Job Description
The University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) is recruiting a full-time, tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor in Cancer Biostatistics to join our thriving cancer research environment. This person will hold a primary appointment in the Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent in Biostatistics or Statistics.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be a core faculty in the UMGCCC Biostatistics Shared Resource and will be required to support Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators and the research infrastructure of the Center. Greenebaum Cancer Center includes 4 major research programs: Cancer Therapeutics, Population Science, Cancer Biology, and Tumor Immunology and Immunoengineering. The successful candidate will be a full-time member of the Biostatistics Shared Resource (BSR). The BSR is responsible for statistical collaboration across the Center, including the design and statistical oversight of clinical trials, and quantitative educational efforts related to the training of fellows and students. The Shared Resource currently includes 4 full-time PhD faculty from the Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, as well as affiliated data science faculty from across the University of Maryland. There also is close collaboration with the Institute of Genome Sciences and the Institute for Health Computing.
Qualifications
Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent in Biostatistics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Applied Mathematics. Preference will be given to individuals who have demonstrated a record of supporting team science grants such as SPORE, P01, U01 and U54. The preferred candidate will also have established their own cutting-edge research and have shown the ability or the potential to attract external, peer-reviewed funding. The University of Maryland-Baltimore offers a rich research environment and the Greenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center provides the opportunity and venue to impact cancer research through methodological innovation. An essential quality of the successful candidate is the ability to professionally and conscientiously support and manage complex data analysis projects in collaborative settings across teams of researchers and core services. Desired qualities include: 1) clinical trial expertise, 2) experience with collaborative grant writing and team science grants and 3) a record of cutting-edge research in biostatistics. In summary, the ideal candidate will be collaborative and have methodological versatility, with an interest in clinical trials and biostatistics as applied to cancer research.
Qualified applicants should submit a single PDF file containing a short cover letter, a detailed curriculum vitae, contact information for three or more references, up to 3 reprints of representative publication(s), and a description of future research and scientific interests.
Salary range: $125,00 to $200,000 annually
The referenced salary range reflects base pay, which is based on faculty rank and years in rank. This salary range does not include all components of the Program in Oncology faculty compensation program or pay from participation in the Program in Oncology variable compensation programs. Therefore, the actual compensation paid to the selected candidate may vary from the salary range stated herein. For more information, please contact the hiring department.
The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.
UMB offers a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes wellness, work/life balance, and professional development. This position participates in a retirement program that must be selected and is effective on your date of hire. Faculty receive a generous leave package that includes over 4 weeks of vacation accrued each year, paid holidays, personal leave, unlimited accrual of sick time, and comprehensive health insurance; professional learning and development programs; tuition remission for employees and their dependents at any University System of Maryland school.
About Us
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is Maryland’s public health, law, and human services university. Six professional schools and the interdisciplinary Graduate School confer the majority of health care, human services, and law professional degrees in Maryland each year.
Our goal is to support the University’s mission of education, research, clinical care, and public service by amplifying UMB’s voice as a thought and action leader, and to enhance goodwill in the communities and people with whom we engage. UMB is a public university and constituent institution of the University System of Maryland. All employees are expected to work primarily physically within the State of Maryland.
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UMB is a public university and constituent institution of the University System of Maryland. All employees are expected to work primarily physically within the State of Maryland. Regular and contractual employee are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package
About the Team
The University of Maryland School of Medicine (SOM) was chartered in 1807 as the first public medical school in the United States. It continues today as one of the fastest growing, top-tier biomedical research enterprises in the world. SOM is dedicated to providing excellence in biomedical education, basic and clinical research, quality patient care and service to improve the health of the citizens of Maryland and beyond.
