Biostatistician - Psychoneurobiology of Eating and Addictive Behaviours

Ref.: 24-098_SS_FF

About the research group

The Psychoneurobiology of Eating and Addictive Behaviors research group at the University Hospital of Bellvitge–HUB/IDIBELL is directed by senior investigators Dr. Fernando Fernández-Aranda and Dr. Susana Jiménez-Murcia. This group encompasses both the Eating Disorders and Behavioral Addictions units, which are part of the Department of Psychiatry at the University Hospital of Bellvitge, Barcelona.

Active for over 20 years, the team is recognized as a group of excellence within the Centre for Biomedical Research in Network-Pathophysiology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN) of the Carlos III Institute of Health (ISCIII) since 2007. Throughout this period, it has maintained a high level of clinical and research activity. The Eating Disorders Unit offers specialized healthcare for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder, featuring an outpatient clinic, day hospital, and inpatient services. Similarly, the Behavioral Addictions Unit is the largest public healthcare resource in Spain for these types of disorders, boasting extensive experience in their diagnosis and treatment. Due to the Units' high level of clinical activity, they have been officially recognized as national referral centres for difficult cases.

Furthermore, the group conducts cutting-edge research into the etiology and treatment of these disorders, and pursues new research lines focused on neurosciences, achieving significant scientific output and international recognition.

About the role

We invite passionate professionals with expertise in providing methodological guidance and statistical analysis services to clinical researchers in psychology and neurosciences to apply. The main responsibilities include:

• Offering statistical and methodological advice for empirical studies in medical sciences, encompassing both experimental (clinical trials) and non-experimental designs (prevalence, etiological, and therapeutic studies)
• Guiding research plan development, including design-method selection, random allocation, sampling procedures (sample recruitment), sample size calculation, and analytical-statistical planning
• Designing database structures and managing data effectively
• Performing exploratory and confirmatory statistical analyses, such as regression models and general linear models
• Conducting advanced statistical data analysis, including generalized linear models, generalized estimating equations, path analysis, network analysis, classification models (cluster and latent analysis), and complex sample analysis
• Executing diagnostic and prognostic analyses, assessing predictive and discriminative tools (e.g., diagnostic tests) using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves and survival analysis (Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression)
• Performing psychometric analyses, including exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and evaluating reliability and validity
• Providing advice on the preparation of scientific reports, including result interpretation and scientific article review
• Occasionally teaching methodology and statistics in medicine and health sciences

Job requirements

Professional experience

• Proven experience as a consultant in biostatistics and data analysis, with a track record of providing expert guidance in statistical methodology for empirical research

Education and training

• Master's degree in a relevant field such as health informatics, statistics, data science, or a closely related discipline

Technical & soft skills

• Proficiency with statistical software packages (e.g., SAS, SPSS, Stata, R)
• Knowledge of database management systems (e.g., RedCap, ACCESS)
• Strong independence and initiative
• Demonstrated ability in scientific writing
• Effective teamwork and collaboration skills
• Strong organizational and project management capabilities

Languages

• Proficiency in Spanish (native or professional)
• Good command of English lenguage (C-level or equivalent)

We will value, but not require

• Other laguages

What do we offer

•  No. of positions: 1

•  Estimated start date: 16/09/2024

•  Contract duration: 39 months

•  Estimated annual gross salary: 27.629 €

• High Article Production: We maintain a strong presence in scientific publications, producing over 40 peer-reviewed English manuscripts annually. Our focus is on providing employees with valuable opportunities for growth as researchers, helping them enhance their academic status and pursue unique career opportunities, such as applying for post-doctoral positions.
• Extensive Consortium Network: We are a highly interactive international group, offering the possibility to collaborate with competent research groups abroad, attend international conferences, and host members from other institutions.

•  You will be part of a multicultural team. We have a fun loving and friendly international work environment.

•  Flexible working schedule - We know you have a life outside of work and we will work with you to make sure it's kept that way.

•  Possibility to work some days in remote - Teleworking

•  26 working days of holiday per year

•  System of accumulated hours for employees, from 88 to 104 hours depending on the year (11 to 13 working days), to attend to personal matters.

•  Paid leave package

•  Benefits of constant training are offered

•  We offer and promote diverse and inclusive conditions. Applicants are made free from any discrimination. Specifically IDIBELL works to improve gender equality in all areas with the aim of achieving gender balance, but maintaining the most scrupulous respect to any choice at the level of gender identity. Please express yourself freely, safely and non-binarily, if that's the case.

Deadline: Please submit your application by 15/09/2024

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Our institute

IDIBELL is a research center that integrates the biomedical research of the Bellvitge University Hospital (HUB), the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), and the University of Barcelona in the Bellvitge Campus (UB), and the Viladecans Hospital (HV). The research focuses of IDIBELL are cancer, neuroscience, translational medicine and regenerative medicine. Research, innovation and society are the pivots on which researchers work every day in order to improve the quality of life of citizens.

Observations

The 'HR Excellence in Research' award represents IDIBELL’s commitment to the implementation of Human Resources policies, which oversee the attracting and development of talent in an open, transparent, and based on personal merit, in alignment with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment Researchers (Charter and Code).

IDIBELL is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission and the implementation of open, transparent and merit-based recruitment (OTMR).

Funded by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) through the "FORTALECE Program of the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación," project reference number FORT23/00032.