Job Listing: Statistician (Medicine)
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1 vacancy - MD - Throughout Maryland 1 vacancy - DC - Washington 1 vacancy - VA - Alexandria, Arlington & Falls Church DEPARTMENT OF ARMY RANKED ONE OF THE TOP TEN FEDERAL WORKPLACES FOR 2007!Challenge Yourself - Be an Army Civilian - Go Army!
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Organization(s):
Walter Reed Army Medical Center; Department of Clinical Investigation;Research Review Service; Washington, DC
About the Position: The position is located at Water Reed Army Medical Center, residual community in Northwest Washington, DC. There is easy accessibility to public transportation. Technical supervision is nominal. The research works under broad administrative supervision, generally limited to approval of staffing, funds, and facilities, and broad program policies.
Who May Apply: Click here for more information. All Federal employees serving on a career or career-conditional appointment.Department of Defense employees serving on a Career or Career Conditional Appointment. Current Army employees with competitive status (includes Army employees serving on a career or career-conditional appointment).Reinstatement eligibles.NAF/AAFES Interchange Agreement eligibles. Veterans and preference eligibles under Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998. (VEOA)Veterans eligible as 30% Disabled Veterans. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) eligibles. Family member employees eligible under Executive Order 12721.DoD Interchange Agreement eligibles.Defense Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration Interchange eligible.
Major Duties
Applies comprehensive knowledge of bio-statistical theory to adapt, combine & develop statistical methodologies. Applies advance statistical theories in conducting medical research to recommend improvements in study design and data collection. Primary responsibility is to support researchers with consultation, evaluation & analysis of statistical application of protocols. Conduct sample size estimation & statistical power analysis to determine the minimal number of subjects required for a study. Apply statistical theory, principles & techniques to biomedical disciplines & contribute to the plan/preparation of clinical research protocols. Performs statistical analysis for the data collected from the approved research. Develops and implements statistical methodology and procedures in supporting clinical and laboratory research programs. Conducts training & develops computer programs.Evaluates statistical validity of research protocols presented to the committees for approval.
How to Apply
Click here for more information. Resumes must be received by the closing date of this announcement.Self-nomination must be submitted by the closing date.Resume must be on file in our centralized database.Announcements close at 12:00am (midnight) Eastern Time. You must have an ACTIVE resume with the Army Centralized Resumix database before you submit your Self-nomination. If you do not have an ACTIVE resume on file, please click here to use the Army Resume Builder to create or update your resume.Required Documents:
You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. If selected, official college or university transcript must be submitted.
Contact Information:
Central Resume Processing Center
Phone: 410-306-0137
Email: applicanthelp@cpsrxtp.belvoir.army.mil
Or write:
Central Resume Processing Center
314 Johnson Street
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5283
What To Expect Next:
Once this announcement closes, candidates will be evaluated using an automated system, (Resumix) which compares your skills and experience as described in your resume with the requirements of the position. If you are found to be a highly qualified candidate, you will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration. (In some cases, individuals with priority for special consideration must be considered and selected before other candidates.) Whether or not you are contacted for an interview depends upon the location of the position and the judgment of the selecting official. You can view the status of announcements that you applied for through our automated response system, ANSWER, accessed through our Civilian Personnel On-Line web page.
Required Skills
Qualifications
Click on link below to view qualification standard.General Schedule Basic Requirements for this position:
Degree: that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following: physical or biological sciences, medicine, education, or engineering; or in the social sciences including demography, history, economics, social welfare, geography, international relations, social or cultural anthropology, health sociology, political science, public administration, psychology, etc. Credit toward meeting statistical course requirements should be given for courses in which 50 percent of the course content appears to be statistical methods, e.g., courses that included studies in research methods in psychology or economics such as tests and measurements or business cycles, or courses in methods of processing mass statistical data such as tabulating methods or electronic data processing.
OR
Combination of education and experience--courses as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience should have included a full range of professional statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance.
Specialized Experience: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened for the Office of Personnel Management's basic qualifications requirements, and the skills needed to perform the duties of this position as described in this vacancy announcement.Your pay will be set within the range specified in this vacancy announcement and will be based on your qualification, education, experience, training, and availability of funds. NSPS positions are excluded from time-in-grade restrictions.Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered for this position. Please include this information in your resume.Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.htmlApplicants must demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies required to perform the work identified in the duties description. Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at the next lower pay band or equivalent under the General Schedule (GS) or other pay systems. Quality of experience relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background and recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must have the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level.
Other Requirements:
Click here for more information. Personnel security investigation required. A medical examination is required.Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. Direct Deposit of Pay is Required. You must include the announcement number on your application.Applicants claiming veteran's preference must clearly show an entitlement to such preference on the resume/supplemental data submitted.Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in the vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.One year trial/probationary period may be required.
Job Details |
Job Location |
Candidate Application |
| Employer: Department Of The Army | Address: | Contact: |
| Job Type: Full-time | City: Parkville | |
| Experience:Any | State: Maryland | |
| Education: College | Zip Code:21234 | Online: Website Link |
Salary and Benefits
Salary Range: 60,146.00 - 107,854.00 USD per year
Benefits
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