In our publication, we presented the essential skills needed for success as a collaborative biostatistician that should be incorporated in hiring and training practices. These topics and skills were collected from the current literature and through anecdotal experience of the leadership of 13 biostatistics units across academia and industry who have vast experience training collaborative biostatisticians.
Further details are included in the publication:
Collaborative Biostatistician
Communication & Leadership
- Collaboration with Quantitative Colleagues
- Using Strong Statistical Voice
- Presenting Results
- Verbal Communication with Scientific Collaborators
- Time/Project Management
- Written Communication
Clinical & Domain Knowledge
- Institutional Structure
- Fulfilling Regulatory Requirements
- Effective Meeting Strategy
- Understanding the Clinical and Scientific Domain
- Databases, Data Collection, and Data Security
Statistical Expertise
- Learning New Statistical Methods
- Literature Reviews
- Coding
- Reproducibility
- Statistical Analysis Plans
