Temple Health – Temple University Health System · 18 hours ago
Director of Biostatistics
Philadelphia, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expTemple Health – Temple University Health System is seeking a Director of Biostatistics at the Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC) to provide strategic leadership and oversight of biostatistics. This role involves driving research excellence, mentoring faculty and staff, and ensuring effective application of statistical and computational approaches across diverse research programs.
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Responsibilities
Providing strategic leadership and oversight of biostatistics
Driving research excellence
Recruiting and mentoring faculty and staff
Ensuring that cutting-edge statistical and computational approaches are effectively and efficiently applied across the center's diverse research programs
Providing supervision of the day-to-day operations of faculty and staff biostatisticians to ensure that FCCC members have ready access to the highest quality biostatistics support and collaboration
Qualification
Required
Doctorate Degree PhD or ScD in Biostatistics, Statistics or Data Science
Demonstrated experience conducting research with a strong focus on biostatistics in cancer or related biomedical fields
Extensive experience in leadership and management, with the ability to lead teams and foster collaboration across diverse scientific disciplines
Proven track record of successful grant writing and funding acquisition from agencies such as the NIH and other competitive funding sources
Strong publication record in high-impact journals
Demonstrated experience mentoring faculty, trainees, and staff
Experience working in an NCI-designated cancer center or a similar research-intensive environment
Preferred
10+ years post doctorate experience as a practicing biostatistician
Experience in the design, execution and reporting of cancer treatment clinical trials
Experience in successful preparation of CCSG shared resources and P01/SPORE/U54 quantitative core proposals
General Experience and knowledge of the challenges and opportunities in cancer research, including personalized medicine, clinical trials, and data integration
Expertise in modern computational techniques, machine learning, and artificial intelligence as applied to biostatistics and experience with High Performance Computing
Company
Temple Health – Temple University Health System
At Temple Health, patients have access to some of the most advanced research and clinical care — tools we are using to help achieve outcomes once thought to be impossible.
5001-10000 employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
Michael A. Young
President and CEO, Temple University Health System
Gerald P. Oetzel
Chief Financial Officer
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