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Description:

The Division of General Internal Medicine in the Department of Medicine has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time Research Scientist/Engineer 4.  

POSITION PURPOSE 
The Research Scientist/Engineer 4 will serve as a biostatistician addressing substantively important questions on Alzheimer’s disease and the aging brain in aging bodies in several studies currently underway with Paul K. Crane and his lab (CPAAN; Center for Psychometric Analyses in Aging and Neurodegeneration). The position will include conducting data analyses, integrating data management, assisting with and taking the lead on manuscript writing, planning sophiscated projects, and assisting with the preparation of grant proposals. There will be tremendous opportunity to grow as part of a very productive team. The Research Scientist/Engineer 4 will be able to learn new methods from senior staff, and to develop independent research, if desired. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 
Prepare analytic datasets from complex data sources (30%) 
 

• Oversee code review and other quality control for the data manager. 
   
• Communicate closely with research study personnel regarding changes and updates within the project. 
  
  Design, conduct, and write up appropriate statistical analyses (30%) 
   
• Harmonize cognitive data from various research centers, including quality check and cooperative maintenance of the item bank. 
   
• After any necessary training, perform sophisticated statistical analyses of complex cognitive testing and other psychometric data using structural models. 
   
• Collaborate with other investigators nationally and internationally on a variety of projects; identifying, developing and applying recent and new methodology; contribute to the organization and content of national and international meetings and workshops. 
   
• Plan and conduct a wide variety of data analyses, including developing analytic datasets, compiling results files, generating figures, and preparing tables. Models will include, but not limited to, survival analysis and mixed models, with careful diagnostics. Selection weights and techniques for missing data will be necessary. 
  
  Write scientific manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals (30%) 
   
• Write scientific manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals in collaboration with relevant investigators at the University of Washington and at other institutions, foreign and domestic. 
  
  Conduct preliminary statistical analyses and power calculations for grant proposals (10%) 
   
• Conduct preliminary statistical analyses and power calculations for grant proposals.