Statistician - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Department of Medicine, Solna, is one of the largest departments at Karolinska Institutet and consists of several divisions that are separated into different research groups. The Clinical epidemiology division is centered around clinical epidemiology where population-based health care data, often supplemented with information from medical records, biological samples and surveys, are used to address questions that aim to improve patient health care and clinical practice. The projects conducted at the division typically have a strong clinical anchoring.

We are now looking for a highly motivated biostatistician with excellent programming and data management skills to join our cancer epidemiology group in an ongoing national collaboration for register-based research in lymphoma.

Your mission

The candidate will perform database management and statistical programming in studies that aim to increase the understanding of lymphoma survival and survivorship issues. The candidate will also contribute to the planning of forthcoming epidemiological studies for example by assisting in the development of study protocols and statistical analysis plans (SAPs), programming and manuscript writing process.

The work will be performed in collaboration with oncologists, hematologists and other biostatisticians from Karolinska Institutet and other national collaborators. The candidate will be part of this multidisciplinary research team.

The working language for this position is English.

Your profile

The successful applicant should have:

• A Master degree in biostatistics or epidemiology.
• At least two years experience in performing statistical programming (preferably SAS and R).
• Documented experience (e.g. scientific manuscripts or thesis work) of applying advanced survival analysis in population-based cancer research.
• Experience from using Swedish health and population-register.
• Experience in performing reproducible research (e.g. from using GitHub and the open science framework or similar).
• Prior experience with lymphoma research is a merit.
• Excellent knowledge of spoken and written scientific English and strong presentation skills are essential.

In the assessment of the candidates, we place particular emphasis on interpersonal skills.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several good benefits through our collective agreement. And you get to practice freely in our modern wellness facilities, where trained staff are on site.

Location

The position is located within the Department of Medicine, Solna. The department consists of twelve divisions and each division consists of several research groups. The position is located within the research group Sandra Eloranta.

Group webpage: https://ki.se/en/meds/kep-cancer-epidemiology-group 

Application

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form. 

Permanent position is initiated by a six months trial period.

Want to make a difference? Join us and contribute to better health for all