Open Rank Faculty Position in Clinical Trials Biostatistics

Responsibilities

The Department of Quantitative Health Sciences (QHS) at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL is seeking a Clinical Trials Biostatistician to join our team! The Statistician will have the opportunity to collaborate and lead research on cancer-focused projects through the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center in concert with the Departments of QHS (with its broad talents in biostatistics, bioinformatics, epidemiology and population sciences), Radiation Oncology, Hematology/Oncology, Cancer Biology, and Immunology. The position will have a balance between collaborative/team-based research and independent research.

The Department of Quantitative Health Sciences? (~~~) (QHS) is a multidisciplinary department with approximately 70 doctoral level and more than 400 allied health staff members, located across the Mayo Clinic enterprise with primary research sites in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. QHS faculty and staff are dedicated to improving patient care through medical research. Its mission is to grow and enable outstanding leaders in research, provide international leadership in specialties related to our expertise, provide cutting edge education to Mayo Clinic colleagues, serve as a resource for knowledge and data, and provide unique services that support the mission of Mayo Clinic. The Department consists of the Division of Epidemiology, the Division of Clinical Trials and Biostatistics, the Division of Computational Biology, and the Section of Biomedical Ethics.

The Division of Clinical Trials and Biostatistics (~~~) is comprised of 25 Ph.D. statisticians, 74 Biostatisticians, and 120 Statistical Programmers, with members based at all 3 Mayo campuses (Minnesota, Arizona, and Florida).? The Division contributes to research areas spanning from basic science to translational research, clinical trials, and population health. Division staff collaborate with investigators within and outside of Mayo Clinic on thousands of active projects, covering a wide range of disciplines including cancer, Alzheimer's disease, respiratory, cardiology, neurology, radiology, surgery, anesthesiology, nursing, and laboratory medicine and pathology.

The Division's unique collaboration model emphasizes the importance of disease area knowledge in the design and analysis of research studies by integrating a dedicated statistical team into research groups. Division staff develop, maintain, and promote state-of-the-art designs and analytical methods expertise and lead multiple initiatives surrounding study designs, data acquisition, data management, analyses, and interpretation of research studies.?

Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other care provider according to U.S. News & World Report. With a 73,000-person workforce, Mayo Clinic cares for more than 1.3 million people each year with serious or complex illnesses from all 50 U.S. states and 130 countries. Mayo Clinic is the largest not-for-profit, multidisciplinary academic medical center in the world with over 4,000 physicians and scientists in an integrated multi-campus system spanning the globe.

The unified mission at Mayo Clinic is to provide the best patient care, backed by our expertise and supported by innovation in education, research and practice, to bring hope and healing in times of need. We embrace collegial relationships among campuses (Arizona, Florida and Minnesota) allowing for best practices and innovation to help solve the most serious complex medical challenges-one patient at a time.?

We support a vibrant and diverse research enterprise (~~~) , with programs in basic, translational, clinical, population, and data sciences. In 2022, the institution received over $679 million in extramural research awards, supplemented with over $421 million of institutional support. Laboratories and shared resource facilities are state-of-the-art, including those for heavy particle therapy, microscopy and imaging, cell and molecular biology, animal models, production of iPS cells and clinical grade MSCs, biomedical engineering and mathematics, materials testing, a Medical Genomics Facility, a Mouse Modeling Facility, Molecular and Microscopic Core Facilities, and unique Human Disease Tissue Banks. Mayo Clinic supports innovation and has a wealth of resources available - including an integrated health record and collaboration with top specialists.

At Mayo Clinic in Florida (~~~) , teams of scientists and physicians conduct research with the goal of improving patient care. Their focus is finding new and better ways to predict, prevent, diagnose and optimally treat complex brain conditions, cancer and several other conditions. Guided by unmet patient needs, researchers work collaboratively in laboratories and on clinical trials and epidemiological studies to turn promising discoveries into effective treatments.

As we work together to put the needs of the patient first, we are also dedicated to our employees, investing in a highly competitive compensation package with substantial long-term institutional and departmental support for salary, personnel, equipment, and travel as well as a competitive startup package all designed to ensure immediate and continued success. Additional benefits for faculty at Mayo Clinic include intramural funding opportunities for research and innovation.?We provide an outstanding, comprehensive benefits package (~~~) that includes plenty of options for medical, dental and vision care; flexible spending accounts; life insurance; short- and long-term disability coverage; travel allowance; generous time away; and more! We are proud to be among the few U.S. companies to provide a pension benefit at no cost to employees plus you can add the Mayo 403(b) plan which features an employer match.

Jacksonville (~~~/) is the largest city in area in the continental United States. A beautiful coastal Florida city that features excellent year-round climate, over 20 miles of beaches and outstanding outdoor recreational, cultural and family-oriented amenities. The "River City by the Sea (~~~/) " has an excellent school system, reasonable cost of living and a thriving business environment. Medical professionals and patients are drawn to Jacksonville by an extraordinary network of high-profile healthcare facilities. Jacksonville continues to grow as more people relocate from all over the U.S. and abroad, to see what the great River City has to offer!

Qualifications

The candidate is expected to be an outstanding scholar with a record of achievement and demonstrated ability for successful collaborations. The candidate should have a strong methodological expertise in early phase clinical trial design, clinical trial operations, and general biostatistical analyses including observational studies and outcomes research. Additionally, this position will align with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center (~~~) and the Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics (~~~) to advance early phase clinical trials that will be driven by innovation stemming from the heavy ion therapy facility, the GMP drug production program on campus (e.g., CAR-T therapy).

**Applications should include a full CV/Bibliography, statement of research interests, statement of contributions to equity/inclusion/diversity, and the names/contact information of five references.?**

As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer Mayo Clinic is committed to creating an inclusive environment that values the diversity of its employees and does not discriminate against any employee or candidate. Women, minorities, veterans, people from the LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply to join our teams. Reasonable accommodations to access job openings or to apply for a job are available.

Exemption Status

Exempt

Compensation Detail

Education, experience and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Schedule

Full Time

Hours/Pay Period

80

International Assignment

No

Recruiter

Jennifer Schilbe

Equal opportunity

As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer Mayo Clinic is committed to creating an inclusive environment that values the diversity of its employees and does not discriminate against any employee or candidate. Women, minorities, veterans, people from the LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply to join our teams. Reasonable accommodations to access job openings or to apply for a job are available.