Biostatisticians

<ul><li>Draw conclusions or make predictions, based on data summaries or statistical analyses.</li><li>Design research studies in collaboration with physicians, life scientists, or other professionals.</li><li>Analyze clinical or survey data, using statistical approaches such as longitudinal analysis, mixed-effect modeling, logistic regression analyses, and model-building techniques.</li><li>Provide biostatistical consultation to clients or colleagues.</li><li>Write research proposals or grant applications for submission to external bodies.</li><li>Prepare articles for publication or presentation at professional conferences.</li><li>Calculate sample size requirements for clinical studies.</li><li>Write detailed analysis plans and descriptions of analyses and findings for research protocols or reports.</li><li>Monitor clinical trials or experiments to ensure adherence to established procedures or to verify the quality of data collected.</li><li>Prepare tables and graphs to present clinical data or results.</li><li>Review clinical or other medical research protocols and recommend appropriate statistical analyses.</li><li>Develop or implement data analysis algorithms.</li><li>Prepare statistical data for inclusion in reports to data monitoring committees, federal regulatory agencies, managers, or clients.</li><li>Write program code to analyze data with statistical analysis software.</li><li>Read current literature, attend meetings or conferences, and talk with colleagues to keep abreast of methodological or conceptual developments in fields such as biostatistics, pharmacology, life sciences, and social sciences.</li><li>Teach graduate or continuing education courses or seminars in biostatistics.</li><li>Assign work to biostatistical assistants or programmers.</li><li>Plan or direct research studies related to life sciences.</li><li>Determine project plans, timelines, or technical objectives for statistical aspects of biological research studies.</li><li>Apply research or simulation results to extend biological theory or recommend new research projects.</li><li>Collect data through surveys or experimentation.</li><li>Design or maintain databases of biological data.</li><li>Develop or use mathematical models to track changes in biological phenomena, such as the spread of infectious diseases.</li><li>Analyze archival data, such as birth, death, and disease records.</li></ul>