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Senior Biostatistician, Prescription Solutions - Irvine-313511
UnitedHealth Group is an innovative leader in the health and well-being industry, serving more than 55 million Americans. Through our family of companies, we contribute outstanding clinical insight with consumer-friendly services and advanced technology to help people achieve optimal health.
Description Prescription Solutions is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.
If you're ready to talk about groundbreaking interactions, let's talk about what happens when a firm that touches millions of lives decides to gather results from millions of prescriptions every month and analyze their impact. Let's talk about smart, motivated pharmacy teams. Let's talk about more effective and affordable health care solutions. This is caring. This is great chemistry. This is the way to make a difference.
We are looking for an experienced professional with strong biostatistical skills who will provide statistical modeling and data analysis to join our biostatistics team at Irvine. This position assumes overall responsibility for the successful execution of assigned projects.
The Senior Biostatistician will aid researchers by analyzing high volumes of data as well as focus on the following:
- Provide statistical analyses/consultation for researchers/clinicians investigating clinical safety of therapeutics, conducting pharmacoeconomic analyses, or evaluating the effectiveness of clinical programs
- Maintain and improve existing statistical support programs
- Build statistical models (propensity, Cox hazards, logistic, survival), Return on Investment (ROI) models, predictive models, etc.
- Provide biostatistical reports that meet scientific standards for analyses, providing cogent statistical methodology and rationale for each report.
Positions in this function are responsible for the biostatistics used during clinical trials, working with the Data Management function to assist in developing programs that are clinical in nature. Generally such work is self-directed and not prescribed, involving less structured, more complex issues.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Review the work of others
- Develop innovative approaches
- Be sought out as an expert
- Serve as a leader/ mentor
Prescription Solutions is an empowering place for people with the flexibility to help create change. Innovation is part of the job description. New ideas are welcome. And passion for improving the lives of our customers is a motivating factor in everything that happens. Qualifications
- MS degree in Statistics or Biostatistics required
- Minimum of 3-5 years experience in statistics
- Minimum of 3-5 years experience in SAS and SQL programming
- Ability to perform statistical analyses of data and interpret results of data analyses to ensure validity of conclusions
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
- Computer proficiency required (MS Office)
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals
- Possess excellent interpersonal communication skills (written and verbal)
- Strong attention to details
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V. UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. |
