Senior Biostatistician

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead biostatistician on assigned research projects, providing statistical leadership throughout the entire research lifecycle.
• Provide subject matter expertise and methodological consultation to biostatisticians, analysts, investigators, and research staff.
• Lead statistical and methodological design considerations for grant applications and research initiatives.
• Manage EHR data processes, including extraction, transformation, cleaning, validation, and the creation of research-ready analytic datasets.
• Develop advanced statistical programming solutions, including custom SAS macros, R functions, and reproducible analytic workflows.
• Collaborate on the writing, reviewing, and editing of manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals and the preparation of research reports.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, Epidemiology, Data Science, Public Health, Health Informatics, or a related quantitative field.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience with a Master's degree, or a minimum of 5 years of experience with a PhD.
• Advanced proficiency in SAS and R, including the development of automated analytical workflows.
• Demonstrated expertise in working directly with electronic health record (EHR) data and healthcare coding systems (e.g., ICD-10, CPT, LOINC, RxNorm).
• Proven experience in advanced statistical methodologies such as survival analysis, mixed-effects models, or longitudinal data analysis.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant quantitative field.
• Experience developing patient cohorts and computable phenotypes using clinical data.
• Past experience obtaining external funding as a Co-I or study biostatistician.
• Experience supporting observational research using real-world data (RWD) or clinical data warehouses.

About the Company

Loyola University Chicago is a Carnegie R1 research institution and one of the nation’s largest Jesuit, Catholic universities. We are dedicated to academic excellence, community engagement, and leadership in sustainability, educating ethical leaders who strive to create a more just and sustainable world.