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Biostatisticians

$98.92K Median Salary 5K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 35.5% Job Growth

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About This Career

Develop and apply biostatistical theory and methods to the study of life sciences.

Reported Job Titles

Biometrician, Biostatistical Consultant, Biostatistician, Research Scientist, Statistical Scientist

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Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Inductive Reasoning

Mathematical Reasoning

Deductive Reasoning

Oral Expression

Written Comprehension

Oral Comprehension

Information Ordering

Problem Sensitivity

Speech Clarity

Written Expression

Number Facility

Speech Recognition

Category Flexibility

Fluency of Ideas

Near Vision

Originality

Flexibility of Closure

Speed of Closure

Visualization

Knowledge

Mathematics

English Language

Computers and Electronics

Medicine and Dentistry

Skills

Mathematics

Active Learning

Complex Problem Solving

Critical Thinking

Judgment and Decision Making

Reading Comprehension

Science

Speaking

Active Listening

Writing

Learning Strategies

Programming

Instructing

Systems Analysis

Systems Evaluation

Coordination

Monitoring

Operations Analysis

Time Management

Technology Skills

Analytical or scientific software

Presentation software

Data base user interface and query software

Operating system software

Object or component oriented development software

Spreadsheet software

Web platform development software

Medical software

Graphics or photo imaging software

Development environment software

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

File versioning software

Enterprise application integration software

Office suite software

Word processing software

Data base management system software

Data mining software

Tools

Scanners

Mainframe computers

Notebook computers

Laser printers

Plotter printers

Desktop computers

Personal computers

Abilities

Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Mathematical Reasoning: The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Number Facility: The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Speed of Closure: The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

Knowledge

Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

Skills

Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Programming: Writing computer programs for various purposes.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Operations Analysis: Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Technology Skills

Analytical or scientific software: Statistical analysis software; TapRooT
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Operating system software: Microsoft Windows
Object or component oriented development software: Oracle Java
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Web platform development software: Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP
Medical software: Henry Schein Dentrix; Medical condition coding software; Medical procedure coding software; MEDITECH software
Graphics or photo imaging software: SmugMug Flickr
Development environment software: Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Suite
Enterprise resource planning ERP software: Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne; Oracle PeopleSoft; Oracle PeopleSoft Financials; SAP software
File versioning software: Apache Subversion SVN; Continuous integration software; Git; Version control software
Enterprise application integration software: Electronic Data Interchange EDI systems
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Data base management system software: Apache Solr; Elasticsearch; MySQL
Data mining software: Google Analytics

Tools

Scanners: Data input scanners
Mainframe computers:
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Laser printers: Computer laser printers
Plotter printers: Plotters
Desktop computers:
Personal computers:

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