Salary: $76,812 - $97,373

Grade: 22

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc., at the New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) is seeking 3 qualified candidates to fill a full-time position of biostatistician in Mental Health Data Science division at The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Statistical analysis of clinical, epidemiological, and biological data.
• Planning and performing statistical analyses and writing reports for various externally funded research projects.
• Preparing tables with results and drafting final statistical methods and results sections for peer-reviewed journal publications.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A MS in Biostatistics, Statistics or MPH in Biostatistics, Statistics, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid academic training in biostatistics methods including techniques such as generalized linear modeling, multilevel and longitudinal models.
• Strong analytic skills and expert knowledge of statistical programming in SAS and/or R.
• Prior experience in statistical consulting and analyzing psychiatric data.

RFMH employees may be required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 depending on work location and must provide proof of vaccination. Individuals that are not vaccinated for COVID-19 are ineligible for appointment to positions that require vaccination. Fully vaccinated is defined as two (2) or more weeks since receiving either the second dose in a two-dose COVID-19 vaccination series (e.g., Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna) or the first and only dose of a single-dose vaccine (e.g., Johnson & Johnson [J&J]/Janssen).

Work Location: 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032

To Apply: Submit an application through our website at https://nyspi.applicantpro.com/jobs/. This position will be open until filled. Please note- only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Employer/Minority/Women/Disabled/Veteran Employer. VEVRAA 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.