Assistant Research Biostatistician

About Us:

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized compassionate expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent diagnose and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians who go on to pursueour missionat MSK and around the globe.

Exciting Opportunity at MSK: Statistical Programmer / Biostatistics Analyst

Join MSKs research team and play a key role in supporting clinical and statistical research through programming data management analysis and collaboration. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with investigators clinicians and biostatisticians to generate meaningful insights that advance scientific discovery and improve patient outcomes.

Role Overview:

• Develop and maintain application programs within statistical software packages to support clinical and research studies.
• Perform data manipulation create new variables and program standard and non-standard statistical analyses.
• Translate statistical algorithms into accurate reproducible programs.
• Test debug and maintain well-documented code.
• Create manage and maintain research datasets and data files.
• Design and execute data queries from clinical research databases and other data sources.
• Conduct statistical analyses including survival analysis linear modeling and categorical data analysis.
• Interpret analytical results and recommend additional analyses as needed.
• Develop tables figures charts and reports that effectively communicate findings.
• Contribute to scientific publications presentations and grant applications.
• Collaborate with investigators clinical teams and PhD statisticians on research projects.
• Participate in project meetings assess resource requirements and support ongoing study activities.

Key Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Statistics Biostatistics Mathematics Computer Science Data Science or a related quantitative field.
• Experience with statistical programming software such as SAS R Python or similar analytical tools.
• Knowledge of statistical methods commonly used in clinical and observational research.
• Experience working with large datasets and relational databases preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Core Skills:

• Statistical programming and code development
• Data management and quality assurance
• Clinical and research data analysis
• Database querying and data extraction
• Scientific and technical writing
• Data visualization and reporting
• Collaborative project support
• Strong attention to detail and organization

Additional Information:

• Schedule: Full-time
• Location: New York NY
• Reporting To: Manager Biostatistics / Research Statistics

Helpful Links:

Closing :

At MSK we believe in fair competitive pay that reflects your job experience and skills.

MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race color gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin age religion creed disability veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures providing documents in an alternate format using a sign language interpreter or using specialized equipment.

Required Experience:

Junior IC