Biostatistics Director
The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum
Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) & the Department of
Epidemiology & Public Health (DEPH) are accepting
nominations/applications for director of Biostatics Shared
Resource/Division of Biostatistics, a dual-purpose entity
that serves as a Shared Resource within UMGCCC and a
division within DEPH. The ideal candidate will serve as
director of both based on overall qualifications and
leadership experience. The director will hold an academic
appointment in DEPH and Program in Oncology membership in
UMGCCC.
DEPH and the Program in Oncology are part of the
University of Maryland School of Medicine (SOM) located on
the University of Maryland Baltimore campus in downtown
Baltimore.
UMGCCC includes 240 researchers and clinicians from
throughout the University System of Maryland. Faculty with
diverse expertise from these institutions work together to
further the mission of UMGCCC’s five research programs and
seven shared services. We see over 3,000 new patients per
year with over 9,000 enrolled in nearly 400 active
clinical trials. UMGCCC has over $80M in active clinical,
translational and basic science research support.
Biostatistics is one of seven divisions in DEPH and one of
seven shared resources within UMGCCC.
The DEPH Division of
Biostatistics and Bioinformatics is the academic home of
15 faculty and has an excellent record covering the full
spectrum of biostatistics and methodological research via
collaborative research in biomedicine to biostatistics
education and training. The mission of the division is to
excel in biostatistics and bioinformatics
education/training; to conduct high-quality methodological
and collaborative biostatistics/bioinformatics research;
and to provide an essential component of the scientific
basis for quantitative biomedical research throughout
UMGCCC, the Medical Center and the University of Maryland.
Members of the division teach and provide mentorship to
medical students, masters and doctoral students, and MPH
students, and leadership of a new track in biostatistics
in the Epidemiology and Human Genetics Doctoral Program
The director should ideally be an NIH funded investigator,
at the academic rank of associate professor or above. The
director will be a member of UMGCCC Shared Resources
senior leadership, the UMGCCC Research Council and DEPH
leadership with responsibilities spanning the School of
Medicine and the University. The director will play a
significant role in the UMGCCC NCI Cancer Center Support
Grant and the UMGCCC clinical research enterprise.
The ideal candidate will:
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Have an established
track record of peer-reviewed extramural research
funding and national/international reputation as
evidenced by service on national, regional, and local
organizations and professional societies.
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Have a documented
record of scholarship in biostatistics and data science,
preferably applied in oncology. Experience in clinical
trial design and analysis is highly desirable.
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Along with UMB, DEPH
and UMGCCC leadership, the director will be primarily
responsible for maintaining and expanding a Shared
Resource that spans and takes advantage of existing
collaborations between the University of Maryland
Baltimore and the University of Maryland College Park
campuses. A co-director of UMGCCC Biostatistics Shared
Resources will be physically located at the College Park
campus.
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Possess strategic and
innovative thinking abilities to identify research gaps
and anticipate research directions and opportunities.
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Have exceptional
leadership and mentorship skills to advance careers of
faculty, trainees, and staff.
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Foster awareness and
support of departmental and cancer center initiatives to
support inclusion, diversity, equity, accessibility, and
cancer health equity efforts throughout the institution.
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Demonstrate ability
to understand and advance the needs of UMGCCC and DEPH
within the SOM, across UM campuses and University of
Maryland Medical System and the UMGCCC catchment area.
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Have excellent oral
and written communication skills.
In accordance with NCI guidelines, responsibilities of the
director include: effective scientific leadership that
provides intellectual stimulation, cohesion, focus, and
direction and promotes research that has a high degree of
clinical, scientific, and/or policy impact; stimulation of
interactions within the Biostatistics Shared Resource,
with other Shared Resources and Research Programs at the
institution, and researchers at other institutions that
lead to collaborative research projects, joint
publications, colloquia, joint seminars, and other
meaningful interchange around related or common goals; and
good judgement and ability in use of funds to support
these and other scientific activities.
The successful candidate will be appointed at an academic
level commensurate with his/her training and experience to
a school and department in the University System of
Maryland.
IDEA
Statement
All
qualified applicants for this opportunity will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, age, or protected veteran or disabled
status. We are seeking candidates whose skills, personal,
and professional experiences have prepared them to
contribute to our commitment to inclusive excellence and
promote a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and
accessibility at the University of Maryland. The
successful candidate must be able to create, support, and
sustain an environment where mutual respect for diverse
cultures, communication styles, languages, customs,
beliefs, values, traditions, experiences, and other ways
in which we identify ourselves, is the expectation.
Candidates
should apply online at
https://umb.taleo.net/careersection/jobdetail.ftl?job=24000145&lang=en
and should reference FRIS #03-307-173 and submit a letter
of introduction, a CV, a Statement on Diversity and a
Research Interest Plan. |