology is helpful. Ability to clearly communicate ideas and results
of analyses with researchers of various backgrounds; Ability to work
well in a team environment; Excellent organizational and computer
skills. Excellent written and verbal communications skills. 

 

Preferred Qualifications

Programming skills in R, S-PLUS, or SAS; Some biology background is
preferred. Experience with Affymetrix technology is a plus; Knowledge of
Bioconductor/R is a plus. 

 

Immune Tolerance Network

The Immune Tolerance Network (ITN) is a collaborative research effort
that solicits, develops, implements and assesses clinical strategies and
biological assays for the purposes of inducing, maintaining and
monitoring tolerance in humans for kidney, liver and islet
transplantation, autoimmune diseases and allergy & asthma.  The ITN is
funded by the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases,
the National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.  It is headquartered at the
University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and maintains satellite
offices in Bethesda, MD and Pittsburgh, PA.  

 


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