Roles · Science and research

AI statistical scientist

Applies biostatistical methods to study life sciences. Analyses clinical data and writes program code for statistical software.

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Statistical scientist · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Analyse clinical or survey data using statistical approaches.
  2. Prepare tables and graphs to present clinical data.
  3. Write program code to analyse data with software.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Biostatisticians” (O*NET 15-2041.01), as O*NET lists them:

  • Analyze clinical or survey data, using statistical approaches such as longitudinal analysis, mixed-effect modeling, logistic regression analyses, and model-building techniques.
  • Prepare tables and graphs to present clinical data or results.
  • Write program code to analyze data with statistical analysis software.

Statistical scientist · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Python
  • R

Industries it fits

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Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits