Early Career Master’s Level Statistician Details

Early Career Master’s Level Statistician

RTI International - Durham, NC

Employment Type : Full-Time

The Division for Statistical and Data Sciences (DSDS) is seeking an early career statistician with a master’s degree and SAS skills to work on projects in a variety of domains such as public health, health care, education and social science studies as well as sample survey and experimental designs and statistical research. Currently comprised of more than 125 statisticians and data scientists, DSDS is one of the largest and most comprehensive in private industry. RTI statisticians conduct cutting-edge research in survey and sample design, modeling, and statistical analysis. We take our mission “to improve the human condition” seriously and seek staff who resonate with it.

As a Statistician you would work in a variety of fields, including international health, governance, and education, as well as health services, economic and social development, education and training and the environment. This position requires the ability to work independently and as a member of a team to deliver high quality work. Eighty to ninety percent of daily work is at a computer, the remainder of the position-time would be in project planning meetings and conference calls.

• Provide statistically sound consultation on data collection, experimental design, and data analysis to meet project objectives.
• Assist in the preparation, presentation, and follow-up of research proposals by providing computer programming support, literature reviews, and analysis as well as writing sections of the technical proposals.
• Utilize standard statistical and/or data management software packages (e.g., SAS, R) to execute data processing and data analysis activities and to summarize and present findings.
• Manage large datasets; move and merge data files from different platforms (e.g., SQL, Excel, SAS); clean, aggregate data and perform quality control; evaluate/analyze and interpret data.
• Collaborate on the development and conduct of methodological research based on sound science, the analysis of the resulting research data, and on the creation of peer-reviewed manuscripts and technical presentations.
• Develop, document, and verify the correctness of original data processing or statistical programs in SAS or R to satisfy requests provided in varying levels of formality and detail
• Communicate the results of analyses verbally or in writing and solicit clarification or further detail at appropriate points in the analytic process
• Balance the programming and analytic needs of multiple projects simultaneously
• Conduct appropriate professional development and scientific stature efforts.

• Master's degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, or Mathematics with at least 1 year experience in the degree area.
• Experience with SAS or R (SAS preferred). A sample of programming code is required.
• Demonstrated data manipulation, data editing, and data management skills.
• Effective skills in communication and team collaboration.
• Excellent writing skills as evidenced by cover letter and writing samples.
• To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require now, or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.

• Experience with other statistical software is a plus (e.g., R, Stata, SPSS) and software such as Python, Linux/CRON.
• Experience in survey statistics and sampling design and in manipulating large, complex data systems
• Certification in SAS

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The anticipated pay range for this role is listed below. Our pay ranges represent national averages and may vary by location as a geographic differential may be applied to some locations within the United States.

RTI considers multiple factors when making an offer including, for example: established salary range, internal budget, business needs, and education and years of work experience possessed by the applicant. Further, salary is merely one element to our offer.

At RTI, we demonstrate our commitment to rewarding individual and team achievement through a total rewards package. This package includes (among other things) a competitive base salary, a generous paid time off policy, merit based annual increases, bonus opportunities and a robust recognition program. Other benefits include a competitive range of insurance plans (including health, dental, life, and short-term and long-term disability), access to a retirement savings program such as a 401(k) plan, paid parental leave for all parents, financial assistance with adoption expenses or infertility treatments, financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities, an employee assistance program, and numerous other offerings to support a healthy work-life balance.