Junior Statistician

**Job Reference Number**: R875A
**Department**: Biostatistics Research Unit
**Business Unit**:
**Industry**: Academic

**Job Type**: Permanent
**Positions Available**: 1
**Salary**: Market Related
The Biostatistics Research Unit of the SAMRC is an active research entity that collaborates with health and medical researchers from the SAMRC, universities, other research institutions and international agencies. Statisticians in the Biostatistics Research Unit provide statistical support on design, analysis and reporting, to collaborative national and international projects in the SAMRC research

**Responsibilities**:

- Advise researchers on the design and analysis of clinical research studies under the guidance supervisor
- Undertake appropriate statistical analysis of research data and prepare routine and adhoc study reports
- Writing of program syntax, and code for statistical reports
- Contribute to scientific presentations and publications

**Duration of contract**:
Permanent

**Remuneration**:
R 429 864 per annum (cost-to-company)

**Location of the position**:
Durban/Pretoria/Cape Town

Job Requirements

**Core**Requirements**:
Honours degree in Statistics
- Competent in at least one of the following software packages: R, STATA, SAS or SPSS

**Advantageous**:
One year’s experience with
- Data management and record linking
- Data system development and appropriate software
- Data quality appraisal and assurance
- Statistical data analysis and relevant software
- Statistical programing/mathematics
- Writing of technical reports, manuscripts and codebooks

**Closing Date**:
**19 September 2025