Biostatistician Analyst Lead - Tech 5 (AESES)

Biostatistician Analyst Lead - Tech 5 (AESES)

College of Pharmacy

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Position number: 38355

Date posted: November 3, 2026

Job details

Biostatistician Analyst Lead - Tech 5 (AESES)

New Regular Continuing Full time (Budget Funded)

Full-time: Yes

Permanent: Yes

Work schedule: 35 Hours/week (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm)

Salary: $28.46 to $40.88 per hour ($51,797.20 to $74,401.60 per annum)

Expected Start Date December 1, 2026

840 hours worked

For more information please contact: Ericka De Villa - [email protected]

Qualifications

MINIMAL FORMAL EDUCATION REQUIRED:

- Masters degree in in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Statistics, Public Health, Pharmacy, Data Science, or another relevant scientific/technological discipline with two years = directly-related experience.

OR
- Bachelors degree in a related discipline with five years = directly-related experience.

OR
- Completion of a Community College course in a related discipline with six years = directly-related experience.
- Relevant certifications in database administration, data engineering, information security, cloud technologies, or project management would be considered an asset.

EXPERIENCE:

- Experience supporting health, clinical, population health, epidemiology, health services, or related research projects is required.
- Experience managing, preparing, and analyzing complex administrative, clinical, population-based, or research datasets is required.
- Experience conducting statistical analyses using software such as R, SAS, Python, SQL, Stata, or SPSS is required.
- Experience developing and maintaining databases,



data management processes, and reproducible analytical workflows is required.
- Knowledge of biostatistics, epidemiology, quantitative research methods, and statistical modelling techniques is required.
- Knowledge of privacy, research ethics, and data governance requirements applicable to health and research data is required.
- Experience providing methodological, statistical, or data management support to researchers and interdisciplinary teams is preferred.
- Familiarity with administrative health databases, electronic medical records, REDCap, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) data, systematic reviews, or grant development is preferred.
- An acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

- Practical working knowledge of probability, statistics and research design is required.
- Strong analytical, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills are required.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical concepts and requirements into clear, understandable information for technical and non-technical stakeholders is required.
- Experience preparing manuscripts and grant applications is required.
- Strong organizational and project management skills are required.




- Ability to work independently and within multidisciplinary teams is required.
- Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to data quality is required.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent research projects is required.
- Commitment to research reproducibility and transparent reporting is required.
- A satisfactory work record, including satisfactory attendance and punctuality, is required.

Key responsibilities

Research Information Systems, Data Management and Analytics

- Design, implement, maintain, and optimize research data systems, databases, repositories, and analytical environments supporting multiple research programs.
- Develop and manage data governance frameworks, technical standards, and best practices for data quality, security, reproducibility, and documentation.
- Develop, maintain, and optimize data pipelines for importing, transforming, validating, linking, and exporting research data.
- Integrate and manage data from administrative health databases, EMRs, REDCap, specialty clinical systems, and other research sources.
- Clean, harmonize, validate, and analyze administrative, clinical, population-based, and specialty clinic datasets, including Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) data.
- Create and maintain research cohorts and reproducible analytical workflows using version-controlled processes and R Markdown or equivalent tools.
- Ensure compliance with PHIA, privacy requirements, and applicable research governance standards.

Research Design, Statistical Analysis and Methodological Leadership

- Lead or support pharmacoepidemiolog

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