Sr. Data Analyst

Bioinformatics Analyst IIThe Department of Surgery seeks a Bioinformatics Analyst II to provide biostatistical and methodological support to surgery faculty conducting clinical, translational, and health services research. This position functions as a shared departmental resource, collaborating with investigators across divisions to strengthen study design, analytic rigor, grant competitiveness, and scholarly dissemination. This role is within the Department of Surgery and supports multiple divisions. The position provides opportunities for scholarly collaboration, co-authorship, and professional development within an academic medical center. The Bioinformatics Analyst II contributes to scholary output and strengthens the biostatistics aspects of research to improve competitiveness of grants and manuscripts. They may participate in additional professional development activities to support their growth.Essential FunctionsAdvanced biostatistics consulting pre-award: Provide biostatistical consultation prior to grant submissions for study design, analysis, and interpretation.Complex statistical analysis for grants and manuscripts: Conduct statistical analyses using appropriate and reproducible methods. Advise on data structure, data quality, missing data, and analytic assumptions.Grant development and strategic research support: Support grant development (e.g., NIH, society, foundation, industry), including power/sample size calculations and statistical methods sections.Manuscript development and reporting: Contribute to manuscripts, including statistical methods, results, tables, and figures; participate as a co-author when appropriate. Ensure compliance with institutional, regulatory, and reporting standards.Collaboration and communication: Work closely with research teams to translate biological questions into computational solutions. Present technical progress and challenges clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.Training and administrative duties: Provide statistical guidance to trainees and faculty. Work with the surgery research office to update regarding ongoing activities and future biostatistical needs.Minimum Education & ExperienceBachelor's degree requiredMaster's or advanced degree (PhD in Biostatistics, Statistics, Data Science, or a related quantitative discipline) preferred3 years of relevant experience requiredExperience working in an academic medical center and with NIH-funded research preferred or equivalent combination of education and experienceKnowledge, Skills and Abilities RequiredExperience with Azure/AWS or other cloud platform development/deploymentExperience with statistical programming and data visualization using R/Bioconductor and UNIX/Linux programmingExperience with interface, networking, and data warehousing technologies, as well as design, relational database technologies, and performance tuningProven track record executing multiple work streams and producing consistent resultsAble to create novel techniques, programs and systems by innovation or by extracting/synthesizing features or elements from other systems, databases and/or programs at all phases inception, design, testing, implementation, evaluation and future progression and developmentAbility to create a cascade of interrelated experiments, programs and/or systems that execute, analyze and construct upon the previous and in scientific successionCompetency with Python, JAVA, Perl, C++, and Cloud computingThe University of Rochester is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving an inclusive and welcoming culture to advance the University's Mission to Learn, Discover, Heal, Create – and Make the World Ever Better. In support of our values and those of our society, the University is committed to not discriminating on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law (Protected Characteristics). This commitment extends to non-discrimination in the administration of our policies, admissions, employment, access, and recruitment of candidates, for all persons consistent with our values and based on applicable law.