Position is contingent upon funding.

Job Responsibilities

Biostatistics and Data Science Collaboration

• Collaborate with faculty investigators, residents, and fellows on research projects across the full study lifecycle, from study conception through dissemination.
• Provide consultation on study design, cohort definition, feasibility assessments, and analytic strategy.
• Serve as statistical lead and analytic strategist across research projects, including development of analysis plans, selection of appropriate methodology, and communication of findings through written reports and presentations.
• Apply advanced statistical methods, machine learning, and data science techniques to address complex clinical and translational research questions.
• Identify research opportunities aligned with departmental priorities and translate clinical questions into rigorous research designs.
• Conduct and oversee data management and statistical analyses supporting departmental research initiatives.
• Provide methodological leadership and substantive intellectual contribution to manuscript development.
• Contribute to grant proposals and clinical trial design, including statistical sections, study design consultation, and power/sample size calculations.

Research Data Infrastructure and Engineering

• Lead the design, evaluation, and evolution of the department's centralized research data infrastructure supporting neurosurgical research, scalable analytics, and machine learning workflows.
• Assess existing datasets and workflows to identify inconsistencies, redundancies, and opportunities for improved data organization and accessibility.
• Architect and maintain data pipelines integrating Epic Clarity and other internal or external data sources.
• Govern data integrity, platform lifecycle, and scientific data stewardship for departmental research data assets.
• Develop curated analytic datasets and standardized variable definitions to support reproducible research.
• Enable investigators to access well-structured data resources for research and analytic projects.
• Collaborate with institutional data partners (e.g. Penn DnA) to align departmental data infrastructure with enterprise data strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 4 to 6 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Job Location - City, State

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School

Perelman School of Medicine