Job at a glance
This position is based at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System within Medical Research Service. The mission is to develop and test innovative care models and health systems interventions which markedly improve the effectiveness and value of VA health care, while advancing scientific methods for accelerating multi-level adoption, implementation, spread and sustainability of practice-based evidence.
Major duties: The major duties of the Statistician include, but are not limited to: Participates in a research study and ensures that the research design is properly followed. Prepares the research instruments to collect quantitative data. Selects subjects according to criteria for inclusion and obtaining informed consents. Collects data and ensures that instruments are consistently and properly administered.
Ensures reliability and validity of the data. Responsible for the adequacy of methods selected and the accuracy of the results obtained. Conducts and records interviews with subjects as required by the research design. Categorizes and analyzes qualitative data obtained from interviews; Determines which facts may be validly expressed quantitatively. Carries out project proposal with extreme precision.
Recognizes variations in statistical findings which demand prompt action in connection with adjusting or changing procedures. Develops and modifies methods used in research studies. Compiles data from existing Medical Center records; abstracts existing documents and categorizes quantitative/qualitative data obtained from documents. Develops and implements data management activities; organizes data entry, produces and edits computer datasets, applies appropriate statistical techniques and performs statistical calculations in analysis and description of the data and interpretation of results.
Adapts established statistical methods to specific problems. Writes reports and presents findings in the most pertinent form such as tables, overheads and slides. Drafts a proposal for a subsequent study based on the baseline data and a thorough review of the professional literature. Reviews the quality of data to assure that the data collection instrument is being consistently and properly administered by testing for interviewer reliability and for problems or variations in the data.
Participates in meetings with the principal investigator (PI) and the research assistants to develop the details of public health studies. Develops data management details, organizes data entry, produce and edit computer datasets, develop and update data screening programs in appropriate programming languages. Selects appropriate statistical techniques and perform complex statistical calculations in preliminary, intermediate and final analysis, in description of the data and in interpretation of results.
Recommends types of further analysis to be done. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Telework: Not available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description #: 06943T Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Requirements: You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Education: You must provide a transcript showing you have met the basic education requirement listed in the 1530 Individual Occupational Series Requirement. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.