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Statistical Analyst Full-Time Position – Immediate Opening Boston University’s Alzheimer’s Disease and CTE Center, Boston University School of Medicine
The Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (BU AD &
CTE) Center is seeking a highly motivated Data Analyst with strong expertise in bioinformatics
and/or statistics to lead data analyses in large-scale genomic studies of AD and CTE. The
mission of the Center is to conduct state-of-the-art research on AD, CTE and other dementing
illnesses, including their neuropathology and pathogenesis, clinical presentation, genetics and
other risk factors, biomarkers, methods of detection during life, and methods of prevention
and treatment.
Responsibilities
Design, execute, interpret and present results of statistical analyses
Manage collection and processing of data for epidemiological and biomedical research
Statistical Programming- write code to label & format variables in data sets and create
derived variables; create programs to generate descriptive statistics and frequencies
Create and/or improve robust and highly automated computational pipelines to identify
and interpret genetic variants from genomic data
Data Analysis: large scale genomic data to support data analysis, design analyses in
collaboration with statistician and principal investigator, write programming code and
produce tables and figures of results along with written interpretation
Data Management: Develop and implement procedures for quality checks and
communication of any discrepancies
Qualifications
Master’s degree and 2+ years of experience required
Demonstrated experience in genome-wide association and/or high-throughput
sequencing data analysis or method development
Exceptional organizational and communication skills
Strong creative thinking and problem solving
Programming skills- fluency with Unix shell scripts and R scientific programming language;
experience with source code version control systems
To Apply
Email a cover letter and resume to: Alondra Andino at aandino@bu.edu
References will be requested and an in-person interview will be scheduled for top applicants only.