This position is located in the Clinical Trials Branch (CTB), Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications (DECA), National Eye Institute (NEI). The goals of the CTB are evaluating potential therapies through translational studies including phase I/II studies and other clinical research, including epidemiologic studies; designing and conducting phase III randomized controlled clinical trials to evaluate therapies; and assisting in the development and conduct of clinical research.

Duties

Provides expert leadership in conceptualizing, designing, implementing, managing, and evaluating extremely complex statistical analyses for NEI intramural pioneering research programs and projects having national or international scope and impact. Serves as a senior collaborator within NEI to other Divisions and as an expert statistical advisor on NEI-sponsored clinical studies, to include advising researchers and clinicians throughout NIH and outside institutions on joint endeavors. Participates in the activities of professional societies by attending sessions relevant to NEI research activities in order to keep abreast of developments in statistical theory. Defines, develops, and implements novel data analysis methodologies for very broad and complex research programs and for which few guidelines or precedents exist, requiring judgment, intuition, originality, and creativity. Serves as an expert advisor to the NEI and to other governmental and nongovernmental research groups in areas relating to the development and application of statistical techniques to NEI-sponsored research in the biological and medical sciences.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation, verification of qualifications, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, and any other job-related requirement before or after appointment.
• Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Position requires Education. Please submit transcript(s).

Qualifications

To qualify for a Mathematical Statistician, GS-1529, you must: A. Have a degree that included 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics (of which at least 12 semester hours were in mathematics and 6 semester hours were in statistics). Courses acceptable toward meeting the mathematics course requirement must have included at least four of the following: differential calculus, integral calculus, advanced calculus, theory of equations, vector analysis, advanced algebra, linear algebra, mathematical logic, differential equations, or any other advanced course in mathematics for which one of these was a prerequisite. Courses in mathematical statistics or probability theory with a prerequisite of elementary calculus or more advanced courses will be accepted toward meeting the mathematics requirements, with the provision that the same course cannot be counted toward both the mathematics and the statistics requirement. OR B. Have a combination of education and experience -- courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience should have included a full range of professional statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance. Additional Qualifications: In order to qualify at the GS-15 level, you must also meet the following qualification requirement: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one (1) year of qualifying experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: Plans and directs a program for research in the design, development and utilization of statistical methodology, mathematical modeling and systems for the collection of data; Providing expert consultation and performing highly complex, novel statistical analyses in support of intramural and/or extramural research having national and international impact; Defines, and implements novel data analysis methodologies for very broad and complex research programs and for which few guidelines or precedents exist, requiring judgment, intuition, originality, and creativity; Serves as a senior collaborator to other organizations and as an expert statistical advisor on clinical studies, to include advising researchers and clinicians throughout federal and non-federal institutions on joint endeavors. You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Preview assessment questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12271886

Education

This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts (or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades). Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. Click here for information on Foreign Education.

Contacts

• Address National Institutes of Health 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 US
• Name: Nichole Tedesco
• Phone: (301) 827-1925
• Email: [email protected]