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Biostatistician

Apply statistics to health and biology

$75,000 – $140,000/yr

Design studies and analyze data for pharmaceutical and public health research.

Highlights

Common tasks

Design clinical trial statistics, analyze biomedical datasets, and validate statistical models.

Potential downsides

Complex regulatory requirements, blame for study design flaws, and specialized niche.

Skills

ResearchData analysisPattern recognitionCritical thinking

Interests

ScienceTechnologyEnvironment

Industries

Sustainability

Work style

AnalyticalIndependentHands-on

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