Biostatistician in applied biostastitics

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics conducts research in epidemiology and biostatistics across a broad range of areas within biomedical science. The department is among the largest of its type in Europe and has especially strong research profiles in psychiatric, cancer, reproductive, pediatric, pharmaco, genetic, and geriatric epidemiology, eating disorders, precision medicine, and biostatistics.

Part of the success of our department is due to our collaborative spirit where one factor is that researchers at the Department share and co-finance common resources (e.g., IT and an applied biostatistics group). The department is situated at campus Solna. Further information can be found at http://ki.se/en/meb

Join our highly qualified team of biostatisticians in the Applied Biostatistics group (ABS) of the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics! In our team, you will take responsibility for scientific collaborations as an applied statistician in high-profile epidemiological research projects, as well as contributing to strategic departmental tasks in biostatistics and bioinformatics. The position offers large opportunities for professional development. Our team is embedded in the larger MEB Biostatistics group with nearly 40 staff including 4 professors of biostatistics.

Your mission

As a member of the ABS, you will work in research projects in a wide range of medical applications. Your main tasks are:

• Contributing statistical expertise to epidemiological research at MEB. This involves the responsibility of planning, design and analysis of studies, as well as interpretation and presentation of results in scientific articles in collaboration with researchers at the department.
• Providing practical support and supervision in statistics and programming for researchers and PhD-students
• Contributing to the development of research documentation procedures and/or collaborate with the IT department regarding statistical software and computational servers.
• Teaching (lectures and/or computer labs).

Your profile

We expect you to have a degree in statistics, mathematical statistics or a related field. We also expect you to have experience from epidemiological research and teaching. As working with people in other professions is a large part of this job, you need to be structured and self-reliant, and able to work on multiple projects in parallel. Excellent communication skills and good command of spoken and written English are important. We expect you to be motivated to expand your knowledge in biostatistics, epidemiology and medicine, and to share your knowledge with others.

A Doctor’s degree in biostatistics or epidemiology is an additional qualification for the position as well as good command of the Swedish language and experience in the following areas: collaborative research; cancer epidemiology; statistical consulting; the statistical software Stata; secure data management and research documentation.

What do we offer?

Choose to work at KI – Ten reasons why

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: Solna

Application

Welcome to apply!

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