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Ghana Health Service invites applications from suitable and interested candidates, as per the detailed person specification indicated below: Biostatistician
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Analyse laboratory data from various sources (e.g surveillance systems, outbreak investigations, research studies) using appropriate statistical methods
- Prepare technical reports, presentations, summarizing key findings and statistical analyses
- Contribute to the design and analysis of public health studies conducted by the NPHRL
- Assist with the development of grant proposals that require statistical expertise
- Provide training and mentorship to staff of public health laboratories on statistical methods and software
- Monitor and evaluate the performance programs, analyzing data and reporting on progress towards objectives
- Collaborate with other public health professionals, epidemiologists and researchers on various projects
- Any other duties that will be assigned
Qualification Required & Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics or related field
- Master’s Degree in Biostatistics, health information management or related field
- Minimum of 2 years experience as a Biostatistician in a public health setting is preferable
- Strong experience in data analysis using statistical software packages (e.g, stata, SAS, R etc)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience working in Ghana or a similar developing country context is a strong asset
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Competencies
- Develop and implement statistical analysis plans for NPHRL projects
- Analyse and interpret laboratory data to identify trends, patterns and associations
- Prepare technical reports and presentations summarizing key findings for various audiences
- Contribute to scientific publications and research papers as required
- Contribute to the development of grant proposals that require statistical expertise
- Provide training and mentorship to NPHRL staff on statistical methods and software
- Collaborate with other public health professionals on research and program evaluation activities
- Stay up-to-date on the latest advances in biostatistics and public health
- Ability to work independently and a part of a team
Location: Accra
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