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ID #15428232
State Iowa
City Johnston
Job type Permanent
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source Genesis10
Showed 2021-06-14
Date 2021-06-13
Deadline 2021-08-12
Category Et cetera
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Senior Statistician

Iowa, Johnston, 50131 Johnston USA

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Genesis10 is seeking a Senior Statistician for a remote contract position with our client.

Summary: Our client has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Statistician. The successful candidate will join a strong, globally distributed Data Science team that develops and applies innovative methods and tools to deliver insights for R&D. The candidate will partner with senior scientists and leaders to lead, shape, and deliver advanced analytics solutions that have direct impact on our Crop Protection R&D. The position can be remote with occasional travel to Indianapolis, IN. The candidate must have broad knowledge in statistics including familiarity with machine learning, leadership, and creativity to invent and deliver Client data science solutions to enable data-driven decisions in a R&D setting. Preference will be given to candidates with familiarity in biotechnology.

Responsibilities:
  • Partner with senior scientists to understand needs, formulate hypothesis, and design statistically sound experiments to solve complex R&D problems
  • Implement and deliver rigorous statistical solutions aligned to project needs
  • Lead and manage projects; guide team members/junior scientists to ensure scientific rigor in projects under your purview
  • Communicate insights derived from complex data analysis into simple conclusions that empower leadership to drive action
  • Work with leadership to develop and execute long-term advanced analytics strategies

Qualifications:
  • Ph.D. degree in Statistics, Applied Statistics, Biostatistics, Quantitative Genetics or related highly quantitative fields, and 5+ years of relevant experience.
  • Proven ability to independently translate scientific needs into statistical problems by asking right questions, and delivering solutions by identifying necessary data, building models, and producing actionable results.
  • In-depth expertise designing factorial experiments (completely randomized designs, randomized complete block designs, etc.)
  • Extensive experience analyzing designed experiments and observational datasets (e.g. linear fixed effects and mixed effects models, generalized linear models, regression analysis, non-linear models)
  • Familiarity with machine learning methodologies (e.g. decision trees, neural networks, SVM, unsupervised learning)
  • Experience initiating, developing, and leading data science projects/efforts with multiple data scientists
  • 5+ years of programming experience with at least one scientific programming language (e.g. Python, R)
  • Broad understanding of emerging statistics/machine learning approaches and how they can be deployed to drive value in R&D
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, verbal, and written skills are required
  • Critical thinking, strong problem-solving skills, flexibility, and willingness to learn

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, apply today!

Benefits of Working with Genesis10: • Medical and dental insurance available- including HSA • Bi-weekly payroll • 401k plan • Delivery Director for employee success and support • Referral program with the opportunity to earn additional income

About Genesis10: Genesis10 is a Professional Technology Services Firm providing Staffing, Workforce Optimization and Domestic Outsourcing Solutions. If you are a high performing business or IT professional with solid, referenced experience, we want to meet you. Genesis10 recruiters and delivery professionals are highly accomplished career advocates, who get to know you beyond your resume to position you with the opportunities that fit your skills, experience and aspirations. We have benefit options to fit your needs and a support staff that works with you from placement throughout your engagement - project after project. To learn more about Genesis10 and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at www.genesis10.com "Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V"

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