Statistician - Entry

Working at Yale means contributing to a better tomorrow. Whether you are a current resident of our New Haven-based community, eligible for opportunities through the New Haven Hiring Initiative, or a newcomer, interested in exploring all that Yale has to offer, your talents and contributions are welcome. Discover your opportunities at Yale! Overview The Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive Diseases at Yale School of Medicine is seeking applications for a data scientist/statistician position. The selected applicant will work within a multidisciplinary team led by Dr. Catherine Mezzacappa to study chronic liver disease and liver cancer using large-scale, longitudinal electronic health record data. Principal Responsibilities: In collaboration with investigators, contribute to data infrastructure design to create efficient and durable curated data resources. Collaborate with clinical investigators on research projects by performing data cleaning and analysis using appropriate statistical techniques. Conduct analyses to generate preliminary data for research feasibility, grant proposals, and regulatory grant reporting requirements. Accurately document data curation and analytical approaches by creating detailed specifications for analysis files, consistency checks, tables, and figures. Required Skills and Abilities 1. Demonstrated experience with statistical software such as SAS, R, or STATA, and proficiency in data manipulation and analysis. 2. Strong analytical and writing skills with a background in mathematics, statistics, data science, or a related field. 3. Proven organizational skills, ability to multitask, and work independently. 4. Excellent written and oral communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. Preferred Skills and Abilities 1. Demonstrated experience with healthcare data and Electronic Health Records (EHR). 2. Knowledge of SQL programming language Principal Responsibilities 1. Performs a variety of duties involving the application of statistical skills to the design of research studies. Works as a member of a research team/study team to provide appropriate statistical input in the design, execution and analysis of studies. 2. Participates in the development of operations and procedures for the collection, editing, verification and management of statistical data. 3. Operates one or more systems of computer hardware and statistical analysis software for the management and analysis of data. Evaluates the statistical methods and procedures used to obtain data to ensure validity, applicability, efficiency, and accuracy. 4. Analyzes and interprets statistical data to identify significant differences in relationships among sources of information. 5. Processes large amounts of data for statistical modeling and graphic analysis, using computers. 6. Investigates, evaluates and prepares reports on applicability, efficiency, and accuracy of statistical methods used in obtaining and evaluation data. 7. Participates in the preparation of written and oral presentations that summarize the analysis of data, interprets the finding and provides conclusions and recommendations. 8. May perform other duties as assigned. Required Education and Experience Master's degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Job Posting Date 09/25/2026 Job Category Professional Bargaining Unit NON Compensation Grade Administration & Operations Compensation Grade Profile Associate (21) Salary Range $55,000.00 - $85,000.00 Time Type Full time Duration Type Staff Work Model Hybrid Background Check Requirements All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based   on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website. Health Requirements Certain positions have associated health requirements based on specific job responsibilities. 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