Statistician i

COG Research Foundation, LLC (Research Foundation) is a California 501(c)(3) entity founded in 2024 to serve as a fiscal sponsor to support research programs by providing legal, fiduciary, and administrative oversight for the program. The Research Foundation serves as the fiscal sponsor for the Children’s Oncology Group (COG).

COG, a member of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN), is the world’s largest organization devoted exclusively to childhood and adolescent cancer research. COG unites over 13,500 experts in childhood cancer at more than 220 leading children’s hospitals, universities, and cancer centers across the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia to conduct more than 50 active clinical trials, with approximately 9,500 participants registered each year in the fight against childhood cancer.

Position Summary

All staff are employed through the Research Foundation. This role will be in service to COG. The Statistician I supports research efforts in the study of new treatments and cures for childhood cancer within the Children’s Oncology Group (COG). The responsibilities of the Statistician include computerized data screening, computer report generation, statistical data analysis, report writing, and tasks related to selected research topics in clinical trials methodology.

The COG Research Foundation, LLC is a 100% remote employer, though some travel may be required. Employee must reside within the United States.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Computerized Data Management - Manipulate data records from a database management system, using appropriate data management computer software, to produce abstracted data files which will be used for routine and special statistical analysis and data reporting tasks.
• Data Screening - Produce computer programs using appropriate data management computer software to identify any internal inconsistencies or errors in study data and collaborate in resolving these errors prior to formal statistical analysis and computer report generation.
• Computer Report Generation - Produce computer programs as needed which will present and summarize study data in ways understandable and useful to COG clinical investigators and senior statisticians.
• Statistical Data Analysis - Perform, as directed by and under minimal supervision of the senior statistician, the appropriate statistical analyses required for interim study monitoring, routine study reporting, and manuscript preparation, as required by the research objectives of COG.
• Report Writing - Produce written reports of statistical analyses which describe the patient population, statistical methods used, and results and conclusions from these analyses. Contents of the reports will be tailored to and will be understandable by the target audience of COG clinical scientists or senior statisticians, as appropriate.
• Statistical Study Design - Perform statistical analyses, patient accrual estimates, and power and sample size computation necessary for the planning and design of COG clinical trials, as directed by the senior statistician.
• Study Committee Support - Participate in study committee discussions of study design and status and provide data and other information in support of these discussions.
• Support of Selected Research Topics in Clinical Trials Methodology - Perform computer programming, manuscript review, and methodological investigations, as directed by the senior statistician, in support of statistical research projects which address methodological problems of vital interest to COG's ongoing research effort.
• Travel - travel may be required for up to 2 working weeks per year.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Four years of experience in Public Health, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Healthcare, or Clinical Research fields.
• Master's degree or substitute with 2 additional years of experience in statistics or a related discipline.

Other Qualifications

• Experience with extensive application to the analysis of research data.
• Experience using a high level of proficiency with computing and computerized statistical analysis (such as SAS, R, Stata) and strong knowledge of statistical methodology of clinical trials.
• Training or experience with survival analysis.
• Training or experience in biological or medical sciences.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong ability to work independently under minimal supervision by a Ph.D. level senior statistician in a collaborative environment with COG research coordinators, information services staff, statisticians, and clinical scientists in support of COG's ongoing research efforts.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefit options include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), accrued Paid Time Off (PTO), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), cell phone and internet stipends, wellness stipend, paid holidays, and more. Employees who work 20 hours or more per week are eligible for these benefit options. These benefits are provided for informational purposes only and are subject to change in accordance with applicable policies and plan documents.