The statistician will work in center's statistical unit by performing programming, data management, and analyses for national, state and local administrative and survey datasets from different sources. He/she will use SAS, Stata, R, as well as other statistical software to perform data quality control and imputation, construct variables, and to create tables, and reports. He/she will be expected to develop programs and automation for implementation of statistical procedures.
He/she will also be responsible for developing, and maintaining database architecture, and applications using programming languages such as R Shiny, SQL, VBA and others. The statistician will help design new workflows to automate survey data development and dissemination.
Percentage of Time:
100%
Shift Start:
8:00 am
Shift End:
5:00 pm
Qualifications for Position
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Qualifications
Required/Preferred
Bachelors or higher degree in statistics, mathematics, computer science, or related field with substantial statistical and programming training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Required
Demonstrated general programming skills.
Required
Demonstrated expertise in the utilization of statistical software to automate and reproduce statistical work.
Required
Demonstrated ability to use PC-based computing systems in a network environment. Proficiency with Microsoft Windows and Office software. Familiarity with the world-wide-web as an information resource.
Required
Knowledge of statistical analysis techniques and experience in data management.
Required
English communication skills to effectively communicate in oral and written form with all levels of people including, Principal Investigators, project managers, and co-workers of equal stature.
Required
Demonstrated organizational skills to set-up tracking systems, prioritize job duties, and track each assignment to a satisfactory completion.
Required
Demonstrated ability to work independently to perform tasks, investigate and solve problems.
Required
Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing priorities and circumstances while maintaining professional demeanor.
Required
Demonstrated ability to design, and construct Microsoft Access databases, and interact with them using SQL, and R.
Preferred
Demonstrated knowledge of R Shiny, VBA, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, C or other programming languages.
Preferred
Knowledge and experience in creating confidential and public analytical survey files including survey data quality control, data augmentation, data documentation, and data dissemination.
Preferred
Additional Posting Information
Bargaining Unit:
99-Policy Covered
Application Deadline:
07-29-2023
External Posting Date: