R sig jobs - Aug 2011 - contract statistician position available

Adecco Engineering and Technical, a division of the world leader in the
recruitment of scientific, engineering and information technology professionals,
has an immediate opening for a Bioinformatics Statistician for a 12 month
CONTRACT opportunity with a leading company in Durham, NC.
Duties include:
1) Working directly with laboratory and greenhouse scientists to optimize
experimental processes by analyzing existing collections of experimental data
and providing guidance on optimal combinations of experimental conditions.
2) Consulting with scientists to develop prospective experimental design and
statistical analysis plans for field, greenhouse, and laboratory studies,
including providing power calculations to improve the ability of experimental
data to distinguish between competing hypotheses.
3) Providing formal and informal training to scientific colleagues on basic
statistical techniques, including developing written materials, workshops and
seminars.
4) Writing code in R to accomplish necessary analyses.
5) Obtaining/reformatting data from a variety of sources to create analysis
datasets; providing instructions to scientists on necessary data format for
submission for statistical analysis; developing data collection forms.
6) Working with software programmers to develop tools for scientists to use in
analyzing their data.
7) Recommending data management solutions.
8) Evaluating and recommending statistical software.
Requirements
A master's degree in statistics or biostatistics or a closely related field.
Experience applying statistical methods to experimental design and optimization
of biological experiments, preferably in a business setting. Training in and
experience using linear models, non-linear models, power calculations,
non-parametric methods, longitudinal models, general linear models, and
combinatorial design of experiments with many factors. Excellent written and
spoken English and demonstrated ability to communicate statistical ideas to
non-statisticians. Demonstrated ability to work independently. Proficiency in
use of R for statistical computing.
If interested, contact Warren Thompson at warren.thompson at adeccona.com or
call (919) 484-8008, ext. 105.

Julie Leonard
Computational Biologist
Syngenta Biotechnology Inc.
(919) 281-7449
julie.leonard at syngenta.com




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