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Statistics

Employment Type

Full-time

Location

Kigali, Rwanda

Vacancies

1 position

Closing Date

11/11/2026
5 days left

Employer / Company

Ndera Neuropsychiatric Teaching Hospital logo
Ndera Neuropsychiatric Teaching Hospital
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Description (Public)

The Biostatistician supports research and clinical audit at Ndera, designing studies and analysing data for hospital research programmes.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

  • Provide technical guidance on the application of appropriate statistical methods in clinical, epidemiological, public health, and institutional research.
  • Collaborate with researchers and multidisciplinary teams in developing research protocols, study designs, statistical analysis plans, and data collection tools.
  • Advise research teams on appropriate sampling techniques, sample size determination, statistical power, and study methodologies.
  • Develop, design, program, and manage statistical databases for research studies and institutional data analysis.
  • Establish appropriate data management procedures to ensure data accuracy, completeness, consistency, confidentiality, and integrity.
  • Develop and validate electronic data collection tools and databases for research and clinical studies.
  • Conduct data cleaning, coding, validation, classification, and processing before statistical analysis.
  • Perform descriptive and inferential statistical analyses using appropriate statistical software and methodologies.
  • Apply statistical techniques to assess relationships, associations, trends, differences, and outcomes in research data.
  • Conduct regression analysis, survival analysis, comparative analysis, and other advanced statistical procedures where required by research objectives.
  • Interpret statistical findings and provide technical explanations to researchers, clinicians, and other stakeholders.
  • Prepare statistical tables, graphs, charts, and analytical reports for research publications, presentations, and institutional decision-making.
  • Support the preparation of scientific manuscripts, research reports, abstracts, and conference presentations through statistical analysis and interpretation.
  • Review research proposals and manuscripts to assess the appropriateness of statistical methods and the validity of data analysis.
  • Ensure that statistical methodologies are consistent with research objectives, study designs, and accepted scientific standards.
  • Provide technical support in monitoring and evaluating clinical research projects, intervention programmes, and institutional initiatives.

Qualifications, Education and Competencies

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
  • At least 12 months of relevant professional experience.

Skills & Competencies:

  • Statistical methodology and analysis.
  • Study design and research protocol development.
  • Sampling techniques, sample size determination, and statistical power.
  • Statistical database design and management.
  • Data cleaning, coding, validation, and quality assurance.
  • Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis.
  • Regression analysis, survival analysis, and comparative analysis.
  • Statistical software and data analysis tools.
  • Interpretation and presentation of research findings.
  • Research data management and confidentiality.

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