National Cancer Institute – Mathematical statistician
Company NameNational Cancer Institute
Position TitleMathematical statistician
Company Information
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is part of the National Institutes of Health and is considered the federal government's principal agency for cancer research. The Biostatistics Branch is organizationally located within the Biometric Research Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, NCI. The Biostatistics Branch is responsible for statistical leadership and oversight for the national program of therapeutic and diagnostic clinical trials of the NCI, as well as translational research in developmental therapeutics, diagnostics and cancer imaging. Members of the Biostatistics Branch are primarily doctoral level statisticians who are experts in the development, evaluation and application of state-of-the art methods for the design, monitoring and analysis of clinical trials evaluating new therapeutics and precision medicine approaches. The Biometric Research Program is an integral component of NCI that supports NCI's overall mission by enhancing the rate of promising scientific discoveries, and efficiency of their translation, to advance clinical care to reduce the burden of cancer in the United States and around the world.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Biostatistics Branch (BB) within the Biometric Research Program (BRP) of the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (DCTD) (https://dctd.cancer.gov) of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is seeking candidates with preferably a Ph.D. in Statistics, Biostatistics or equivalent.
The candidate will be a member of the Biometric Research Program (BRP) (https://dctd.cancer.gov/programs/brp) and will collaborate with NCI investigators in the DCTD Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP) (https://dctd.cancer.gov/programs/ctep), Cancer Imaging Program (CIP) (https://dctd.cancer.gov/programs/cip), Cancer Diagnosis Program (CDP) (https://dctd.cancer.gov/programs/cdp), and potentially other NCI programs, including the NCI Center for Cancer Research (https://ccr.cancer.gov). The candidate’s responsibilities may include coordination with DCTD senior staff in the development and review of national clinical trials evaluating new therapeutics and diagnostics. The candidate will conduct research on statistical issues arising in clinical and translational science, including clinical trial design, management and analysis, diagnostics development, and other important topics related to cancer research. Candidates with interest in clinical trial design and molecular/imaging characterization of cancer are especially encouraged to apply.
Position Qualifications
NCI is seeking candidates with preferably a Ph.D. in Statistics, Biostatistics or equivalent, and having experience and accomplishments relevant to the position duties.
Salary RangeCompensation for the positions is commensurate with the individual’s qualifications and experience as permitted within Federal Government appointments.
Benefits
Standard U.S. federal employee benefits.
Position or Company Websitecancer.gov
Application Instructions
Please submit your C.V. and a statement of interest to Dr. Boris Freidlin, Biometric Research Program, National Cancer Institute at freidlinb@ctep.nci.nih.gov with “BRP math stat position” in the subject line.