About the position
Join a World-Leading HIV & TB Research Team in Durban!
Our client is a globally recognized research organization based at the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine, Durban, conducting groundbreaking HIV and TB research across four clinical sites in KwaZulu-Natal. Their work is globally significant and locally impactful, advancing HIV vaccines, prevention, epidemiology, and the links between TB and AIDS treatment. They are a UNAIDS Collaborating Centre for HIV Research and Policy, a DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in HIV Prevention, and host the SAMRC HIV-TB Pathogenesis and Treatment Research Unit.
They are looking for a Statistician to join their dynamic Statistics team. In this role, you will:
- Provide statistical support and expert methodological advice for cutting-edge studies
- Conduct and interpret statistical analyses, contributing to publications and reports
- Prepare monthly study updates and insights for ongoing research
This is your chance to play a key role in research that saves lives and shapes global HIV and TB policy—while growing your expertise in a world-class, collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide statistical advice for the design of clinical trials and different types of observational studies and contribute to protocols and grant applications
- The ability to undertake projects in Biostatistical methodology and applied Biostatistical research; or being a co-investigator or study statistician in health-related project
- Determine and undertake appropriate analysis of clinical trials, observational studies and de-identified routine health records data and record statistical analysis code in a reproducible format.
- Write-up study design, sample size, statistical analysis plans and study analysis results
- Prepare routine and adhoc study reports and contribute to presentations and publications
Minimum Requirements:
- Masters or Honours degree in Biostatistics, Statistics or a related quantitative discipline (with undergraduate in a related quantitative discipline)
- 4 years of research and statistical analysis experience
- SAS, R, STATA or another statistical analysis programme essential
- Basic knowledge of clinical research and epidemiology
- High level of computer literacy in MS office (Word, Advanced Excel and Outlook)
- Experience analysing clinical trial data or longitudinal data would be advantageous
Personal Qualities and Competencies:
- Exceptional organizational and problem-solving skills
- Analytical ability with high attention to detail
- Able to work under pressure in a changing environment
- Ability to work independently and fit in well within a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to communicate statistical concepts to non-statisticians
- Managing time and work/deadline driven
- Excellent written, verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills
Desired Skills:
- statistican
- stats
- biostatistics
